Tag Archives: US foreign policy

Assessment from the US POV.The Cipher BriefHayden: A World Both Dangerous and More Complicated Michael Hayden, former director of CIA and NSA

The war of words over American trade tariffs on Chinese exports and the expulsion of Russian diplomats may seem unrelated issues. But there is a connecting theme: the staggering US hypocrisy over its own aggressive behaviour. This blatant American hypocrisy – beyond reason and respect for international law – marks a fatal descent into barbarism towards foreign relations. Dialogue and diplomacy are repudiated with a “might is right” attitude.… Harsh. Strategic Culture Foundation —...

Sad story of American liberal interventionism putatively based on spreading freedom and democracy gone wrong in the Middle East, told by an insider. Is the US getting ready to repeat that mistake in Iran after Iraq has been generally admitted as a strategic blunder?LobeLogInauspicious Anniversaries and Lessons Unlearned Emile Nakhleh | Senior Intelligence Service officer and Director of the Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program at the Central Intelligence Agency, a member of the...

Is getting ready to pull out of Syria?SouthFrontTrump: US Will Withdraw From Syria “Very Soon” Or, is the US digging it for the long haul? US Deploying Heavy Military Equipment To Consolidate Its Presence In Syria’s Al-Tanf – Russian Foreign Minsitry

Diplomatic ping-pong. China seeks a "win-win," while Washington regards geopolitics as a zero-sum game.Asia Times Beijing’s ‘win-win’ Korean Peninsula scenario Xuan Loc DoanSee alsoNot only Turkey.Geopolitics AlertTurkey Breaks with NATO, Refuses to Expel Russians Jim Carey

A strong legacy of U.S. leadership and engagement in global politics has been reduced today to what I call kinetic diplomacy – diplomacy by armed force. The ConversationFewer diplomats, more armed force defines US leadership today Monica Duffy Toft | Professor of International Politics and Director, Center for Strategic Studies, Fletcher School, Tufts UniversitySee also Higinio Polo has for a long time predicted the current tension in international relations. He spoke about this, in...

US empire is in decline. Reports of the end of the US being the unitary power in world affairs are common, as are predictions of the end of US empire. China surpassed the United States as the world economic leader, according to Purchasing Power Parity Gross National Product, and Russia announced new weapons that can overcome the US’ defense systems. What is happening in the United States, in response, is to do more of what has been causing the decline.... Too many wars on the periphery of...

Democrats deciding that Russia-baiting isn't such a good idea after all?I guess Putin's message came across that poking the bear's liar is not a great idea.Zero Hedge Senate Democrats: US Should "Urgently Engage" With Russia To Avoid A Military "Miscalculation" Tyler Durden See also SouthfrontUS Defense Undersecretary for Policy Confirms Russia Has Sensational Nuclear Weapons Technology

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has stepped up its efforts at “regime change” in Venezuela.... Gunboat diplomacy in new garb. Why does the US care about Venezuela? Oil, what else? CounterpunchStill Meddling in VenezuelaMark Weisbrot

Former Texas Congressman and leading libertarian thinker Dr. Ron Paul has shared his views on President Trump's job as president after his first year in office, the situation in Syria and the renewed debate on gun control in the wake of the Florida school shooting.... Sputnik International'We Can't Continue to Run the World': Ron Paul's EXCLUSIVE Interview for Sputnik