Author Archives: Curro Jimenez

Reward and Retribution Is the New U.S. Policy for Latin America

Reward and retribution is the U.S. foreign policy in Latin America. Dollars for allies (Argentina) and bombs for challengers (Venezuela)

Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes in Middle East Context

Nothing exists in a vacuum. This is especially true when trying to understand the Middle East. There is no event that happens in this region that isn’t related to its overall direction. The recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan should be read in that light. When asked to explain what is happening between these two […]

Europe Is Not a State; That Is Why It Is at War With Russia

The euro’s problem is that the European Union is not a state — and war is the fastest way to become one.

With Venezuela and Iran, Is the U.S. Trying to Revive the Petrodollar?

Control over Venezuela and Iran’s oil can revive the petrodollar. The U.S. pushes regime change to dictate oil currency and maintain hegemony.

Israel’s Attack on Qatar Shows What Gulf States Have Yet to Grasp

It’s a cruel irony that Qatar has been bombed twice in the last three months by two sworn enemies, first by Iran and then by Israel. Neither has received kinetic retaliation from the very power supposedly guaranteeing Qatar’s security: the U.S. This signals a shift in the world order that Israel has already understood, but […]

The Alliance Among Washington, Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley

A new power system has emerged with the alliance among Washington, Tel Aviv, and Silicon Valley: the military-digital complex, and Gaza is its testing ground.