Author Archives: Conor Gallagher

The US Is Left Out in the Cold as China and Russia Develop Arctic

RAND proposes familiar blunders to deal with rival powers’ partnership — one that Washington helped instigate.

Did Türkiye Win the Battle, But Lose the War?

Ankara burns bridges with Beijing and Moscow and is now stuck with Syrian albatross around the neck as emboldened Turkish imperialists eye future conquests.

Links 12/9/2024

Access to PPE, a Critical Tool in Fighting Bird Flu, Is Mixed Across Dairy-Producing States, Records Show

States with confirmed dairy cattle bird flu cases have drastically different personal protective equipment responses, and most are failing.

Links 12/8/2024

Could Chinese Control Over Strategic Minerals Coupled with US Corruption Cripple the Sputtering US War Machine?

China tightens its grip on materials necessary for US military and its proxies as Washington turns to those who squandered American advantages to fix the problem — or profit from it.

Links 12/3/2024

Erdogan Backstabs His Way Into Center of Middle East Conflict

Ankara’s ongoing support for extremist paramilitary groups in Syria threatens ties with Russia and China, and by aiding Israel he insults the Turkish people who overwhelmingly oppose US-Israel actions in the region.

EU Nears Finish Line on Trade Deal With South American Bloc in an Effort to Deal Blow to China

It’s unlikely to do much vis-à-vis China, but will be bad news for the environment and majority of Europeans already reeling from Ursula’s other strategic “victories.”

Links 11/25/2024

Links 11/24/2024

The Wars Come Home

Silicon Valley looks to bring tech used in conflicts abroad back to American shores.

After Ending in Overtime, COP29 Called ‘Big F U to Climate Justice’

Critics of the “COP of false solutions” said that instead of much-needed funding, developing nations got “a global Ponzi scheme that the private equity vultures and public relations people will now exploit.”