MbS’ Asian Tour Showcased Saudi Arabia’s Newfound Eurasian-Wide Influence

MbS’ Asian Tour Showcased Saudi Arabia’s Newfound Eurasian-Wide Influence

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman just went on an Asian tour to Pakistan, India, and China. The three states that he visited are the most important Great Powers of mainland Eurasia east of Iran, and his visit to those countries proved that Saudi Arabia is capable of maintaining a delicate balancing act between them….

The Banality of Empire

The Banality of Empire

This month freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar questioned Trump’s nominee for envoy to Venezuela, Elliot Abrams. While her interrogation was somewhat tepid in regard to American imperialism (she said “no one disputes” that the US goal has always been to support democracy and defend human rights), she did bring up the role of the US in the…

US Army Takes 50 Tons of Gold from Syria in Alleged Deal with ISIS

US Army Takes 50 Tons of Gold from Syria in Alleged Deal with ISIS

As the remaining pockets of ISIS fighters faced imminent defeat in northeast Syria, the United States allegedly gave them an offer they couldn’t refuse: give us your massive caches of gold – or die. According to reports by Syrian state news agency SANA, U.S. forces struck a deal with ISIS whereby the terrorist group would give…

US Urges ‘Calm’ While Stoking India-Pakistan Conflict

US Urges ‘Calm’ While Stoking India-Pakistan Conflict

International powers this week anxiously urged India and Pakistan to avoid further escalation of military confrontation. Given the two nations have gone to war on three occasions during the past seven decades and are both nuclear armed, the international concern is palpable. The US has lately joined calls by Russia, China and Europe appealing for…

India’s F-16 Claims Are Designed to “Punish” Russia for Its “Balancing” Strategy

India’s F-16 Claims Are Designed to “Punish” Russia for Its “Balancing” Strategy

Far from being the “Russian-friendly” move that some are portraying it as, India’s false claims to have shot down a Pakistani F-16 and its voluntary initiative to share “evidence” of this with the US are designed to “punish” Russia for its “balancing” strategy in South Asia by giving America’s anti-Trump “deep state” a pretext to…