Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the Black Sea grain export deal designed to keep goods flowing through Ukrainian ports has been extended for two more months.
United Nations
On Korea, Joe Biden Is Choosing Every Bad Option
by Ted Galen Carpenter | May 15, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Joe Biden has managed to embrace nearly all of the worst, most dangerous options with respect to U.S. policy on the Korean Peninsula. Washington’s policy toward North Korea is utterly sterile and ineffective. The glimpses of hope during Donald Trump’s administration...
UN Has Plan to Curb World Hunger, But EU Won’t Lift Sanctions
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Mar 23, 2023 | News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is attempting to persuade the European Union to lift sanctions on the Belarusian fertilizer industry but is making little progress, according to Politico. The UN believes removing the export restrictions will help get more agricultural products to Africa. However, the EU claims the sanctions are key to applying pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
43,000 Somalis Starved to Death in 2022: UN
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 20, 2023 | News
The United Nations estimates that 43,000 Somalis starved to death last year. At least half of those who died are said to have been children less than five years old. The Horn of Africa nation is suffering from a drought as well as a US military campaign targeting the...
Massive US, South Korean War Games Set to Inflame Tensions with North Korea
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 5, 2023 | News
Washington and Seoul announced their largest war games in five years. Last month, North Korea warned the US and South Korea that Pyongyang would take “unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions.”
US Hopes to Find Third Country to Lead UN Mission to Haiti
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Oct 26, 2022 | News
Officials in Washington say the United States has not abandoned its effort to find a country to lead a United Nations rapid response force to quell unrest in Haiti. The White House has proposed a multilateral security deployment to the Caribbean nation, with the State Department saying it expects to have a country prepared to lead the mission by early November.
Palestinian President Rules Out US As Sole Mediator, Open to Russia Filling Role
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 13, 2022 | News
In a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he did not trust Washington to play a leading role in helping to resolve the Israeli occupation. Abbas instead voiced support for Moscow, declaring that “Russia stands for justice.”
UN Rejects Russia’s Annexation of Ukrainian Territories
by Will Porter | Oct 13, 2022 | News
The United Nations has voted to condemn Russia’s annexation of four regions in eastern Ukraine, denouncing the move as an illegal land grab while questioning the results of referendums held in those territories last month.
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Republicans: Israel Not Just First, But Before the First Amendment
No matter how bad either side gets the other side can only try to outdo them. The Post: On Wednesday, they passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which its advocates said would empower the federal government to crack down on anti-Israel protests on campuses by...
Tom Woods on the Social Justice Warrior Narrative
[I]f this were truly a “white supremacist” society, being called a white supremacist would be a badge of honor, not a professional death sentence. – Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Military Aviation Joins the Emerging Competency Crisis in the West
Trend-lines on military aviation accidents are edging upwards to rival in the commercial aviation industry in mishaps. Not only is this a barometer for readiness and training but an indicator for the emerging competency crisis plaguing the West. Peacetime military...
Horror Show: More Proof Troops Massacred Afghans After ISIS Attack at Kabul Airport
As we reported at the time, marines slaughtered innocent people after the bombing. The perfect clusterfu*k of an ending to a perfect clusterfu*k of a war. Watch US Marine’s GoPro footage that challenges Pentagon’s account of attack at Kabul airport...
My Latest Interviews
Michael Liebowitz, the host of The Rational Egoist, interviewed me about my life in the libertarian movement. Enjoy! Also have a look at my interview covering my libertarian experience and the Israel-Palestine conflict on the Bob Murphy Show.
Professors, W. Post Call Out NYT for Oct 7 Mass-Rape Hoax
Another disgrace for the Charlie Savage Times.