19 Years On – Looking Back at Iraq War
The Iraq war was the height of American arrogance. Premeditated, unsanctioned, unlawful, and last but not least unilateral aggression against a country that did not threaten the US in any way.
The Iraq war was the height of American arrogance. Premeditated, unsanctioned, unlawful, and last but not least unilateral aggression against a country that did not threaten the US in any way.
Of course, Ukraine is not the mountainous region of Afghanistan. Making it much easier on the Russians.
For Day 13 of The Realignment’s daily Ukraine coverage, Marshall spoke with return Realignment guest Elbridge Colby, co-founder of The Marathon Initiative, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, where he served as the lead official in the development of the 2018 National Defense […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined by foreign policy expert Dr. Trita Parsi to discuss the future of the Iran Nuclear Deal as geopolitical instability shakes up negotiations
Krystal and Saagar respond to the comments by a Russian spokesperson who refused to rule out using nukes to advance Russia’s war effort in a recent interview
Krystal examines the whitewashing of the Bush administration’s war crimes during the SCOTUS confirmation hearings by neocons and liberals in the Senate
I would assume that there’s always a huge concern of cyber attacks from everywhere.
Note to future war criminals: If you don’t want to be called war criminals, don’t commit war crimes in the first place.
Krystal and Saagar discuss the rumors of dissent happening within Putin’s inner circle as a top Russian official resigns and reports of unrest circulate
Krystal and Saagar cover the risk of Nuclear weapons being posed by the Russian military as the US comes up with contingency plans in case of a strike
From the viewers’ comments: “As a Korean person I can assure you This happens all the time when there is about to be political change in South Korea. Since a right-wing government is about to take power for the next 5 years, NK knows that there wouldn’t be […]
Krystal and Saagar cover the decision by the Biden administration to officially declare Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a war criminal after Biden previously said so when asked by reporters
Today’s guest is an expert on geopolitics with unique insights into global conflicts. Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist and a renowned author, speaker, and consultant. His work includes analysis on global politics, demographics, and geography to better understand economic, cultural, political and military developments to predict future […]
The Russian tanks have been seen with metal cages on top of their turret during the invasion of Ukraine. While looking like something like a homemade quick throw-on, what benefit are these cages and what are they supposed to do?
There are a lot of videos coming out of Ukraine, leading to a lot of opinions. Not to be a wet blanket, but I caution that these are merely small data points, and normally will only permit conclusions supported by that one snippet, not larger trends.
By Mike Whitney, The Seeker Mike Whitney – The Unz Review March 21, 2022 Question 1– Can you explain to me why you think Russia is winning the war in Ukraine? Larry C. Johnson– Within the first 24 hours of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, all Ukrainian […]
By Peter Zeihan on March 24, 2022 A mix of punitive sanctions and market forces is working to keep Russian energy exports out of global refineries and power plants, and ultimately in the ground as Moscow will have fewer markets willing (or able) to take deliveries. Russia’s network of […]
By Peter Zeihan on March 23, 2022 I identified the likely challenges facing Russian oil production at the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine – chief among them Moscow’s inability to keep oil flowing in the absence of foreign investment and tech, but also buyers. Without customers to […]
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate talk live with ex-UN weapons inspector and military expert Scott Ritter about the Russia-Ukraine war. Ritter provides a detailed analysis of the battlefield that stands in stark contrast to the rose-colored perspective of most Western analysts, and offers his perspective on […]
Krystal and Saagar bring Marshall Kosloff’s latest interview with creator and markets analyst Kyla Scanlon about the surge in commodity prices due to the Russian war in Ukraine
Kim Iversen questions why the American and Ukranian governments seem to be pushing aside the prospect of ending Ukraine’s war with Russia through peace negotiations.
Shaunna Thomas and Pamela Denise Long react to new reporting from Insider identifying 19 members of Congress who stand to profit off of the war in Ukraine due to their Raytheon and Lockheed Martin stock holdings.
