Day: December 14, 2019

Turkey’s Erdoğan Threatens to Send Troops Into Libya

December 14, 2019 Opinion

Turkey is prepared to send troops into Libya should the war-ravaged north African nation’s besieged government in Tripoli ask for Ankara’s aid, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Tuesday. The threa…

The Cost of Feeding Yemen as War Rages On

December 14, 2019 Opinion

Yemen’s war has proven to be far more than just another failed attempt at enforcing a certain socio-political reality. As it were, the cost of keeping Yemen afloat, and by that I mean the funds which …

U.S. Efforts to Force Iran Out of European Energy Markets Has Failed

December 14, 2019 Opinion

Despite the European Union attempts to save the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which saw Iran reduce its low-enriched uranium by 98% and eliminate its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium in retu…

Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0

December 14, 2019 Opinion

Donald John Trump has turned back the clock in the Western Hemisphere to an era that saw coups and political unrest as the order of the day. Trump and his administration of far-right anti-socialists a…

US Weaponizing Space in Bid to Launch Arms Race

December 14, 2019 Opinion

While the spats between President Trump and other NATO leaders at the rancorous 70th summit garnered most media attention, barely noticed was the alliance’s announcement to make “space an operational …

The US’ New Stance On ‘Israeli’ Settlements Doesn’t Change Anything At All

December 14, 2019 Opinion

The US' new stance on "Israeli" settlements is condemnable from both the legal and ethical standpoints, but it doesn't change the reality that Tel Aviv's colonial policy won't be curtailed unless the …

Elected by Donors: How the University of Cape Town Was Bullied into Embracing Israel

December 14, 2019 Opinion

It was a scandal of the highest caliber. On November 23, the Senate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa was practically bullied to reverse an earlier decision that called for the acad…

Greta Thunberg Wins TIME Person of the Year: It’s a Symptom of a Sick & Confused World When Adults Make Children Their Leaders

December 14, 2019 Opinion

The willingness of adults to listen to teenagers rather than themselves is a sign of a deep societal crisis in the West. Edward Felsenthal, the editor-in-chief of TIME boasted that 16-year-old Greta T…