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Could Lawfare Against the US Arms Industry Make the World Safer?
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Could Lawfare Against the US Arms Industry Make the World Safer?

March 6, 2023July 13, 2023

A series of Yemeni nationals have come to the US to file lawsuits against the American arms industry contractors…

Was This Week the Worst in American Foreign Policy This Century?
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Was This Week the Worst in American Foreign Policy This Century?

February 24, 2023July 24, 2023

As the last full week of February draws to a close, it’s possible that looking at the big picture,…

Iraq Agrees to Finance Trade with China in Yuan Over Dollars
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Iraq Agrees to Finance Trade with China in Yuan Over Dollars

February 23, 2023July 13, 2023

Two decades after the US launched a full-scale war to overthrow Saddam Hussein and remake Iraq in the image…

Taiwan’s KMT Party Thinks a Strategy on Cooperation with the Mainland Will Win in 2024 Elections
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Taiwan’s KMT Party Thinks a Strategy on Cooperation with the Mainland Will Win in 2024 Elections

February 21, 2023July 13, 2023

On Sunday, a delegation from Taiwan’s current opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), returned from a 10-day trip to China…

China Sanctions US Weapons Giants Lockheed, Raytheon, Over Balloon Response
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China Sanctions US Weapons Giants Lockheed, Raytheon, Over Balloon Response

February 16, 2023July 13, 2023

In what is being deemed a largely political stunt, Chinese trade authorities have listed Lockheed Martin Corp. and a…

What Could Possbily Explain the Alarm for Overinflated Chinese Spy-Balloon Story?
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What Could Possbily Explain the Alarm for Overinflated Chinese Spy-Balloon Story?

February 7, 2023July 11, 2023

A US F-22 plane took to the air on Saturday to shoot down a Chinese surveillance and observation balloon…

Number of Pentagon Bases in the Philippines Increased Under Outcry Against US Push to War
ArchivesForeign Policy

Number of Pentagon Bases in the Philippines Increased Under Outcry Against US Push to War

February 6, 2023July 12, 2023

Under a renegotiation of an agreement known as the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the US has been…

How The Marshall Islands’ Successfully Landed a $4 Billion Bribe from Uncle Sam
ArchivesForeign Policy

How The Marshall Islands’ Successfully Landed a $4 Billion Bribe from Uncle Sam

February 2, 2023July 12, 2023

At the tail end of January, high-level negotiations saw the Marshall Islands sign a new bilateral treaty to cede…

Japan Turning into National Security State with New Defense Plan and Big Guns Budget Increase
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Japan Turning into National Security State with New Defense Plan and Big Guns Budget Increase

January 10, 2023July 17, 2023

Citing “the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II,” the Kishida government of…

$858 Billion Military Budget Passes House Promising Another Decade of Costly Arms Buildup
ArchivesForeign Policy

$858 Billion Military Budget Passes House Promising Another Decade of Costly Arms Buildup

December 9, 2022August 8, 2023

In a 350 to 80 vote, the House passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a mammoth military…

China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First
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China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First

December 2, 2022July 17, 2023

6 Chinese astronauts smiled for the camera when after arriving in their Shenzhou 15 spacecraft, China’s newly-finished space station…

Pentagon Set for a Return to the Philippines’ Subic Bay Military Base in China Ramp-Up
ArchivesForeign Policy

Pentagon Set for a Return to the Philippines’ Subic Bay Military Base in China Ramp-Up

November 25, 2022January 24, 2024

On Thursday, Kyodo News reported that 30 years to the day of the US closing her largest overseas military…

Biden Launches Targeted Policy to Try and Squeeze China Out of Key Global Markets
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Biden Launches Targeted Policy to Try and Squeeze China Out of Key Global Markets

October 13, 2022February 18, 2026

If China and the United States fought a war, it would not be surprising to begin that story at…

Biden Yet Again Says the US Military Would Battle China Over Taiwan
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Biden Yet Again Says the US Military Would Battle China Over Taiwan

September 19, 2022August 7, 2024

In a television interview, President Biden yet again claimed the U.S. military is ready to battle the Chinese if…

BREAKING: Fortress Taipei—Senate Committee Passes Largest Reform of Taiwan Policy in 40 Years
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BREAKING: Fortress Taipei—Senate Committee Passes Largest Reform of Taiwan Policy in 40 Years

September 15, 2022August 8, 2023

  The Senate Foreign Relations Committee just passed a bill containing the largest restructuring of the U.S.-Taiwan relation since…

U.S. Considering Repeat-Failure Policy of Sanctions-As-Deterrent Against China
ArchivesForeign Policy

U.S. Considering Repeat-Failure Policy of Sanctions-As-Deterrent Against China

September 14, 2022December 31, 2023

Story at a glance… Anonymous sources told Reuters that the U.S. was considering a sanctions package to deter China.…

Why Is Nancy Pelosi’s Potential Visit To Taiwan Such a Big Deal?
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Why Is Nancy Pelosi’s Potential Visit To Taiwan Such a Big Deal?

July 29, 2022January 24, 2024

In a two-hour-long phone call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Xi made it crystal clear that…

China’s Comments on John Bolton Are A Tough but Necessary Pill to Swallow
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China’s Comments on John Bolton Are A Tough but Necessary Pill to Swallow

July 25, 2022

PICTURED: John Bolton and Wang Wenbin. PC: Gage Skidmore. CC 2.0. When John Bolton appeared on CNN in early…

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China
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NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China

July 1, 2022

PICTURED: Demonstrators take part in an anti-NATO protest ahead of the NATO summit, held on June 28th and June…

Gaffes in Tokyo – Biden Claims US Will Militarily Defend Taiwan – Calls Indo-Pacific “Our Region”
ArchivesForeign Policy

Gaffes in Tokyo – Biden Claims US Will Militarily Defend Taiwan – Calls Indo-Pacific “Our Region”

May 24, 2022July 10, 2025

President Biden has forced his administration yet again to walk back comments he has made about the US commitment…

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Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

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