Day: November 24, 2018

India’s Scapegoating Pakistan for Nepal Like the US Does for Afghanistan

November 24, 2018 Opinion

Neither allied Great Power can admit that their own missteps are the reason for the two major strategic failures that they’re facing, with it being much easier to conveniently blame Pakistan as the re…

The Final Push for Idlib Will Come Soon

November 24, 2018 Opinion

The situation in Syria is that of a frozen conflict, following the agreements made between Russia, Turkey and Syria on the demilitarized zone created around Idlib. Except for some sporadic terror…

Who Killed Jamal Khashoggi? Did US Intelligence have Prior Knowledge?

November 24, 2018 Opinion

Who ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi? “The CIA and the White House are at odds over who’s responsible for what happened.” (See Stephen Lendman). According to media reports, Langley is poin…

Billed as a Counter to a Rising China, the Quad has Yet to Find a Purpose

November 24, 2018 Opinion

When senior officials from the United States, India, Japan and Australia recently held a rare four-way dialogue in Singapore, the meeting did not produce a single joint statement. Instead, it resulted…

How Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Erase Yemen’s History

November 24, 2018 Opinion

The war in Yemen is heading towards its fourth year, its only tangible result so far being the gradual destruction of the country and its people. Ostensibly, it is being fought to restore the ru…

Business as Usual: Washington’s Regime Change Strategy in Venezuela

November 24, 2018 Opinion

For those who have been following Venezuela closely in recent years there is a distinct sense of déjà vu regarding US foreign policy towards that South American nation. This is because Washington’s st…

Is Korea’s Cold War About to End?

November 24, 2018 Opinion

Remarkable changes are taking place on the Korean peninsula. The two Koreas are actually starting to demilitarize the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Just in the last couple weeks, they have taken down…

Still Trapped in a Greater Middle Eastern Quagmire, the U.S. Military Prepares for Global Combat

November 24, 2018 Opinion

American militarism has gone off the rails -- and this middling career officer should have seen it coming. Earlier in this century, the U.S. military not surprisingly focused on counterinsurgency as i…