Military & Security

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Sorry, we made a mistake: The NYT’s retraction was presented as a technical error whereby the wrong pictures were mistakenly selected. “A packet of American briefing materials that was prepared for the Geneva meeting asserts that the photograph was taken in Russia. The same …

According to the US magazine National Review, Washington should accept an uncomfortable truth: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is pursuing the right strategy in Syria.  Accepting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stance on Syria is an uncomfortable necessity that Washington should acknowledge if it wants to degrade and destroy Daesh, journalist Jay …

Neither a strong US nor a strong Europe threaten each other, however for the US, the danger is not a Europe that becomes too strong, but the one that is too weak; and it is definitely going to weaken in 2016, according to American political analyst Joseph S. …

By Oscar Nkala The Algerian Air Force has ordered 12 Sukhoi (Su-34) “Fullback” fighter bombers from Russian aircraft manufacturer Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association to replace an aged fleet of Soviet-era MiG-25s, which are long over-due for retirement from service, as part of an ongoing force modernization program. In an …

The Islamic State threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh’s execution of 47 people including 43 convicted al Qaeda militants, Reuters reports. The militant group, which has claimed responsibility for attacks in the kingdom and stepped up operations in neighboring Yemen, singled out the al-Ha’ir …

While markets are having a shaky start to 2016, the chatter of commentators proclaiming the ‘new normal’ at which the global economy has supposedly arrived has been steady. It is true that the economic framework for the United States, and the trajectory of the global economy, is different …

With tensions ratcheting up between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the potential for conflict is growing. While Iranian forces are no match technologically for Riyadh’s lavishly equipped military, Tehran can use what equipment and troops it does have in clever ways to offset that advantage. But sanctions have done …

In 2014, George Galloway, at the time a Member of Parliament, warned the British government that intervention in Iraq and the Middle East would only lead to more terrorism and instability around the world. One year later, the world is reeling from the Paris attacks and other terrorist …

The contrast is striking. The United States, especially during this political season, talks to itself about the hard choice between sustaining its global footprint and “nation building at home.” China’s leadership, meanwhile, has launched ambitious programs in both areas, enlarging its global footprint and re-orientating the emphasis of …