Russia Isn’t An Enemy of the American People

Russia Isn’t An Enemy of the American People

Outgoing Secretary of State Pompeo wrongly claimed that Russia is among the American people’s main enemies who’s purportedly seeking “to undermine [their] way of life, republic, and basic democratic principles”, but the truth is that the country doesn’t harbor any such intentions and actually has a lot more in common with the US than most…

US Cyber Spy Scandal: Why Did Pompeo Blame Russia But Trump China?

US Cyber Spy Scandal: Why Did Pompeo Blame Russia But Trump China?

The contradictory claims from Secretary of State Pompeo and President Trump blaming Russia and China respectively for carrying out what’s been described by many as one of the most intrusive cyber espionage operations against America in history are confusing for most observers but can be better understood if they accept that Pompeo might have some…

Russian Influence in the Mediterranean Is Multipolar, Not Malign

Russian Influence in the Mediterranean Is Multipolar, Not Malign

US Secretary of State Pompeo’s misportrayal of Russian influence in the Mediterranean as malign is likely due to the fading unipolar hegemon’s fear of the growing multipolar impact that the Eurasian Great Power is having on regional affairs, and it also very conspicuously ignores the de-facto Russian-”Israeli” alliance which voices on both sides of the…

Trump Administration Displays its Love for Israel

Trump Administration Displays its Love for Israel

President Donald Trump’s gifts to Israel in the last few weeks of his administration are, quite frankly, incomprehensible based on any consideration that U.S. foreign policy should be reflective of American national and international interests. On the contrary, the nearly worldwide assessment of the United States as a completely rogue nation headed by someone who…

Pompeo Spells Out the New Normal: All Criticism of Israel Is ‘Antisemitic’

Pompeo Spells Out the New Normal: All Criticism of Israel Is ‘Antisemitic’

It is tempting to dismiss last week’s statements by Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism and suggesting the global movement to boycott Israel is driven by hatred of Jews, as the last gasp of a dying administration. But that would be foolhardy.  Pompeo’s decision to label all but the most tepid…