US Sanctions Got India to Ditch Iran, Will They Get It to Ditch Russia Too?

US Sanctions Got India to Ditch Iran, Will They Get It to Ditch Russia Too?

The announcement by India’s Oil Minister that his country will replace US-sanctioned Iranian oil imports with those from “major oil-producing countries” despite the dramatic Bollywood show that New Delhi has made up until this point out of “defying” US sanctions makes one seriously wonder whether India’s preparing to ditch Russia next if the US imposes…

A Summer of Confrontation Looms in the South China Sea

A Summer of Confrontation Looms in the South China Sea

Freedom of Navigation is most important, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea lays down that “The high seas are open to all States, whether coastal or land-locked. Freedom of the high seas is exercised under the conditions laid down by this Convention and by other rules of international law.” The generally accepted definition of…

The Conspiracy Against Trump

The Conspiracy Against Trump

The real “deplorable” in today’s United States is the continuation of a foreign policy based on endless aggression to maintain Washington’s military dominance in parts of the world where Americans have no conceivable interest. Many voters backed Donald J. Trump because he committed himself to changing all that, but, unfortunately, he has reneged on his…