As Ukraine’s counteroffensive and chances of winning the war begin to show signs of falling apart, and the realization that, eventually, Ukraine will end the war only through negotiations begins to dawn, Kiev has begun a campaign of conferences to court the neutral...
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An Open Letter to RFK Jr. on Israel/Palestine
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
This article was originally written as a private letter addressed to Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his campaign manager, former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH). Unanswered since it was sent in early June 2023, it is now published as an open...
Sanctioning China in a Taiwan Crisis: Scenarios and Risks
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jul 25, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Last month the DC hawks’ favorite think tank, the Atlantic Council, released their long anticipated study “Sanctioning China in a Taiwan Crisis: Scenarios and Risks.” Produced in collaboration with the Rhodium Group, the final product is a highly detailed forty page...
North Korea Warns It May Shoot Down US Spy Planes
by Connor Freeman | Jul 10, 2023 | News
Pyongyang accused the US military of conducting provocative surveillance flights which infringe on its airspace and trespass in its exclusive economic zone on Monday. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) admonished Washington that if such provocations...
US Coast Guard Cutter Makes Rare Taiwan Strait Transit
by Dave DeCamp | Jun 24, 2023 | News
A US Coast Guard cutter made a rare solo transit through the Taiwan Strait on June 20, which came a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his two-day visit to Beijing.
By Gambling on Deterrence, Washington Must Prepare for Failure in the Pacific
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Jun 19, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
It has become increasingly apparent that any notion of U.S. “strategic ambiguity” with respect to Taiwan is dead. Both the Joe Biden administration’s rhetoric and U.S. military deployments in the western Pacific indicate that the United States will come to Taiwan’s...
While the West Seeks Victory in Ukraine, the Global South Seeks Peace
by Ted Snider | Jun 14, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There is a revealing difference between the peace proposals for the Russo-Ukrainian War that come from the Global South and peace proposals that come from the NATO-aligned West. For starters, no peace proposals have come from the West, while several have come from the...
Blinken Pushes Saudi-Israeli Normalization During Meeting with MBS
by Connor Freeman | Jun 7, 2023 | News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for an “open and candid” conversation on Wednesday, according to a US official speaking to Reuters. The discussion covered a wide range of bilateral issues, including potential Saudi-Israeli normalization and the war in Yemen.
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Iran Attack Liveblog (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)
My live coverage of Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel Saturday night, as it happened. Obviously much of this information has either been confirmed, disproven or become obsolete by now, but the thread is full of interesting details that didn't make it into my...
The Dogs of War are in Heat
The dogs of war are always in heat. They bark, they gnaw, they kill and breed. Civilisation a chimera, chewing through bones, tearing at flesh, the killers are never in defeat. No matter how well behaved they act, whatever laws claim to be their collar and what kennel...
Iranian-Americans Weigh in On Tehran’s Attack on Israel
National Iranian American Council (NIAC) president Jamal Abdi has commented on Tehran's major drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday night. NIAC has worked to improve US-Iran relations and spent years pushing for increased diplomacy. We are deeply concerned...
Good Resource on Antifa
All of us want fairness and whatever your position on the J6 protests, the Federal government response to that incident and the contrast in handling the very violent Antifa perpetrators and incidents makes one take pause on the behavior of the US DoJ and its tentacled...
A Strategy for Victory – Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Ph.D.
https://youtu.be/70oW1bau5Tg Th e strategy was dictated by the quasi-libertarian, stateless medieval starting point, and it suggested itself “naturally,” fi rst and foremost to the top ranks of social authority, in particular to feudal kings. In a nutshell, it boils...
Pour One Out for Will Grigg
We miss ya, pal.