Day: June 18, 2020

India Is Doing America’s Bidding Against China

June 18, 2020 Opinion

Andrew Korybko gave an interview to Indian journalist Parth Satam last weekend about India's relations with China, the US, and Russia, just days before Monday night's deadly clash between Indian and C…

The Corona Pandemic and Trump’s Trade War against China: America’s Dependence on “Made in China”

June 18, 2020 Opinion

Introduction The US has been threatening China with trade sanctions for several years. At the outset of the Trump administration in January 2017, Washington not only envisaged puni…

Qatar: What Future Awaits the Emirate

June 18, 2020 Opinion

Inexplicable Arab sanctions against Qatar are now in their fourth year. At the present time, only Saudi Arabia and its satellites – Egypt, Bahrain, and the UAE – maintain the embargo, and accuse Doha …

Poland Is Likely to Receive Germany-based American Soldiers to Pressurise Russia

June 18, 2020 Opinion

According to American media, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to withdraw 9,500 American soldiers from Germany. U.S. troop numbers in Germany will be reduced to about 25,000 at a time when Warsa…

America’s Maidan/Tiananmen Square/Perestroika/Plutocracy Conspiracy (Delete as Appropriate)

June 18, 2020 Opinion

The riots, pogroms and protests going on in the US right now are interesting for their political depth, their complexity, and their exposure of numerous details that had not previously been visible be…

Israel’s Military Occupation Must Be Discussed in the Colonial Context

June 18, 2020 Opinion

In June 1967, Israel displaced over 400,000 Palestinians as a result of the Six-Day War. The Naksa (setback) is the most prominent wave of Palestinians expulsion after the 1948 Nakba, resulting in Isr…

America’s Supernational Sovereignty

June 18, 2020 Opinion

One of the most disturbing aspects of American foreign policy since 9/11 has been the assumption that decisions made by the United States are binding on the rest of the world, best exemplified by Pres…

On Maintaining Perspective in the Year 20 Fucking 20

June 18, 2020 Opinion

“As Jane looked around her, she felt that dissatisfied feeling she often experienced when she was somewhere new and lovely. She couldn’t quite articulate it, except with the words: if only I was here.…