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US Foreign Policy
Trump Shifts to Monarchy Promotion in Middle East
Forget about democracy promotion. The Trump administration is advocating for monarchy
Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy
Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump
The Pentagon has so far destroyed 18 go-fast boats there and in the Pacific Ocean. No evidence has been presented that those were drug ships
Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel
Al-Sharaa and his delegation had as their primary goal the lifting of US Caesar Act sanctions, which have crippled Syria’s reconstruction
On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing: “All the Vice President’s Men”
Dick Cheney and the Iraq War – was it about Oil? How Cheney coarsened American politics
Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two visions of the future of Gaza are congealing, in two different power centers. One is the Arab and Muslim foreign ministers who met Monday in Istanbul, including Türkiye, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday morning that the […]
What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This year 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the “American War.” The war officially ended in 1973 but the remaining Americans fled South Vietnam in chaotic air and sea lifts two years later as North Vietnam forces invaded to unite their country. […]
The World confronts the Genocide Washington is trying to Bury
( Code Pink ) – On October 4th, 2025, in an interview with Axios, President Trump stressed that one of the main goals behind his Gaza plan was to restore Israel’s international standing. “Bibi took it very far and Israel lost a lot of support in the world,” Trump said. “Now I am gonna get […]
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