Sanctions have quickly become the foreign policy establishment's favorite tool. Blacklisting governments opposed to the empire's agenda allows for politicians to look tough on 'evil regimes' while stopping short of the type of warfare that is largely opposed by the...
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Death Wish: Fighting a Cold War With China
by Starte Butone | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Recently, there has been an increased desire among the military establishment in the United States to intervene in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Such a push has been made by politicians, public figures, and talking heads from both sides of the political...
Ukraine: Diplomacy More Likely Than Russian Invasion
by Dave DeCamp | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Ukraine continues to send a much different message than what US officials are saying concerning a potential Russian invasion. On Sunday, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a diplomatic solution to the current tensions with Russia is more likely...
Veterans’ Group Responds to Liz Cheney: ‘Put Up or Shut Up’
by Hunter DeRensis | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog, Foreign Policy
Today Bring Our Troops Home, a national organization of Global War on Terror veterans, called on Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney to stop using the U.S. Constitution "as a media prop" and support congressional war powers as stated in Article I, Section 8. "It is time...
Without An Enemy, NATO Has Become Its Own
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Feb 1, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In his farewell address, George Washington said, “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.” What an offensive notion to Pentagon generals, weapon industry execs, DC think tankers and State Department...
Creative Chaos: How U.S. Planners Sparked the Anti-Government Protests of the So-Called Arab Spring in Syria
by William Van Wagenen | Jan 31, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
“I have been a refugee for 37 years due to my political engagement against the ruling Baath party. I cannot go back to Syria without being punished. But I see what the western countries, Turkey, and the Gulf states are now trying to do to my country. It has nothing to...
The Usual Suspects Push for War With Russia
by Ryan McMaken | Jan 31, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Here we go again. Since the original Gulf War in 1991, a certain pattern has emerged. Every few years, the regime in Washington attempts to whip the American people into a frenzy so as to support the latest American invasion “necessary” for regime change, “spreading...
Tim Pool, Cold War Hawk Ep. 201
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jan 30, 2022 | Foreign Policy, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/ZWQEtSGFLNM During the recent tensions involving Ukraine, Russia, and NATO, Tim Pool's commentary was indistinguishable from Antony Blinken's. What is behind the spate of "independent journalists" that are good on many issues, but sell the new cold...