The US Is Pushing the Situation Towards a Clash of Major Nuclear Powers

The US Is Pushing the Situation Towards a Clash of Major Nuclear Powers

With its actions in recent months, the United States is blatantly pushing the international situation towards a clash of major nuclear powers. This is true of Washington’s blatantly provocative moves against both Russia and China. US officials continue to inflame the situation, intimidating their own and the world public with “imaginary nuclear threats” from Russia…

The Crimean Bridge Terrorist Attack Could Be a Game-Changer in the Ukrainian Conflict

The Crimean Bridge Terrorist Attack Could Be a Game-Changer in the Ukrainian Conflict

Seeing as how it’s almost certain that the US at the very least had advance knowledge of this terrorist attack, not to mention possibly played a role in orchestrating it or even directly carrying it out, this represents an unprecedented escalation in the Russian-US dimension of the New Cold War. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee reported…

Zelensky’s Demand for the West to Nuke Russia Was Irresponsible But Not Credible

Zelensky’s Demand for the West to Nuke Russia Was Irresponsible But Not Credible

Some interpreted the Ukrainian leader’s statement as implying some desire on behalf of his American patron, seeing as how he functions as its proxy. That’s an inaccurate reading of what just happened, however. Russian presidential spokesman Peskov slammed Zelensky on Thursday after the Ukrainian leader told Australia’s Lowy Institute that the West should launch a…

The Crimean Bridge Terrorist Attack Is a Soft Power Inflection Point for Both Sides

The Crimean Bridge Terrorist Attack Is a Soft Power Inflection Point for Both Sides

The future of the Golden Billion’s soft power is already set in stone with respect to it continuing to rise within its “sphere of influence” while declining across the Global South. Russia’s will continue declining across the Golden Billion but its future across the Global South remains uncertain since it’ll largely depend on its response…

The Spoils of War

The Spoils of War

In light of recent revelations the assumption that wartime plunder is only visited on “enemies” needs to be re-evaluated, Eamon McKinney writes. “The spoils of war” normally refers to the plunder extracted from enemies during and after a conflict. However, in light of recent revelations the assumption that wartime plunder is only visited on “enemies”…