Peter Van Buren: Why the US Should Withdraw From the Middle East
Why it is time for the US to stand down in the Middle East and let local actors take control.
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Michael Klare: Plunging Oil Prices – A Recipe for More War?
Low and generally volatile oil prices are a prescription for more political instability in major oil producing nations.
Read more...Does The U.S. Have A Middle East Strategy Going Forward?
This post describes how the US is running its Middle East policies by the seat of its pants, with not surprising bad results.
Read more...Ilargi: Marine Le Pen Will Reap What The EU Has Sown
Thanks to EU and Eurozone misrule, Le Pen is right when she says: “Nothing can stop us”.
Read more...How Far Can The Syria Conflict Spiral Out Of Control?
An astute, high level reading of Russia and Turkey’s jousting.
Read more...Is France Building an Apartheid State?
In France, members of Arab and African communities languish in a spiral of poverty, relegated to second-class citizenship and physically separated through deliberate planning.
Read more...Connecting American Foreign Policy to Economic Policy
Can American foreign policy be made to work better for US citizens (outside the arms industry) and the rest of the world?
Read more...Ilargi: Greece is a Nation Under Occupation
Apparently, if 15 countries vote to occupy Greece, it’s a done deal.
Read more...Gauis Publius: Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton & America’s Endless War
Does America have the wars it seeks and deserves? And what do Sanders and Clinton say about that?
Read more...Why Is The U.S. Reluctant To Bomb ISIS Oil Fields?
Is the apparent reason for America not bombing ISIS’s oil assets “Syrian moderates” redux?
Read more...The Power Of Nightmares 3: The Shadows In The Cave (BBC-2004)
Osama Bin Laden’s cave — and Plato’s.
Read more...The Power of Nightmares 2: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (BBC-2004)
Introducing the second part of the must-see series by Adam Curtis.
Read more...The Power of Nightmares 1: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (BBC-2004)
An Adam Curtis documentary on the similarities between the politics of neo-conservatives, and the politics of Islamist radicals.
Read more...Mathew D. Rose: The Ordeal of Angela Merkel
A chronicle of Angela Merkel’s rise and a catalogue of recent political mistakes which are putting her chancellorship at risk.
Read more...John Helmer: The Classic Rules for Combatting Turkish Aggression
Russia’s commitment to blocking Turkish expansion is being tested. Will Putin step up or make a strategic retreat?
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