Day: September 25, 2020

The US’ Nuclear START Ultimatum to Russia Risks Provoking the Unthinkable

September 25, 2020

The previously unthinkable scenario of the US and Russia returning to nuclear brinkmanship with one another is once again on the cards after America's START ultimatum to the Eurasian Great Power. What…

A Peace Deal Like No Other

September 25, 2020

Opinion

It is odd that the White House is gloating over its claimed peace agreement in the Middle East at the same time as one of the signatories is bombing Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. It all suggests that peace…

America’s Broken Syria Project

September 25, 2020

Opinion

A recent altercation between Russian forces and US occupiers in northeastern Syria helped highlight the increasingly tenuous position Washington holds not only in Syria but across the entire Middle Ea…

Mediterranean Europe Will Continue Dealing with Migrant Crisis Instigated by Germany Despite Alleviation Efforts

September 25, 2020

Opinion

The European Union has announced a new immigration and asylum policy based on the so-called solidarity of its members. However, this initiative will once again not receive unanimous support from all 2…

Trump’s Aggressive Anti-China Rant Reminds the World Why the UN was First Established – To Prevent Future Wars

September 25, 2020

Opinion

Trump’s UN speech bristled with perceived grievances and China bashing. He also boasted of the US “fulfilling our destiny of peacemaker” with the world’s greatest military. Peace, that is, down the ba…

Two Paradigms Clash: Offers for U.S.-China-Russia Partnership That Won WWII or Hellish Plunge Into WWIII

September 25, 2020

Opinion

The Pentagon’s new military report on China released on September 1st has demonstrated that the outdated and deadly Cold War mentality which has wrought such destruction upon the world since…

Mike Pompeo’s Cold-War Fever

September 25, 2020

Opinion

As this dreadful year draws near its close, the top U.S. diplomat has put us at far more risk of war than we were at its start. Will we start a war with Iran? Will we invade Venezuela? Will we push th…

COVID-19: Is the Virus Weakening?

September 25, 2020

Opinion

This is another of my articles on the numbers relating to the COVID epidemic world-wide. It follows on from the “Lock-downs or Cock-ups?” article, here: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/08/11/co…