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As Myanmar collapses, it’s time for China to step up and be the hero
The Burmese people continue to suffer as the brutal civil war in Myanmar heads toward its sixth year. The conflict was recently brought…
Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray
Earlier this month, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu met with Omani National Security Council Secretary-General Idris Abdulrahman Al Kindi. The pair reaffirmed…
Zelensky’s ‘Freya’ missile defense scheme could backfire. Here’s why.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, neutralizing Russia’s ballistic missile threat is a key to ending the war that continues to ravage his…
What a US war with Cuba would really look like
CBS News reported recently that Pentagon officials were exploring the possibility of military action against Cuba.“Military planners have in recent weeks examined a…
Aiming at the Gulf, Iran shoots itself in the foot
For decades, Iran has sought to diminish America’s military presence and political influence in the Middle East. Yet some ambitions carry within them…
Pro-Israel hawks lash out after most House Dems vote to cut aid
Public opinion on Israel is shifting rapidly, but there was little evidence of that at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday. The…
As war drags on, Ukraine’s population is collapsing
As the war in Ukraine trudges through its fifth year, deaths there now outnumber births at a nearly four-to-one ratio.According to figures published…
James Woolsey, influential neocon and Iraq War booster, dies at 84
R. James “Jim” Woolsey, a major Iraq and GWOT promoter and neoconservative Democrat, passed away Tuesday at 84.Woolsey served briefly as CIA director…
‘ISIS of the Western Hemisphere’? Latin America isn’t buying it
The Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, a rather staid event held every two years, is known mostly for its boilerplate language…
The West’s plan to pressure Putin has a glaring flaw
Ukraine’s 40-day deep-strike campaign – launched by President Volodymyr Zelensky to “push the aggressor toward ending the war” – is now at its…
