The Singaporean PM’s Cambodia Comments Were a Sign of Fealty to America

The Singaporean PM’s Cambodia Comments Were a Sign of Fealty to America

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a provocative post on Facebook last week when he eulogized a former Thai leader for “opposing Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia and the Cambodian government that replaced the Khmer Rouge” and therefore “preventing the military invasion and regime change from being legitimised”, with this contentious comment on Cambodia’s internal…

Afghan Peace Talks Show It’s a Risky Proposition to Become an American Client State

Afghan Peace Talks Show It’s a Risky Proposition to Become an American Client State

I will cite only a single statistic: 6,345 (and counting). That describes the war’s duration — the number of days that the United States has been attempting, without success, to impose its will on Afghanistan. That number, I submit, constitutes a definitive judgment on recent US national security policy. Now national security deserves a place…

Russia Regards the “Indo-Pacific Region” as an “Artificially Imposed” Pro-US Concept

Russia Regards the “Indo-Pacific Region” as an “Artificially Imposed” Pro-US Concept

Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov strongly spoke out against the US’ so-called “Indo-Pacific” concept that’s recently become very popular among Indian strategists, remarking that it’s ”artificially imposed” and conditioned on containing China. From “Conspiracy Theory” To Strategic Fact Routinely dismissed as a “conspiracy theory” by hyper-jingoist Indian commentators, none other than Russia’s top diplomat Sergei…

“Israel’s” “Secret War” on Syria Is a Lot Like the US’ “Secret War” on Laos

“Israel’s” “Secret War” on Syria Is a Lot Like the US’ “Secret War” on Laos

Observers have been struggling to find an historical comparison for the War on Syria since it first broke out over 8 years ago, and while the conflict is veritably a unique one in its own right, the best comparison that can be made to its current phase over the past couple of years is Laos…