Trump Was Never a ‘Moderate’ on Foreign Policy
Neither presidential candidate offers a fundamental break from the US foreign policy status quo.
Israel Sought to Bypass Foreign Agent Law to Spread Propaganda in US: Report
A new investigation reveals that the Israeli government sought to create third-party nonprofit groups to funnel funds to US Jewish and Christian groups spreading Israeli propaganda.
When Presidents Kill
Why do American presidents kill? Because they can get away with it.
China Stops Arms Control Talks With the US Over Arms Sales to Taiwan
The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the US continues to do things that go against Beijing's 'core interests.'
‘President’ Gets Earful Re: Bullet In Trump’s Ear
By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost In this week’s episode of “Playing President,” Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make…
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…
At 75, NATO Needs a Neurological Exam
By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost In this week’s episode of “Playing President,” Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make…
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…
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,…
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Killing Us All
By David Vine and Theresa (Isa) Arriola / TomDispatch We need to talk about what bombs do in war. Bombs shred flesh. Bombs shatter bones. Bombs dismember. Bombs cause brains,…
Patrick Lawrence: Deaf and Blind: The Maladies of American Diplomats
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Here is a modest proposal, nothing too radical, just good sense. Turn over Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan to the Iranian authorities on…
Arab State Leaders to Meet With Xi Jinping in China
Leaders from Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia and UAE expected to arrive in Beijing starting Tuesday and plan to discuss the war in Gaza and free trade.
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,…