Based on how hands-off NATO has been so far, a first strike would be more likely to come from Putin and would be selectively targeted to a prominent location in Ukraine. Even then, I don’t think NATO would respond in kind. NATO would respond, with conventional weapons, and […]
By Ali Fathollah-Nejad Middle East Institute Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, which triggered Europe’s first major conflict since the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, marks a watershed in the continent’s post-Cold War history. The conflict poses significant security challenges for countries throughout Eurasia and beyond, and has […]
By Thomas Fazi The Unherd The West, following the lead of the United States, has reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by introducing a “crippling” regime of sanctions. It is a “total economic and financial war” aimed at “caus[ing] the collapse of the Russian economy”, the French finance […]
The sphere of politics is almost never about logically determining the best path forward. It is most often about carving the way that benefits those in power the most. The logical inconsistencies between the media ignoring Nazi Ukranian brigades because it doesn’t fit their agenda while trying to […]
Chas Freeman, a retired senior US diplomat, analyzes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US role, and the geopolitical fallout. “Everything we are doing, rather than accelerate an end to the fighting and some compromise, seems to be aimed at prolonging the fighting,” Freeman says. Guest: Chas Freeman. Veteran […]
By Grayson Quay The Week Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) ended his questioning of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday by asking Jackson why she accused former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld of being “war criminals.” “I don’t know you well, […]
By Jason Fields The Week One question keeping NATO leaders up at night is whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has designs on other territories beyond Ukraine. The answer is to be seen in Belarus, now largely a Russian vassal state. How it happened and what life is like in […]
By Damon Linker, The Week I’ve been a harsh critic of U.S. foreign policy, and especially of analysts who favor the aggressive use of military force in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy, for a long time now. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is different. For the first […]
Matthias Matthijs on how the war in Ukraine is changing the global security, economic, and political terrain. Germany’s historic remilitarization may be the clearest sign yet that Moscow’s war on Ukraine has reinvigorated the Western alliance. Meanwhile, the European Union imposed severe sanctions on Russia, and NATO member states approved […]
Krystal and Saagar talk with Russian anti-war activist Egor Kotkin who is currently in Moscow about conditions at home after sanctions, Putin’s calculations, wartime propaganda, and similarities to the US political moment
MSNBC contributor Malcolm Nance tweeted out recently that the notorious Ukrainian paramilitary force known as the Azov Battalion had been “cleansed” of its Nazi elements in 2014, shortly after helping to lead the Maidan Rebellion. Nance offered no supporting evidence for the claim, but his tweet fits into […]
Krystal and Saagar break down the warnings from the Biden administration about a coming Russian cyberattack on the US in response to western sanctions over the war in Ukraine
White House reporters love two things more than any others – getting to be on camera when they ask questions, and war. And thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the current crop of predominantly women who comprise the White House press pool have been able to explore […]
Saagar looks at the humiliating response by the Biden administration to Saudi Arabia’s refusal to drill more oil to fulfill the supply needs of the US and elsewhere despite our continued support for their regime
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to horrific new reporting on the famine in Afghanistan. Lina holds her baby boy, Osman, as he undergoes treatment at the malnutrition ward of the Ataturk National Children’s Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec, 2, 2021. According to U.N. figures from early […]
Krystal and Saagar join the chorus of those ridiculing the comedian and Oscars host Amy Schumer for inviting Zelensky to the show as Ukraine faces an all-consuming invasion from Russia
Kim Iversen calls out U.S. media for condemning Vladimir Putin’s attacks on free speech but ignoring the same kind of attacks happening in Ukraine.
The Intercept’s Ken Klippenstein details the recent U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony during his meeting with Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 15, 2019. Amid a worldwide chorus of condemnation against Russia’s war on Ukraine, Africa […]
Krystal covers the incoming food crisis being caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the western sanction in response as the global wheat supply and growing inequality could be the recipe for bread riots
Krystal and Saagar issue a critique of former President Trump’s hawkish tone on the Russian conflict in Ukraine that contrasts with his foreign policy positions of old
Krystal and Saagar give the newest information on the war in Ukraine as Biden calls Putin a war criminal putting US-Russia diplomatic ties on edge
Former senior advisor the Secretary of Defense Col. Doug Macgregor joins Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate for a candid, live discussion of the Russia-Ukraine war and his time in the Trump administration when an Afghan withdrawal was sabotaged and conflict with Iran and Syria continued.
By Peter Zeihan on March 22, 2022 We are awash in news reports that the Europeans are poised to follow the US in banning all Russian Energy imports. Let me repeat: the Europeans are reportedly getting ready to ban imports from their largest supplier of crude oil, natural gas, […]
Ukraine is a country that has experienced both a color-coded revolution sponsored by the West and a secession of its eastern regions sponsored by Russia, been in a state of de facto civil war for 8 years, and caught in the middle between Atlanticist aspirations for unipolar world […]
By Jon Skolnik, Salon Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., doubled down on his claim that Israel should take a stronger stance against Russia, insisting that “everyone must pick a side” amid Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine. “We have stood with Israel and will continue to do so. But at […]
The way she describes Russian society as divided is encouraging. Maybe the Russians can have their own culture war and growing pan-secessionist sentiment to mirror the American version. And so can the Chinese, Indians, Pakistanis, Europeans, Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Africans, etc., etc., etc., Russian news director and […]
This is pretty good. Carlson is hit and miss, but when he’s right, he’s right. I’m thinking I’d like to see Tucker Carlson enter the GOP primaries and win, and then pick Tulsi as his running mate. Obviously, there are limitations to both, and to electoralism generally, but […]
Here’s the recording of a phone call featuring Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (whose boss was Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton) in a phone call to US Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt; a phone call leaked to the news media on 4 […]
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