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Tag Archives: Red Sea
Washington’s Wars Eroding its Global Clout
By Salman Rafi Sheikh Source: New Eastern Outlook If war is politics by other means, Washington’s ongoing wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe are meant to buttress its global influence on the one hand and undermine its competitors … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged BRI, China, empire, fascism, Genocide, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Neocons, Palestine, politics, Red Sea, Russia, UAE, Ukraine, war
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China’s unexpected gains from the Red Sea crisis
Despite Beijing’s maritime security priority, Yemen’s Red Sea ban on Israeli-linked shipping has boosted China’s regional standing while miring its US adversary in an unwinnable crisis. By Giorgio Cafiero Source: The Cradle The Gaza war’s expansion into the Red Sea … Continue reading
Posted in Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, multipolarism, news, society, war
Tagged BRI, China, empire, Gaza, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, Israel, multipolarism, Red Sea, US Foreign Policy, Wang Yi, war, Xi Jinping, Yemen
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The World’s Gyre
Bu Alastair Crooke Source: Strategic Culture Foundation The U.S. is edging closer to war with Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, a state security agency composed of armed groups, some of which are close to Iran, but which for the main are … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Ansarallah, empire, Gaza, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kataeb Hizbullah, Palestine, Red Sea, Syria, US Foreign Policy, war, Yemen
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“Not Wanting” A Wider Middle East War, the U.S. Has Started One
By Edward Curtin Source: Dissident Voice You have to hand it to the U.S. and its henchmen for brazenness. In order to protect their client state Israel and its genocide in Gaza, the U.S., together with the UK, have in … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, Authoritarianism, black ops, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Law, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Colonialism, Deep State, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, International Court of Justice, International Law, Israel, Joe Biden, Lebanon, Palestine, Red Sea, Russia, South Africa, State Terror, Syria, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war, War Criminals, West Bank, World War 3, Yemen, Zionism
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US-British Attacks on Yemen a Portent for Wider War
By Brian Berletic Source: New Eastern Outlook In the opening weeks of 2024, the US and British unilaterally launched several large-scale missile and air strikes on targets in territory held by Ansar Allah (referred to as the “Houthis” across the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansar Allah, Brookings Institute, China, empire, Gaza, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, Iran, Israel, Neocons, Palestine, proxy war, Red Sea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Terror, uk, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war, Which Path to Persia?, Yemen
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