So far, Iran’s military prowess, and America’s and Israel’s impulsive imperial hubris, is on full display.
Hedges Report: Imperial Overreach
Tag: Alastair Crooke
Patrick Lawrence: Epstein & the Age of Unreason
As the rock is lifted on the Epstein files, we find beneath it the rot of our foundational institutions and the beyond-belief nihilism of those who control them.
Europe in Panic Over US Strategy for Stability With Russia
Alastair Crooke on the Trump administration’s most recent National Security Strategy, which critiques U.S. pursuit of global primacy as a failure.
Chris Hedges Report: War & Iran
Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke assesses the current situation in the Middle East and what can be expected in the coming weeks or months.
Chris Hedges: The Folly of a War With Iran
Iran has a large arsenal of ballistic missiles it can unleash on Israel, as well as on American military installations in the region. While initial waves can be intercepted, repeated attacks would swiftly deplete the Israeli and U.S. air defense…
Chris Hedges Report: The Middle East After Assad
Now what? Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke discusses the ramifications of a 55-year dynasty in Syria coming to an end.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Nasrallah Is Dead But Bibi Hasn’t Won
Many people now mourn Nasrallah’s death, in Lebanon and elsewhere, but Hezbollah’s existence is nowhere near in question.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Lost & Fearful in The Middle East
Hezbollah Defeated Israel in 2006 — Can It Again?
The welter of analyses by pro-Israel think tanks across the West on the coming conflict between the Shia resistance movement and the IDF has missed a crucial factor, writes John Wight.
Vietnam and the U.S. ‘Forever Wars’
Military planners have learned the wrong lessons from the Vietnam War, focusing on war’s “winnability” rather than questioning whether to engage in it all, notes Alastair Crooke.