There’s a Reason George Washington Warned against “Entangling Relationships”
America's Cold War relationships have created conditions for very hot wars to take place. The current war in Ukraine is part of that sorry Cold War legacy.
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You Support Ukraine’s Independence? Then You Support Secession.
In 1991, Ukrainians held an election and voted for secession. Today we’re supposed to cheer that. But to suggest something similar for a region of the United States? Well, we’re told that’s just plain wrong.
Where the Truth Is Hidden: Debating the Current State of the US Armed Forces
With members of Congress claiming that the Russian invasion of Ukraine somehow threatens the US homeland, it is time to tell the truth about the military threats to this nation.
The Economic Sanctions against Russia Are Destructive and Counterproductive: We Must Oppose Them
Imposing economic sanctions upon Russia is tantamount to throwing gasoline on a raging fire. The sanctions will not end the Russian invasion of Ukraine and only will make things worse.
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Just the Latest Expression of Pan-Slavic Authoritarianism
Trying to understand the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the exclusive viewpoint of modern Western democracy is to ignore the long history of authoritarian leadership in Russia.
There’s a Reason George Washington Warned against “Entangling Relationships”
America's Cold War relationships have created conditions for very hot wars to take place. The current war in Ukraine is part of that sorry Cold War legacy.
Expect Washington to Throw a Fit over China’s New Deal with the Solomon Islands
Washington regards the entire world as its "sphere of influence." But now Beijing is looking to follow the US playbook on hegemony and expand Beijing's network of military bases abroad.
The “Rules-Based International Order” Is Dead. Washington Killed It.
From globalization to sanctions, to international institutions like the UN, the US is leading a small global fragment that's little more than NATO and a handful of friends. Meanwhile, two-thirds of the global economy isn't signing on.
Vietnam Should Have Been the End of US Foreign Intervention. It Wasn’t, and the World Is Worse Off
Remember "the lessons of Vietnam"? For all of the talk in Washington of avoiding similar conflicts in the future, US policy has been to intervene even more aggressively than it did pre-Vietnam.
Heavy Sanctions against Russia Could Usher in a Wider Economic War
The sanctions against Russia have the potential to spiral into something much larger. Indeed, many governments are using the current conflict as an opportunity to further push "green energy," rearmament, and other big-spending schemes.
