The US seems to be positioning itself as an adversary in a trade war with China, something as unwinnable as North Korea engaging in a nuclear war with the United States.
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The Great War For Civilization: Flashpoint
There are now ever increasing flashpoints, domestic as well as global, that could lead to the Great War – one of desperation which had led to WW2.
Multipolar Sanctions On North Korea: Sell-Out Or Strategic?
Russia and China approved the UNSC sanctions against North Korea because it corresponds to their grand strategic interests, not under American pressure.
Trump spits at the Russia sanctions bill he signed
Trump’s statements after signing the Russia sanctions bill strongly hint at uncontrollable fury.
Trump Must Embrace His Revolutionary Self Or Politically Perish
Trump has thus been caught in a trap from which he’ll have immense difficulty escaping, and which requires legendary “deep state” management skills.
Europe is a scapegoat in the US sanctions war against Russia
The bill on Russia sanctions would effectively halt the plans for Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, aimed at providing EU countries with cheap Russian gas.
The US’ Anti-Nicaragua Sanctions Are Supposed to Spark A Hybrid War Against China
The US is on a sanctions spree against North Korea, Iran and Russia, but lost in the middle of this escalating asymmetrical global drama is Nicaragua.
Afghanistan: from Soviet ‘occupation’ to American ‘liberation’
If Afghanistan was an ‘occupied’ country during Soviet dominance from 1979 to 1988, how did it become a free country after Americans entered in 2001?
Washington’s Good Terrorists, Bad Terrorists Policy in Middle East
Karl Marx famously said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. The only difference between the Afghan jihad back in the ‘80s that spawned Islamic jihadists like the Taliban and al Qaeda for the first time in history and the Libyan and Syrian civil wars, 2011-onward, is […]
Trump shows realism toward Iran
The United States’ regional strategies in the Middle East face multiple challenges and it needs strong nerves and robust realism not to overreact. Importantly, the temptation to display ‘muscular’ diplomacy must be curbed. Thus, the decision by the Trump administration on Monday to certify for the second time Iran’s compliance […]
The US takes Rebranded Al-Nusra Front off Terror Watch-lists
The US State Department has finally given a clean chit to the jihadist conglomerate to pursue its ambitions of toppling the Assad regime in Syria
What are Washington’s stakes in the Syrian conflict?
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