Gulf Arab regimes, and other developing countries, will adjust to a new world where power is shifting. It is no longer the world the U.S. shaped after the Cold War, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Middle East & the War in Ukraine
Category: Analysis
The US, NATO & the Article IV Trap in Ukraine
Scott Ritter says the ongoing flow of refugees out of Ukraine into neighboring territories poses the greatest potential for a NATO-Russia clash.
On a Knife’s Edge in Ukraine
The settlement of the Ukraine war or its escalation to a NATO-Russia conflict with all that entails comes down to how far Ukraine will go to get the Western alliance involved in its war, writes Joe Lauria.
ROBERT PARRY: When US House Saw Ukraine’s Neo-Nazis
The U.S. government and media think Nazis in Ukraine are a myth. It wasn’t always the case, as Robert Parry reported in 2015.
ROBERT PARRY: When Western Media Saw Ukraine’s Neo-Nazis
Emmanuel Macron said in a speech Wednesday it’s a lie that Russia is fighting Nazis in Ukraine. But in 2014, the BBC, the NYT, the Daily Telegraph and CNN — not just CN — reported on the Nazi threat.
Ukraine & Nukes
After a New York Times reporter grossly distorted what Putin and Zelensky have said and done about nuclear weapons, Steven Starr corrects the record and deplores Western media, in general, for misinforming and leading the entire world in a dangerous direction.
Putin: Crazy Like a Fox
Scott Ritter says the Russian president is working from a 2007 playbook, when he warned European leaders of the need for a new security framework to replace the system built by the U.S. and NATO.
Caitlin Johnstone: The Single Most Important Question In The World Right Now
The more tense things get, the greater the likelihood of an unthinkable chain of events from which there is no coming back.
The Consequences of Humiliating Russia
Russia’s actions in Ukraine are to a great extent the culmination of the numerous humiliations that the West has inflicted on Russia over the past 30 years, writes Michael Brenner.
Putin’s Nuclear Threat
The disconnect between the Western and Russian narratives in the current conflict could prove fatal to the world, writes Scott Ritter.