As US Doubles Down on Militarism in the Pacific, What Can its Defeat to Iran Teach an Observant China?
Springtime saw Beijing security officials presented with two valuable datasets that would inform potentialities in a conflict between China…
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Tulsi Gabbard Resigns After Her Office Contradicted Trump, Pentagon’s Claims on Iran Missile Capabilities
Tulsi Gabbard announced on Friday, May 22nd, her resignation from the position as Director of National Intelligence (DNI),…
U.S. Reportedly Preparing Indictment Against Raúl Castro Over 1996 Plane Shootdown
The United States is reportedly preparing criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, according to American officials cited…
Congress Seeks to Ban China from Key International Finance Orgs if Believed to Threaten Taiwan
The House recently passed a bill entitled the PROTECT Taiwan Act, which would, if signed into law, order the…
Trump’s Greenland Obsession May Involve Blocking China-Backed Australian Mining Company
As WaL reported on January 23rd, President Trump’s obsession with critical minerals spun-off into an obsession with Greenland. Understanding that…
Trump’s ‘Obsession’ with Critical Minerals Led Him to Greenland–for No Good Reason
Last July, Foreign Policy described President Trump as being “obsessed” with critical minerals—a byword for a host of commodities as common…
‘A Crisis Between Two Occupiers’—Houthis Muse Saudi-UAE Infighting in Southern Yemen
Infighting has broken out between two Gulf nations united in their attempts to oust the Houthis from the capital…
Somalis Targeted at Home by ICE and Abroad as Trump Launches 109th Airstrike on Somalia
The Trump Administration has conducted 109 airstrikes in Somalia so far this year, continuing its record-breaking campaign against the…
Trump Joins in Nikol Pashinyan’s Vision of a ‘Real Armenia’ at Peace with its Neighbors
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on the negotiations to end the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and normalize relations…
Russian Parliament: “We Can ‘Mirror’ in Venezuela What West Is Doing in Ukraine”–Sends Air Defenses
When regional relations Iran and Syria called on Russia to help defend them against attacks by America, Israel, and…
Lessons from History Loom Large as Trump Weighs War Options in Venezuela
A report in the New York Times claims that Trump has major legal and military considerations to make having arrived at…
Is Nuclear Weapons Testing Starting Back Up Again?
Banned since the early 90s, the testing of nuclear weapons may or may not now be coming back into…
UN Condemns Aircraft Carrier and “Night Stalkers” On Standby for Regime Change in Venezuela
Story at a glance… The US military continues bombing boats in international waters accusing them of drug trafficking. The…
US Admiral Resigns Amid Unprecedented Escalation Against Venezuela, Boat Bombing Continues
Story at a glance… Venezuela is at risk of regime change and invasion by the Trump government, which has…
Venezuela Prepares for Invasion: Pentagon Officials Tell NYT the Goal Is Regime Change
The independently-run Venezuela Analysis reports that the national militia of Venezuela has swelled as thousands rush to sign-up following a…
The Facts and Context: Israeli Support Fractures as Nations Recognize Palestine Officially
Several longtime Israeli allies: Australia, the UK, and Canada, have changed their decades-long stance on the recognition of Palestine…
Trump Dreams of Taking Back Afghan Air Base, Citing Proximity to China
President Trump claimed his administration was “working” on getting back the massive Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, abandoned by…
‘Most Authoritative Finding’ Shows Israel Guilty of Genocide–While 250 US Lawmakers Party in Jerusalem
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestine and Israel has concluded in the “most authoritative finding” yet, that the…
No Partner for Peace: Israel’s 50-Year History Assassinating Palestinian Leaders Abroad
On Tuesday, 10 Israeli warplanes penetrated Qatari airspace and bombed a residential building in the capital of Doha, sparking…
“Unsettling” Extrajudicial Killing of Venezuelan Boat and 11 Crew Had No Legal Basis
On September 2nd, the US conducted an airstrike or drone bombing against an unflagged, unidentified civilian vessel which killed…