Mick Hall on indications that New Zealand, Japan and the Philippines are moving towards greater integration with the U.S.-led military bloc in the region.
Opening the Devil’s Door in Asia-Pacific
Category: Philippines
The Israeli Company Hacking Locked Mobile Phones
The use of military grade spyware by Australian government departments means the most personal data stored on mobile phones is no longer secret, writes Antony Lowenstein.
US Pushing into Troubled Waters with China
China’s defense minister has made it clear that his government is open to dialogue with Washington, writes Vijay Prashad. However, he has put forward a precondition – mutual respect.
From Forever to Eternal War
The New York Times: The Empire’s Paper of Record
Among the latest pieces of unforgivable militarist smut is an article that frames Washington’s military encirclement of China as a defensive move by the U.S., writes Caitlin Johnstone.
The Calamity of America’s ‘Divine Mission’
Robert Kagan’s monumental error is his failure to acknowledge that Americans, like the rest of mankind, are made of crooked timber craving power for its own sake, writes Bruce Fein.
Making Taiwan the Ukraine of the East
To understand the contemporary geopolitical significance of the Republic of China, Vijay Prashad says it is necessary to examine Cold War history.
Caitlin Johnstone: War Machine vs. Balloons
The U.S. empire has been surrounding China with military bases and war machinery for many years, in ways Washington would never tolerate China doing in the nations and waters surrounding the United States.
Filipinos Protest US Military Deal Eying China
The decision to grant the U.S. access to more bases — announced during the U.S. defense secretary’s visit — was decried by peace advocates as part of the Pentagon’s push into the Indo-Pacific, with an intent to encircle China.
Workers and Democracy
Vijay Prashad highlights workers’ struggles in the second half of the 20th century against Third World dictatorial regimes put in place by anti-communist oligarchies and their allies in the West.