Michael Brenner: Hegemony or Bust
By Michael Brenner Novelty has observers rummaging through their inventory of ideas and concepts to find one to fit the new experience. Its application is supposed to provide some rudimentary…
Scott Ritter: ‘My Life’s Work Melting Before My Eyes’
As was the case in June 1982, people of the United States need to send a collective signal that they will not tolerate policies that lead toward nuclear war.
Trusting the ‘Five Eyes’ Only
The Anglo-Saxonization of American Foreign Policy and Its Perverse Consequences.
Patrick Lawrence: Putin—Behind the Shoji
The Russian president’s time in Pyongyang and Hanoi gave clear evidence of the turn away from the West that Lavrov, the country’s foreign minister, announced at the start of the…
‘Democracy Must Be Respected’: Bolivian Leader Replaces Military Chiefs Over Coup Attempt
Leftists and political leaders around the world slammed the coup effort as Bolivia's trade union federation called for an emergency mass mobilization and a general strike.
The US List of Countries Allegedly Sponsors of Terrorism: Another Imperialistic Scam
By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch In the US State Department’s toolkit, unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) are used to blackmail, bully and intimidate States that do not readily accept US…
The US Presidential Candidates’ UN and Foreign Policy Stances
By Laura E. Kirkpatrick / PassBlue On Nov. 5, American voters will choose their 47th president. Combined, the likely candidates, Joe Biden, a Democrat and the incumbent, and Donald Trump,…
Patrick Lawrence: Putin and Xi in Beijing: Steps into the 21st Century
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping added another to their count of 40–odd summit meetings when the Russian and Chinese presidents convened in Beijing,…
Patrick Lawrence: The Impotence of Antony Blinken
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Antony Blinken is now in China for his second such journey as secretary of state and his third encounter with senior Chinese officials:…
Not Enough War on the Ground, the US Is Taking It To Space
The military industrial complex is suiting up for a new arms race, far beyond the stratosphere
Are Embassies Off-Limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli Actions Signal Dangerous Precedent
By Jorge Heine / The Conversation It has long been held that embassies should be treated as “off-limits” to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both…
Patrick Lawrence: Europe’s Identity Crisis
As European leaders continue to import a version of U.S. militarism, rearmament will cost the Continent its postwar social contract.
Patrick Lawrence: Imperium: Decline on the Way to Fall
The piece discusses the decline of American dominance, highlighting the failures in Ukraine and the unravelling of the U.S.-led international order. It details rising multipolarity and critiques American imperialism, particularly…
‘We Got To Rein Her In’: Behind The Scenes Of Nuland’s Early Retirement
By Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern in a new interview has speculated over the reasons behind Victoria Nuland stepping down from her high-ranking position as…
Patrick Lawrence: Russia’s Turn From the West
Sergei Lavrov’s recent comments are a case of the subtext being vastly larger than the text.