Six War Mongering Think Tanks and the Military Contractors that Fund Them

Six War Mongering Think Tanks and the Military Contractors that Fund Them

From producing reports and analysis for U.S. policy-makers, to enlisting representatives to write op-eds in corporate media, to providing talking heads for corporate media to interview and give quotes, think tanks play a fundamental role in shaping both U.S. foreign policy and public perception around that foreign policy. Leaders at top think tanks like the…

The New Green Warriors, CO2 Neutral

The New Green Warriors, CO2 Neutral

Germany’s largest defense contractor is U.S.-owned — and it produces “eco-friendly mobility,” Werner Rügemer writes. The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall already served Kaiser Wilhelm and Adolf Hitler lucratively in WW1 and WW2. In the Federal Republic of Germany with the founding chancellor Konrad Adenauer, it rose again with U.S. help: He produced for the U.S. war against Korea. Today, it produces…

NATO’s Self-Declared “Race of Logistics” Confirms the Bloc’s Military-Industrial Crisis

NATO’s Self-Declared “Race of Logistics” Confirms the Bloc’s Military-Industrial Crisis

What’s so stunning about this strategic dynamic is that the combined military-industrial capabilities of the bloc’s two and a half dozen countries can’t compete with their single Russian adversary’s. That insight in turn shows just how mighty Russia’s military-industrial complex is that it’s still capable of sustaining the same pace, scale, and scope of the…

The High Cost of Blowing Up the World: Ukraine and the 2023 NDAA

The High Cost of Blowing Up the World: Ukraine and the 2023 NDAA

Will Americans wake up to the reality that they’ve been walking on the wrong side of history for too long or has the point of no-return been crossed? Bipartisan insanity was on display again this week as the U.S. congress responded to Biden’s requested $37 billion in additional aid to Ukraine by giving him $45…

HoHoHo… UK’s New Stealth War Machine to Warm Hearts of Poor and Freezing Britons

HoHoHo… UK’s New Stealth War Machine to Warm Hearts of Poor and Freezing Britons

Poor and freezing Britons will no doubt be cheered by the BBC’s report that Britain is to build a new stealth fighter jet. Poor and freezing Britons will no doubt be cheered by the BBC’s report that Britain is to build a new stealth fighter jet. How cozy to know the skies above are being…