With its military options exhausted and China, Russia and key regional powers refusing to isolate Tehran, Washington is flailing in a war it cannot win, says John Mearsheimer.
John Mearsheimer discusses with Chris Hedges the balance of power in the Middle East, U.S. military capacity and possible outcomes of the U.S.-Iran War.
As ceasefire talks hang by a thread, rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz reveal a stark reality: escalation could trigger a global economic catastrophe — and the United States may have far less control than it claims.
When deranged leaders invoke divine catastrophe as a political instrument, it is not only their enemies who are consumed. Unless they are stopped, we will all be victims of these two psychopaths.
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John Mearsheimer details how the American Empire stumbled into one of its largest strategic blunders, and what it might entail for the rest of the world.
This is not a U.S. war. This is part of Israel’s demented vision of Greater Israel, of dominating the Middle East. But Israel needs the U.S. military, and its lackeys in the U.S. political class have handed over the keys…
Donald Trump believes U.S. economic and military might are all he needs to achieve unilateral control over America’s allies, but he’s a “one-man wrecking crew.” John Mearsheimer speaks to Chris Hedges.
The author advises the Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities by immediately affirming a series of actions in response to the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.