Depending on how one defines “control” the Afghan Taliban are the effective government in anywhere between around 20 and 60% of all Afghan territory, operating
Day: June 18, 2018
The Siege of Hodeidah, Washington’s War Crime in Yemen
The siege of Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah launched by Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led forces at dawn on Wednesday could cost the lives
Trump Wants to Free America From “Fool Trade” and Flip the Tables On the EU
Trump promised to replace what he termed as “fool trade” with fair trade when it comes to America’s economic partnerships, especially those with NAFTA and
Russia Inserts Itself Into North Korea Game
When it comes to North Korea, Japan and Russia may seem like two “lost souls” in Northeast Asia, standing on the fringes anxiously looking on
The SCO and G7 Meetings Point to Different Worlds
Two meetings of considerable geopolitical significance took place last weekend. They could not have been more different in tone and outcome. Each in their way
Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious
It was an electrifying sight that captured the imagination of millions of people living on the crisis-weary Korean Peninsula but sent many Americans spinning into
U.S. Military Involvement in Ukraine: NATO Expansion through Proxy War
Introduction Although the U.S. State Department’s direct role in stoking the Maidan conflagration and toppling a democratically elected president is widely accepted as part of
How Purdue Pharma Hooked America on a Deadly Drug
Purdue Pharma left almost nothing to chance in its whirlwind marketing of its new painkiller OxyContin. From 1996 to 2002, Purdue pursued nearly every avenue
