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What if NATO Died?

What if NATO Died?

Forged under the pressure of the Cold War in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is in critical condition.
28.01.2026

‘Economic Statecraft’ Exposed: A Key Pillar of US Hybrid Warfare for All To See

‘Economic Statecraft’ Exposed: A Key Pillar of US Hybrid Warfare for All To See

It’s certainly not diplomacy and it’s not coercion. It is war conducted by economic means, all designed to produce an economic crisis and social unrest leading to a fall of the government.
27.01.2026

Trump’s First Year: A Report Card

Trump’s First Year: A Report Card

There are many metrics by which U.S. President Donald Trump’s first year back in office can be measured. Some will measure it by tariffs and the economy, some by ICE and immigration, and some by civility and democracy.
26.01.2026

Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy

Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy

Is there an actually existing Ukraine policy? Probably not.
23.01.2026

The Last Election

The Last Election

Donald Trump’s threat to cancel the midterm elections is not a feign. He ruminates about defying the Constitution to serve a third term; he is determined to retain absolute control.
22.01.2026

As World Economic Forum in Davos opens

As World Economic Forum in Davos opens

A major shift in Swiss security policy underway
21.01.2026

Trump’s Threats to Intervene in Iran Carry Big Risks

Trump’s Threats to Intervene in Iran Carry Big Risks

The protests in Iran began in the bazaars on December 28 as a demand for economic reform in the face of a cost-of-living crisis highlighted by the Iranian rial’s plunge to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar.
16.01.2026

Chopping Down Laws

Chopping Down Laws

Trump rejects the obligation to execute his job faithfully, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. His loyalty is to himself, not to the words or the values underlying the U.S. Constitution.
16.01.2026

An Assault on the Republic

An Assault on the Republic

In a scene in Robert Bolt’s famous play “A Man for All Seasons,” about the treason trial of St. Thomas More, More argues with the attorney general of Wales about the law.
15.01.2026

The Ukraine Snare Still Beckons

The Ukraine Snare Still Beckons

Despite the widespread expectation that President Donald Trump would end Washington’s entanglement in NATO’s proxy war using Ukraine against Russia, it is increasingly evident that the fundamental features of U.S. policy remain unaltered.
13.01.2026

4 Observations on Maduro Kidnap

4 Observations on Maduro Kidnap

A unipolar world leaves all of us prey to Trump’s destabilizing gangsterism and a rapacious, destructive, U.S. corporate capitalism.
08.01.2026

America the Rogue State

America the Rogue State

Iraqis, a million of whom were killed during the U.S. war and occupation, know what comes next for Venezuela. The reigning gangsters will use the threat of death and destruction to procure subservience.
08.01.2026

Trump’s Teatro Yanqui del Absurdo

Trump’s Teatro Yanqui del Absurdo

Donald Trump’s Mar-al-Lago press conference announcing that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela was pure Yankee theater of the absurd, writes Joe Lauria.
05.01.2026

Peace President? Yeah, Right.

Peace President? Yeah, Right.

On December 17, surrounded by festive holiday decorations, US president Donald Trump delivered an upbeat — one might even say manic — address to the nation, preempting — and enraging fans of — network TV shows such as Survivor, The Floor, and Christmas in Nashville.
29.12.2025

Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery

Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery

The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty. It is an ominous document that will – if allowed to stand – come back to haunt the United States.
16.12.2025

The Death of Ukraine’s Dream of NATO Membership

The Death of Ukraine’s Dream of NATO Membership

Ukraine’s dream of NATO membership is dead. It died, surprisingly, not on the battlefields of Ukraine nor at the negotiating table with Russia.
15.12.2025

Marco Rubio, Forever-War Maker

Marco Rubio, Forever-War Maker

The U.S. secretary of state has consistently undercut Trump’s professed goals of diplomacy, negotiated settlements and “America First” priorities, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
11.12.2025

NATO Is a Menace, Not a Benefit, to America

NATO Is a Menace, Not a Benefit, to America

Since its creation in 1949, NATO has been the keystone of U.S. foreign policy in Europe. Indeed, the alliance has been the most important feature of Washington’s overall strategy of global primacy.
09.12.2025

Trump Ukraine Plan AOA (Alive on Arrival)

Trump Ukraine Plan AOA (Alive on Arrival)

Yury Ushakov, Putin’s man on Ukraine, said there’s no firm plan for Ukraine yet and some American ideas are acceptable to Russia, some not. But the plan is not dead.
05.12.2025

The Richest Men in the World Are Media Moguls

The Richest Men in the World Are Media Moguls

Alan MacLeod on the capture of media systems by the planet’s mega-rich and the existential threat that poses to an open society and the free flow of information.
05.12.2025

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