Michael H Fuchs* – The Guardian The Iran debate in Washington is increasingly divorced from reality – and that should worry us The Trump administration is caught in a fever dream about Iran, and the fever is becoming dangerous. In… Continue Reading
By Benjamin Fearnow* – Newsweek While President Donald Trump has stated that he does not want to go to war with Iran, one of his biggest supporters on Capitol Hill, Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton, said on Sunday that he… Continue Reading
By Hilde F. Johnson* – Vårt Land, Oslo Developments in Sudan are making us all hold our breaths, as we wonder whether paramilitary forces with a past in Janjaweed’s killing operations, will carry the day, and continue the terror we… Continue Reading
By Rebecca Gordon* – TomDispatch/The Nation The president is considering pardons for military members accused of war crimes, but the officials responsible for our disastrous wars already have free passes. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. Memorial Day has… Continue Reading
By Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service “The culture of peace is universal. It is shared by people and nations Worldwide. Today’s “culture of war” is a US hegemonic project predicated on the creation of conflict and divisions… Continue Reading
Robert J. Burrowes* On 4 April 2019, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, marked the 70th anniversary of its existence with a conference attended by the foreign ministers of member nations in Washington DC. This will be… Continue Reading
By Mashal Hashem and James Allen (*) – TomDispatch.com. /The Nation In 2018 alone, weapons manufacturers—who spend millions in lobbying efforts to retain political support in Washington—made over $5 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. A… Continue Reading
By Mark Landler, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt – The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump has sought to put the brakes on a brewing confrontation with Iran in recent days, telling the acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, that… Continue Reading
Sina Toossi * – Newsweek Iran’s decision to retaliate against the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal was inevitable, so long as its back was pushed against the wall. Iran exercised “strategic patience” for the past year, hoping that the… Continue Reading
By Bob Dreyfuss* – The Nation The announcement that the Pentagon is sending a strike force to the Middle East caps a yearlong campaign of threats and intimidation Is it Iraq all over again? Is President Donald Trump, egged on… Continue Reading
By Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga – Just Security (*) It was not surprising or unexpected when President Donald Trump announced that the United States would “withdraw” from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in an April 26 address to the National Rifle… Continue Reading
by Paul R. Pillar* – LobeLog ** National Security Advisor John Bolton, aided by his comrade-in-arms Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is doing everything possible to instigate a war with Iran. Naked aggression as a means of starting such a… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Iran’s influence has spread across the Middle East, and the U.S. is pushing back. The United States has announced that it is deploying a carrier battle group and a bomber group to the Middle… Continue Reading
By Matt Kwong* – CBC News Threat to intervene militarily could turn into another protracted conflict, experts warn The Vietnam War in 1965. The War in Afghanistan in 2001. The Invasion of Iraq in 2003. The Invasion of Venezuela in… Continue Reading
Nadia Batok* Although it is ungrateful to speak of a complicated history in the Balkans, it is necessary to mention some important facts in order to understand a complicated situation, because the history of this region has different truths depending on who… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Hypersonics could introduce a radically new type of war. The media has been filled with stories recently about Chinese and Russian hypersonic missiles and how these weapons are changing the military balance of power.… Continue Reading
Daniel Ellsberg* – Great Transition Initiative April 2019 The growth of the military-industrial complex poses an existential threat to humanity. Daniel Ellsberg, peace activist and Vietnam War whistleblower discusses with Tellus Senior Fellow Allen White the continuing existential threat posed… Continue Reading
By Ramesh Jaura* BERLIN | TOKYO (IDN) – In the run-up to the forthcoming round of crucial talks on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, Buddhist philosopher, educator and a staunch advocate of nuclear disarmament, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, has called for… Continue Reading
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post At the end of last week, it appeared President Trump had authorized a stunning reversal of U.S. policy. According to a White House statement, Trump had placed a phone call to renegade Libyan Gen.… Continue Reading
BY OTHERWORDS – The Mind Unleashed! This March marked the 16th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. In 2003, President George W. Bush and his advisers based their case for war on the idea that Saddam Hussein, then dictator of Iraq,… Continue Reading
