Tag: NATO
Could Lebanon Protests Lead to a ‘Coup’ & How Might NATO Capitalise on the Political Crisis?
Tensions continue to grow in Lebanon following the dramatic collapse of the Lebanese lira early last week, prompting people to take to the streets...
China Wins in the End: Turkey Warns US About Unforeseen Consequences of Pressure Over S-400 Purchase
Relations between Washington and Ankara started to deteriorate after the latter signed a contract with Russia to buy several S-400 air defence systems at...
US Indo-Pacific Command Seeks Doubling of Budget, Ring of Missile Sites Off Chinese Coast – Report
China has set a goal of becoming a “fully developed nation” and “a global leader” by 2049, the centennial of its socialist revolution, but...
Europe on Track to Become Region With Fastest-Growing Defense Expenditures – Report
Even as the Kremlin’s military budget continues to shrink, Western military leaders are claiming Russia poses an “existential threat” to them, justifying greater and...
US General Calls Moscow ‘Existential Threat’, Claims Russia, China Engaged In ‘Nefarious Activities’
In its first month in office, the Biden administration has taken a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde approach to Russia, renewing a key treaty...
‘Completely Wrong’: Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Denies Sending Mercenaries to Libyan Warzone
Africa14:06 GMT 24.02.2021(updated 14:34 GMT 24.02.2021) Libya collapsed into a series of warring factions in the aftermath of the 2011 NATO-assisted uprising...
US Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 500,000
The US has crossed another grim milestone as the number of deaths blazes past 500,000.Dr. Jehan "Gigi" El-Bayoumi, professor of medicine and founding director...
MSC 2021: US of Today No Longer The One of the ‘Cavalry is Coming’ in Europe’s Eyes, Analysts Say
US12:16 GMT 21.02.2021On 19 February, Joe Biden addressed European leaders at the virtual Munich Security Conference, asserting that "America is back" and ready...
Why Cold War-Era NATO Alliance’s Effort to Scare Europeans Into Paying Their ‘Fair Share’ May Fail
As Clinton and Obama-era hawks have returned to office under Joe Biden, NATO is trying to refurbish its strategy depicting Russia and China as...
Riyadh Might be Alarmed by Biden’s Move to Downgrade Ties But Expert Says Saudis Have Other Options
Those options include purchasing weapons from other providers including India, Russia, and South Korea as well as establishing a joint front with Israel, in...
Russia, China & Democracy: Biden Vows ‘America is Back’ in Munich Speech Hailing Multilateralism
US President Joe Biden’s recent remarks at the Munich Security Conference strongly echoed those made earlier in the day at the G-7 meeting, where...
‘On a Hair Trigger’: Soviets Armed 108 Jets for Nuclear War During 1983 NATO Drills, Docs Show
Since 2019, the US has invested billions in developing new ground-launched missile systems like those that helped provoke a nuclear war scare in November...
Turkish Prosecutors Launch Probe Into Dutch MP Geert Wilders After He Calls Erdogan a ‘Terrorist’
World12:35 GMT 16.02.2021(updated 13:01 GMT 16.02.2021) Geert Wilders, the Dutch-businessman turned Party for Freedom leader, has gotten into legal trouble repeatedly in...
Investigation Into NATO Airstrike That Killed 91 Afghan Civilians Was Valid, European Court Says
In 2009, a German Colonel in Kunduz ordered the bombing of two hijacked fuel tankers in Afghanistan, killing over 100 people, mostly civilians. The...
‘There Was No ‘Revolution”: Libyans Reflect on Decade of Chaos That Followed Gaddafi’s Ouster
Monday marks the tenth anniversary of the beginning of large-scale violent protests against long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In March of 2011, NATO-led forces...
Boris Johnson Says US Democracy is ‘Strong’ After Trump Impeachment ‘Kerfuffle’
The second impeachment trial against Donald Trump came to an end on 13 February after only 57 US Senators voted to convict the ex-president....
