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Venezuela War Would Be Over Oil, Agrees Pentagon, US Congress, Maduro, and Colombian President
War

Venezuela War Would Be Over Oil, Agrees Pentagon, US Congress, Maduro, and Colombian President

November 28, 2025

Having amassed an enormous combined arms force off the coast, placed the Venezuelan President on the US list of…

Embattled Armenian PM Makes Impassioned Plea to End ‘Soviet KGB Narrative’ vs Azerbaijan
World News

Embattled Armenian PM Makes Impassioned Plea to End ‘Soviet KGB Narrative’ vs Azerbaijan

November 12, 2025November 14, 2025

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the negotiations to end the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and normalize relations…

TotalEnergies Found Guilty of Greenwashing in Landmark French Ruling
Environment

TotalEnergies Found Guilty of Greenwashing in Landmark French Ruling

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025

French energy giant TotalEnergies has been found guilty of greenwashing by a Paris court. Environmental advocates are calling this…

Official Says Forgotten US Troops in Syria Will Stay in the Country, Currently Skirmishing with Iran Proxies
Foreign Policy

Official Says Forgotten US Troops in Syria Will Stay in the Country, Currently Skirmishing with Iran Proxies

July 5, 2024

One can only imagine what the mother or wife of one of the 200 members of the Army’s al-Tanf…

12/12 End of the Empire: Russian Oil Posts 3-Year Trading High of $11 Billion in October in the Face of G7 Price Cap
End of the Empire

12/12 End of the Empire: Russian Oil Posts 3-Year Trading High of $11 Billion in October in the Face of G7 Price Cap

December 12, 2023

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

11/01 End of the Empire: The End of the Empire Could Look Like This—plus Other News
End of the Empire

11/01 End of the Empire: The End of the Empire Could Look Like This—plus Other News

November 1, 2023

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

7/05 End of the Empire: Gulf Oil Giants Look Eastward to Escape US Hegemony
End of the Empire

7/05 End of the Empire: Gulf Oil Giants Look Eastward to Escape US Hegemony

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

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

What Has Caused Iran and Saudi Arabia to Restore Diplomatic Ties?
ArchivesWorld News

What Has Caused Iran and Saudi Arabia to Restore Diplomatic Ties?

March 13, 2023July 3, 2023

It’s difficult to look at the joint statement released by Saudi Arabia and Iran that the old enemies will…

Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe
ArchivesWar

Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe

December 6, 2022October 27, 2023

Story at a glance… As winter nears, leaders and lawmakers are beginning to call for negotiations in Ukraine. Other…

Is it the End of the Road for the US Saudi Relationship?
ArchivesForeign Policy

Is it the End of the Road for the US Saudi Relationship?

October 12, 2022January 24, 2024

Following OPEC’s decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, a wave of anti-Saudi sentiment is…

The US Is Quietly Returning to War in Syria
ArchivesWar

The US Is Quietly Returning to War in Syria

September 5, 2022December 31, 2023

Story at a glance… Three bases have been established by American forces in northeast Syria this year. There is…

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster
ArchivesForeign Policy

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster

July 12, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… Joe Biden leaves on Friday for Saudi Arabia on a cynical mission. While Yemen is…

Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack
War

Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack

June 23, 2022

PICTURED: Russian Emergency Situation ministry’s firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil processing plant…

What the Heck is Going on With the Iran Nuclear Deal?
ArchivesForeign Policy

What the Heck is Going on With the Iran Nuclear Deal?

June 21, 2022February 1, 2024

The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that Iran has decided to commence escalating her uranium enrichment program at…

Russian Oil Sector Stronger than Pre-War Levels as U.S., EU Continue Buying
ArchivesWar

Russian Oil Sector Stronger than Pre-War Levels as U.S., EU Continue Buying

June 13, 2022November 7, 2023

With half of 2022 in the history books, it came as a shock to many when a recent report…

World News

U.S. Considering Sanctioning Anyone Buying Russian Oil

May 20, 2022

PICTURED: Oil rigs in southern Russia. WASHINGTON D.C. May 19th, 2022. Biden officials have said they are looking at…

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.…

Maximum Pressure On Iran Pushes Her Away From Negotiations, Not Towards Them
ArchivesForeign Policy

Maximum Pressure On Iran Pushes Her Away From Negotiations, Not Towards Them

November 29, 2019August 21, 2023

Washington’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran has forced her to seek allies and aid from countries the United States…

ArchivesForeign Policy

Bipartisan Propaganda And Bipartisan Imperialism: The Paper Thin Case For U.S. Policy In Venezuela

November 8, 2019July 24, 2023

PICTURED: Vice President Mike Pence meets with Venezuelan Ambassador for the opposition to the U.S. Carlos Vecchio and Colombia-based…

War

Saudi Escalates War In Yemen, While Sanctions Tighten Further Around Iran

September 23, 2019

Yemen, September 2018. PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an…

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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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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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