Geostrategic Media Political Commentary, Analysis, Security, Defense
After Friday’s phone call between United States President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House now says that a Middle East peace conference is a real possibility. The American leader sends his advisor on Israel, Jason Greenblatt, to begin talks with Israelis and Palestinians. US …
March, 2017
February, 2017
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15 February
Jordan Steps Up its War on ISIS in Syria
On February 5, Jordan launched airstrikes in southern Syria, directed at the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and Jaysh Khalid bin Al Waleed. Occurring shortly after King Abdullah II’s meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in late January and with US President Donald Trump …
December, 2016
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23 December
Cops of the Pacific? U.S. military’s role in Asia during the age of Donald Trump
Trump walks in during Pentagon’s preparations for a future U.S.-Japan-South Korean triangular military alliance Despite the attention being given to America’s roiling wars and conflicts in the Greater Middle East, crucial decisions about the global role of U.S. military power may be made in a region where, as …
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18 December
Why Everything We’re Hearing About Aleppo Right Now Could Be Wrong
As the Russian U.N. envoy announces that its military operation in Aleppo is complete, I’m in two minds about the war that has ravaged the Syrian city. I’m in two minds because the mass media has published extensive reports on the fact that the Russian and Syrian authorities …
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4 December
John Pilger: The Coming War on China
The greatest build-up of American-led military forces since the Second World War is well under way. When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, …
November, 2016
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24 November
King Abdullah II of Jordan: Fight Against Terrorism Priority – Australian ABC
Canberra, Nov. 23 (Petra) — Australian ABC TV Channel broadcast on Wednesday an interview with His Majesty King Abdullah II, who started with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah a state visit to Australia upon an invitation from its Governor General Peter Cosgrove. Following is the full text …
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22 November
Trump-quake to Rebalance World Order
Donald Trump’s victory and the new appointment of his team members are clear-cut indicative that he is heading towards a cooperative mood with Russia and its president Vladimir Putin towards a number of global issues including fighting terrorism, facing international threats, rising to the level of challenges including …
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21 November
U.S. foreign policy: Global dominance
Since World War II, the U.S. has chronically fomented instability Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson tactlessly sermonized that, “The United States was the locomotive of mankind and the rest of the world was the caboose.” The supreme arrogance of the secretary’s bifurcation made no friends but endless …
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19 November
PAYBACK: US Serbs, Angry About Being Bombed By Bill, May Have Cost Hillary The Election
The Reason Hillary Clinton Lost! What Happened In Wisconsin, Michigan, & Pennsylvania. The reason Hillary Clinton was crushed in the electoral college during this election is because she lost Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The reason behind the unprecedented loss can be summed up in two sentences. We will not forget. We …
