After the unfortunate dismantling of the USSR and Ukraine’s formal independence, the country was awash with high-tech weapons, industries, massive human capital and an enormous pool of natural resources “just waiting” to be exploited by foreigners. As all of it found itself outside of the Soviet Union’s tight-knit command economy, …
Read More »Can the Next President Salvage the Indo-Pacific?
Unlike the several organized security arrangements that operate to deter and push back China’s expansionism in the Pacific, no such mechanisms exist in the Indian Ocean. Who will occupy the White House as the next president of the United States is always a matter of international interest. Lately, it has …
Read More »AUKUS Revamped: The Complete Militarisation of Australia
There is much to loathe about the AUKUS security agreement between Canberra, Washington and London. Of the three conspirators against stability in the Indo and Asia Pacific, one stands out as the shouldering platform, the sustaining force, the political and military stuffing. But Australian propagandists and proselytisers of the US …
Read More »World-Ending Maneuvers? Massive 2 Trillion Multiyear Plan to Develop Nuclear Weapons
The Pentagon is in the midst of a massive $2 trillion multiyear plan to build a new generation of nuclear-armed missiles, bombers, and submarines. A large chunk of that funding will go to major nuclear weapons contractors like Bechtel, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. And they will do everything in their power to …
Read More »American Theocracy: Politics Has Become Our National Religion
“You shall have no other gods before me.”—The Ten Commandments “Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore.”—Donald Trump Politics has become our national …
Read More »From East to West Africa: The People Are Uprising against Colonial Oppression and Corruption
Waves of uprisings are spreading across the African continent and the masses are demanding freedom from imperialist powers and the comprador leaders that enable their ongoing exploitation. There are lessons to be learned from the past and current attempts at creating a unified Pan-African force that can free the continent …
Read More »The U.S. Has Dozens of Secret Bases Across the Middle East. They Keep Getting Attacked.
An Intercept investigation found 63 U.S. bases, garrisons, and shared facilities in the region. U.S. troops are “sitting ducks,” according to one expert. U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have come under repeated attack in recent weeks, including a rocket attack on al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Monday that reportedly …
Read More »Spearheaded by the UK, NATO escalates militarization of the Arctic
After years of ignoring the geopolitical relevance of the Arctic, NATO is concerned about Russian regional hegemony, which is why it is using Scandinavian countries to guarantee access to northern areas. In recent years, one of NATO’s main aspects has been its increased concern for the Arctic region. Joint partnerships …
Read More »America Can be a Great Nation If …
One wonders why America goes to war every few years with other nations. In its history of 248 years, it has been at peace only for 20 years or only 8% of its independent history! Rest of the years, America has been fighting wars with other nations involving killings, murders, …
Read More »These 28 Companies Are Building Nuclear Weapons
ICAN and its partner organisation Pax have released a report with full profiles of 28 companies connected to the production of nuclear weapons. Here are the 28 companies on ICAN’s Red Flag list. Download the full report here. Aecom (United States) Aecom is involved in work at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, it is involved in …
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