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Tag: Diplomacy

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy
Foreign Policy

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy

October 28, 2024

Of the monumental mass of foreign and war policy decisions awaiting either a Trump or Harris White House come…

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow
End of the Empire

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow

October 22, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Israel Makes it Clear That Allies’ Job Is to Shut-up and Follow Orders,
War

Israel Makes it Clear That Allies’ Job Is to Shut-up and Follow Orders,

September 30, 2024

In the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Netanyahu and his Likud Party have made it clear to France,…

Elected for Detente with the West, Iran’s Pezeshkian Pushed into Precarious Position Over Lebanon
World News

Elected for Detente with the West, Iran’s Pezeshkian Pushed into Precarious Position Over Lebanon

September 27, 2024

A feature of the biggest election year in history, where more countries took to the polls than at any…

09/23 End of the Empire: Israeli Aggression Beginning to Terminate the Abraham Accords
End of the Empire

09/23 End of the Empire: Israeli Aggression Beginning to Terminate the Abraham Accords

September 23, 2024September 24, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies
World News

The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Story at a glance… The Taliban recently completed its third year in charge of Afghanistan, marked with successes and…

Jake Sullivan Just Might Be the President
Foreign Policy

Jake Sullivan Just Might Be the President

September 12, 2024January 20, 2025

When a focus group that included former President Obama pushed Biden to accept relinquishing his bid for re-election in…

Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia
Foreign Policy

Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

US taxpayers have once again been put on the hook for billions in bribe money to three Pacific island…

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations
World News

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations

July 31, 2024August 2, 2024

Perhaps more than any other in recent years, Italy has chosen to walk a somewhat solitary path among its…

07/17 End of the Empire: Russian Diplomatic Efforts Succeeding in Cleaning Up American Messes
End of the Empire

07/17 End of the Empire: Russian Diplomatic Efforts Succeeding in Cleaning Up American Messes

July 17, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

US Bases Come Under Attack in Iraq, as Erdogan Lands in Baghdad for Important Meeting
World News

US Bases Come Under Attack in Iraq, as Erdogan Lands in Baghdad for Important Meeting

April 23, 2024

After a pause extending to February 4th, US forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack again, with…

‘The time has come for incisive diplomacy’ Between Russia and Ukraine, Says Italy
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‘The time has come for incisive diplomacy’ Between Russia and Ukraine, Says Italy

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Kyiv has allies in the West that want to see her diligently negotiate with Russia over an end to…

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Agreement Draws Nearer–UN High Court Rules Armenians Must Be Allowed to Return
World News

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Agreement Draws Nearer–UN High Court Rules Armenians Must Be Allowed to Return

November 20, 2023

Armenian and Azeri officials have both said that the basic principles of a peace agreement that would recognize the…

NATO Members Complete Cluster Munition Disarmament, Urge Belligerents to Ban Controversial Weapons
War

NATO Members Complete Cluster Munition Disarmament, Urge Belligerents to Ban Controversial Weapons

September 18, 2023

The 11th meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions recently concluded in Geneva with two NATO members, Bulgaria and…

BRICS Summit 2023: BRICS Gold-Backed Currency Decision Delayed–6 New Members Invited to Join
Political Economy

BRICS Summit 2023: BRICS Gold-Backed Currency Decision Delayed–6 New Members Invited to Join

August 24, 2023

In the lead-up to the 15th annual BRICS summit, it’s been suggested that a multinational trade currency pegged to…

BRICS Summit 2023: Bloc Keen on Welcoming New Members—Who and How Remain Open Questions
Political Economy

BRICS Summit 2023: Bloc Keen on Welcoming New Members—Who and How Remain Open Questions

August 23, 2023

Kicking off on Tuesday in Johannesburg, the 15th Annual BRICS Summit will hopefully put the answers to a lot…

08/21 End of the Empire: Iran Visits Saudi, and US Complains About Tehran Boosting Ties in “Our Hemisphere”
End of the Empire

08/21 End of the Empire: Iran Visits Saudi, and US Complains About Tehran Boosting Ties in “Our Hemisphere”

August 21, 2023

End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

8/01 End of the Empire: China Establishes Commercial and Strategic Ties with Key Targets of Washington
End of the Empire

8/01 End of the Empire: China Establishes Commercial and Strategic Ties with Key Targets of Washington

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Ukraine and US Continue Swatting Down Peace Proposals
ArchivesWar

Ukraine and US Continue Swatting Down Peace Proposals

June 8, 2023July 19, 2023

The number of parties interested in mediating a peace, or at minimum a ceasefire, between Kyiv and Moscow has…

5/23 End of the Empire: US Losing All Across the Middle East
ArchivesEnd of the Empire

5/23 End of the Empire: US Losing All Across the Middle East

May 23, 2023June 28, 2023

End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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