Is It Really All That Surprising That Trump Wants Brazil In NATO?

Is It Really All That Surprising That Trump Wants Brazil In NATO?

Feigning shock and publishing moralizing polemics isn’t going to change the fact that it was entirely predictable that Trump’s “Fortress America” grand strategy would ultimately see the US seek to expand its premier multilateral security structure across South America in order to formally incorporate its most important country of Brazil in one capacity or another….

Twenty Years Ago: NATO’s War of Aggression against Yugoslavia: Who are the War Criminals?

Twenty Years Ago: NATO’s War of Aggression against Yugoslavia: Who are the War Criminals?

Twenty years ago in the early hours of March 24, 1999, NATO began the bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. “The operation was code-named “Allied Force ” – a cold, uninspired and perfectly descriptive moniker” according to Nebosja Malic.  This article was first written in early May 1999 at the height of the bombing of Yugoslavia.  The causes…

Russia’s Recognition of “North Macedonia” Is Part of the “New Balkans” Plan

Russia’s Recognition of “North Macedonia” Is Part of the “New Balkans” Plan

Russia’s recognition of “North Macedonia” disappointed many activists in what Moscow would have otherwise continued to regard as the Republic of Macedonia per its constitutionally legitimate name, but this purely political move shouldn’t have been all that unexpected in hindsight because it correlates with speculation that Moscow plans to take the lead in shaping the…