Trump’s sabotage of the JCPOA was based on his own misreading of the pact, to the detriment not only of Iran but of America’s own allies.
Continue readingHow Multinationals Pad Their Budgets With the Wealth of Developing Countries
Transfer (mis)pricing: the jewel in every multinational enterprise’s crown.
Continue readingTrump’s Version of the Iran Accord: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Trump’s Iran policy is more reminiscent of a coin flip than a political decision.
Continue readingWhy Trump Caved to China and Huawei
The trade war and the tussle over high technology are not simply unwinnable, their effects on the U.S. economy could prevent a second Trump term.
Continue readingThe Hybrid War Against Iran
Threats, sanctions, and actual killings are part of Washington’s crusade against Tehran, all enabled by its unshakable grip on the global financial system.
Continue readingHave You Heard of the CIA’s Iran Mission Center?
These are men who are reckless with violence, willing to do anything if it means provoking a war against Iran.
Continue readingWhy Venezuela Is the Vietnam of Our Time
On April 30, 1975, the United States learned an important lesson. The capture of Saigon by the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) would mark the defeat of the world’s most powerful military force by an army of guerrilla fighters.
Continue readingPeace Is a Word That the West Has Taken From the Afghans
With no end of war in sight, this past year has been the deadliest year for civilians since the United States first began to bomb Afghanistan in 2001.
Continue readingSanctions Are Genocidal, and They Are the U.S.’s Favorite Weapon
Far from precision-guided munitions, sanctions are weapons of starvation, which target the most vulnerable civilians for slow and painful death by deprivation of food and medicine.
Continue readingFear the Mustache: Why Bolton Makes Even Donald Trump Nervous
Even U.S. President Donald Trump, who is getting ready to pardon war criminals, fears John Bolton.
Continue readingThe Plot to Kill Venezuela
And who is caught between an economy reliant on oil revenues and a sanctions regime designed to create suffering? The people caught in the squeeze of factors beyond their control.
Continue readingWill the U.S. Start a War Against Iran?
As the Trump administration is “troubled” by unspecified rhetoric coming out of Tehran, a carrier strike group is steaming toward the Iranian coast.
Continue readingNothing to See Here: The U.S. Government Prevents Investigations into War Crimes in Afghanistan
This U.S. war on Afghanistan has produced an unknown death count with unknown numbers of war crimes.
Continue readingThe Human Rights Organizations Are Part of the Problem
Human rights organizations have sacrificed their credibility and become a sophisticated part of the U.S. foreign policy machine—or, to put it more bluntly, a part of the U.S. empire.
Continue readingLibya’s Incoming Strongman Haftar Will Send the Oil out to Europe—and Keep Its Migrants In
European values are fairly clear: they want oil to travel northward, not people. Haftar, at the cost of the Libyans themselves, will make that happen.
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