Is Assad ‘Pulling A Saakashvili’ In Northwestern Syria?

Is Assad ‘Pulling A Saakashvili’ In Northwestern Syria?

While there are certainly some structural similarities between the Syrian Arab Army’s ongoing liberation offensive in Northwestern Syria and Saakashvili’s previous desire to restore Georgia’s full sovereignty over Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008, the international legal and situational differences between the two are much too important to ignore and thus make these two cases…

Diplomatic Immunity and RAF Croughton: Trump Goes After the Brits

Diplomatic Immunity and RAF Croughton: Trump Goes After the Brits

The inept course of what passes for United States Foreign Policy continues, with the Trump Administration now going after the nation’s second oldest friend, Great Britain. With Trump having serially insulted America’s oldest ally France last year, it should only have been expected that the Brits would be next on the list, joining the other…

With Bloomberg Entering Race, U.S. Oligarchy Takes Stage

With Bloomberg Entering Race, U.S. Oligarchy Takes Stage

The American two-party system has always been an electoral front to conceal the reality of how big money buys U.S. politics. Now with media tycoon Mike Bloomberg entering the presidential race, U.S. “democracy” can be seen for what it is: it’s all about big money duking it out. Political parties are now manifestly irrelevant. With…