Colonel Larry Wilkerson: Ending the American Presence in Southwest Asia
There Is a Moral Lesson in All of This
Anyone who speaks about these people as though they were inferior people, as though theirs were an inferior civilization, is an idiot. An absolute idiot, if he truly believes what he is saying. Then you do not know enough history. You do not understand enough geography, and you do not know the history of empires well enough to face the truth. Instead,…
Putin on German Elections, War with Russia and Europe’s Energy Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin answers a media question about the recent German elections, the rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the broader political trends unfolding across Europe. Putin discusses what he describes as systemic political, security and economic mistakes by Western countries, including NATO’s eastward expansion, the Ukraine conflict and Europe’s energy policy. He also addresses Europe’s gas prices, Germany’s…
The Illusion of a "Rules-Based Order": A Critical Look at France’s Rejection of the "Global South"
In a recent statement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot rejected the geopolitical terms "Global South" and "Collective West," dismissing them as artificial political concepts designed to divide the world. Instead, he proposed that the true divide lies between nations that support a "multilateral, rules-based international order" and those that do not. Accompanying this rhetorical shift, France announced it will abandon…Russia deployed the World's most Powerful IRBM missile in the Heart of Europe
Volodamir Zelensky's recent threats against Russian airports and passenger planes have been the last straw for Moscow. The Kremlin is well aware that Zelensky would never have dared to make such statements without the approval of his masters in the European Union and Britain. Judging by the statements of numerous influential Russian politicians, it becomes clear that Moscow may perceive terrorist attacks on its airports and civilian aircraft as a…The True Origin of the Vietnam War: What Historians Get Wrong
The Vietnam War killed over three million people. But the story most of us learned in school — that it was simply about stopping communism — is dangerously incomplete. The real origins stretch back decades before the first American soldier set foot in Southeast Asia, through French colonial rubber plantations where seventeen thousand workers died on a single estate, through a jungle meeting where American spies saved the life of Ho Chi Minh, through eight letters…Why Europe’s Gas Prices Have Doubled And Why Winter Could Be Worse
Europe's gas prices have doubled this year. But the bigger problem is what happens next. Prices have surged roughly 120% since January, even though winter is still months away. So why is gas getting more expensive now? Because Europe is being squeezed from both sides. Demand is rising, just as supply is tightening, while gas storage remains well below, where Europe wants it before winter. And that creates one crucial question. What happens if the code arrives…HP wages a bitter, and ultimately futile, battle against China
Two recent developments surrounding the American technology company HP (Hewlett-Packard) illustrate this paradox in a way that feels almost literary. On the one hand, HP, one of Silicon Valley's oldest and most established technology giants, pays licensing fees to Huawei, a Chinese company placed on Washington's infamous 'Entity List'.On the other hand, HP wages a bitter, and ultimately futile, battle against an ecosystem of compatible ink cartridges…