A Washington Echo Chamber for a New Cold War
War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington’s world of think tanks, the answer is: the bottom line.
Military Alliance in the Making Between India and the U.S.
The recently concluded India-U.S. ministerial talks in New Delhi yielded as many as five bilateral agreements that may have the effect of compromising India’s strategic autonomy and making it a de facto military ally of the U.S.
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National (In)Security and the Pentagon Budget
Whoever wins in the US presidential elections in 2020, increased spending for the Pentagon, rather than real national security, lies in store.
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The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It
One of the founding myths of the contemporary Western world is that fascism was defeated in WWII by liberal democracies, and particularly by the United States. The material record suggests, however, a shockingly different reality.
The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of Age: Part 1
The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Moscow on September 10-11, 2020 and the joint statement issued at the end of the visit stands out as a turning point in the evolution of the Sino-Russian entente.
The Current Impasse in Belarus and the Peace Alternative
The US must stop fishing in troubled waters and let the people of Belarus decide. They have the power and don’t need to be told what democracy looks like.
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Drawing Lessons from 9/11 During Covid Times – Two Articles
3,000 dead on 9/11 meant everything, 200,000 dead of Covid-19 means nothing. But there is one thing both these two periods have in common—both represent huge wins for the military-industrial complex.
The Burning Question Is Not If Duterte Will Go, But How
Popular support had propped up the Duterte regime and encouraged his arrogance in power. His utter incompetence in handling Covid-19 has eroded his popularity; the question now is not if he will go but how he will leave.
Learnings from Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Two Articles
We cannot change what happened, neither the heinous military nor the tragic moral stains that indelibly mark its occurrence. But we can rise above it, and commit ourselves to building a sane, safe, and civilized future.
PetroCaribe is at the heart of a geopolitical battle in the Carribean
This article explores the history of the PetroCaribe Agreement and its relationship to anti-corruption protests in Haiti.