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Foreign Policy

2023 NDAA: Biden’s Ballooning Military Budget Breaks $800 Billion

March 29, 2022

This is part 1 of a two-part report on the 2023 FY NDAA. 7 months after a major U.S.…

Foreign Policy

Biden Becoming Increasingly Frustrated With Multi-Polar Response to Russia’s War

March 28, 2022

Story at a glance… Recent press conferences see a frustrated Biden trying to push the world into sanctioning Russia.…

Foreign Policy

U.S. Continues to Hold Afghan Trust Fund: 250% More Money than UNICEF Wants to Help Prevent Famine

March 24, 2022

PC: Stop the War Coalition UK. KABUL, Afghanistan. March 23rd, 2022. By refusing to recognize the victors over the…

War

19-Days into the War in Ukraine Experts and Countries Draw Clearer Lines

March 14, 2022

PICTURED: A map of the Russian actions in Ukraine, circa March 10th. PC: Homoatrox CC 1.0. KYIV, Ukraine. March…

North Korea Hawk To Take Power in Seoul—Asia Pacific Set For Continuing Arms Buildup
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North Korea Hawk To Take Power in Seoul—Asia Pacific Set For Continuing Arms Buildup

March 11, 2022April 15, 2024

Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative from the People’s Power Party has won the South Korean Presidency by the narrowest edge…

World News

In the Shadow of Ukraine: New Iran Nuclear Deal “Very, Very Close”

March 7, 2022

PICTURED: The meeting of the JCPOA resumes in the Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna, April 6, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters.…

War

The West Must Consider the Question of Neo-Nazis in Ukraine Seriously

March 4, 2022

PICTURED: Members of the Azov Battalion in 2015 holding the Swastika, next to a Ukrainian flag, and a NATO…

War

Even If Putin Can Oust Ukraine’s Government How Could He Hold onto Power?

March 3, 2022

PICTURED: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognizing two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as…

War

Muscle Memory Policies From Cold War Kick on in Washington

March 1, 2022

PICTURED: This Russian convoy was approaching Kyiv, according to Maxar Technologies, and consists of tanks, self-propelled artillery pieces, armored…

War

After 5 Days of Fighting Delegations to Meet on Belarusian Border: Confirmed from Ukrainian Presidency

February 28, 2022

PICTURED: The Ukrainian delegation leaves a Belarusian military helicopter upon their landing in Gomel region, Belarus, Monday, Feb. 28,…

War

Russia Has Invaded Ukraine Through “Special Military Operation”

February 24, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. February 24th, 2022. NATO’s predicted fears have come to pass, as the early morning hours of Thursday…

War

Everything That Just Happened in Ukraine

February 23, 2022

PICTURED: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognizing two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as…

War

Small Arms, Mortar Fire Exchanged along the Kyiv-Donbas Line as Escalation Fears Mount

February 18, 2022

PICTURED: Militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic walk in a trench at combat positions near the line of…

World News

European Security Crisis: Why Major Populations Don’t Seem to Care

February 14, 2022

PICTURED: A recently-arrived American B-52 escorted through Europe’s skies by Portuguese jets. KYIV, Ukraine. February 14th, 2022. After another…

War

One Year Later and Biden Considering Rejoining Quest for Yemen Extermination

February 11, 2022

PICTURED: King Salman and US President Joe Biden discussed strengthening partnership during phone call. PC: Reuters. Fair Use. WASHINGTON…

World News

On Ukraine: France Holds Up the Play While Ukraine Moves into Position

February 8, 2022

PICTURED: Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division get off a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, Poland, on Feb.…

Foreign Policy

Iran Nuclear Deal: Time for Political Decisions is Now Say Parties

February 2, 2022

PICTURED: The Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran. VIENNA, Austria. February 1st. 2022. The conclusion of the eighth round of negotiations…

World News

Biden and Blinken Term Ukraine Tensions World War II-like, and Look to Send 50,000 American Troops to Europe

January 27, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. January 22nd 2022. PICTURED: 80 tons of “Lethal weaponry” arrives in Ukraine from the United States. WASHINGTON…

World News

Millions of Dollars, Tons of Weapons, 1 German Navy Chief Among Recent Gifts to Ukraine

January 24, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. January 22nd 2022. PICTURED: 80 tons of “Lethal weaponry” arrives in Ukraine from the United States. WASHINGTON…

Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence
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Russia to Leave European Negotiations Empty-Handed in the Face of NATO-Bloc Belligerence

January 14, 2022July 14, 2023

The impasse between Russia and emboldened NATO countries and their U.S. guarantors continued this week as Moscow’s delegation swapped…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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