Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help
Reports from the Washington Post and others suggest that the US is anticipating an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and…
Tag: Foreign Policy
New S. Korean President Discusses Closer Ties and Peaceful Peninsula with China’s Xi
The newly-elected President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myong, called Beijing today to solicit help in bringing about his policy…
Could the First American Pope Reduce His Home Country’s Militarism?
Days after the shock announcement from the Vatican that the first American pope in history had been elected, Chicago’s…
Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria
Another of what may become many in-theater confrontations between Turkish and Israeli militaries inside Syria took place on Sunday…
Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…
EU Chief Wants to Unleash Deficit Spending to “Re-Arm Europe” with an €800 Billion Military Build-up
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a triple legislative mechanism to gensis €800 billion…
Ukraine War’s Third Anniversary Sees Peace Agreements Rapidly Gain Ground
Monday marked the third year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Energized by President Trump’s approach to bringing the conflict to…
Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Left the Muslim World Rhetorically Unified Against US and Israel: Does it Matter?
From the shores of the Bosphorus to the Straits of Sorrow, from the temples of Luxor to the wastes…
Incomings and Outgoings Raise Hopes for Restrained Middle-East Policy Under Trump
On Tuesday, keen-eyed observers of the Trump transition will have marked a potentially seismic shift in the incoming administration’s…
What Chance Is There That US-North Korea Talks Resume Under Trump?
Of the many foreign policy challenges facing Donald Trump in his second term, fewer share the stark contrasts of…
Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.
Following Donald Trump’s clinching of the presidential office for the next four years, spokesmen in nations for whom US…
Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy
Last Tuesday, 13 humanitarian, faith-based, and foreign policy advocacy groups sent a letter to the seniormost Biden Administration officials…
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy
Of the monumental mass of foreign and war policy decisions awaiting either a Trump or Harris White House come…
BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency
As the 2024 BRICS Summit closes in Kazan, Russia, the two major questions held by observers skeptical of the…
Beijing Concludes Large-Scale Blockade Exercises Around Taiwan as a ‘Deterrence to Sepratists’
Beijing has just wrapped up large training exercises that focused on blockading Taiwan. The exercises came shortly after provocative…
Jake Sullivan Just Might Be the President
When a focus group that included former President Obama pushed Biden to accept relinquishing his bid for re-election in…
In Venezuela, One Should Take the Opposition at Their Word: Their Goal is Conquest
Over a month has passed since the Venezuelan presidential elections saw the Bolivarian socialist president Nicolas Maduro retain his…
Beijing Responds to Secret Biden Nuclear War Policy that Focuses on China
Despite being designated officially as a near-peer competitor under the Biden Administration rather than an “adversary” as Moscow is,…
Azerbaijan, Malaysia Launch Formal Bids to Join BRICS
To mark the occasion of the visit of President Vladimir Putin to Baku, Azerbaijani officials announced they had launched…
Venezuela Elections: Low-Level Violence Spreads as US-Funded Opposition Yet to Make Move at Regime Change
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was reelected on Sunday when official election figures placed his lead at a healthy 7%…