The Graveyard of Empires Redux April 26, 2021 Rajan Menon reflects on America’s ruinous pursuit of Mission Impossible in Afghanistan. Read more →
The Bogus Argument for Keeping US in Afghanistan April 26, 2021 It goes back to Obama’s decision to re-enter Iraq in 2014, writes Caitlin Johnstone. And Westerners were fed a lie about what happened there. Read more →
Biden’s Anti-China Ambitions April 26, 2021 Dilip Hiro highlights some key areas where Beijing is poised to become dominant. Read more →
The British Cabal Behind a Gulf Dictatorship April 23, 2021 Senior figures in the British establishment have secretly served as “privy councillors” to a highly repressive dictatorship in the Gulf state of Oman, Phil Miller reports. Read more →
Biden Pursues Trump’s Cuba Policy April 23, 2021 In Cuba there are serious people who recognize the problems but are not overwhelmed by them, writes Vijay Prashad. Read more →
Biden’s Drone Wars April 22, 2021 Talk of peace in Afghanistan, Yemen, the streets of the U.S., is not coherent while waging wars with drones, writes Brian Terrell. Read more →
How to Make a Gulf Monarchy All-American April 21, 2021 Ben Freeman, Brian Steiner and Leila Riazi report on the Saudi lobby’s move from K Street to Main Street. Read more →
The Infrastructure of Militarism in Somalia April 21, 2021 African states are more involved in the war on terror than we may think, writes Samar Al-Bulushi. Read more →
‘Power to the Platform:’ The Tactics of Airbnb & Uber April 20, 2021 Luke Yates says they are similar to traditional astroturfing, but with key differences. Read more →
Vienna Talks Reveal Biden Team’s Attachment to Trump’s Illegal Sanctions April 20, 2021 By enriching uranium at the 60 percent level of purity, Iran is applying its own strategy of diplomatic leverage, Gareth Porter reports. Read more →