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NATO’s call on ‘like-minded nations’ to stand up to rise of China is just a desperate bid for global relevance

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As the influence of the US and Europe wanes in the face of a new geopolitical reality, their Cold War progeny, NATO, seeks to redefine itself as a global player. The problem is NATO is not capable of even stepping onto the field. … Read More >NATO’s call on ‘like-minded nations’ to stand up to rise of China is just a desperate bid for global relevance

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Romantic Republicans seeking a return to Cold War aggression are deluded – no-one values America’s tarnished values anymore

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Right-wing members of Congress have issued a report calling for the US to move to defend itself against a reimagined global threat. But it ignores the fact that, after George Floyd, America’s world standing is irreparably damaged. … Read More >Romantic Republicans seeking a return to Cold War aggression are deluded – no-one values America’s tarnished values anymore

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Dangerous narcissism: REAL reason Trump ditched Open Skies is dislike for any treaties that don’t bear HIS signature

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By announcing its intent to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, the Trump administration continues its war on legacy arms control agreements, endangering international security. … Read More >Dangerous narcissism: REAL reason Trump ditched Open Skies is dislike for any treaties that don’t bear HIS signature

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As the Trump administration legitimizes Covid-19’s ‘China lab’ origins conspiracy theory, remember Iraqi ‘WMD’

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By publicly entertaining theories linking the Covid-19 virus to Chinese research laboratories, US President Donald Trump and his administration are setting China up as the witch in a new political witch hunt. … Read More >As the Trump administration legitimizes Covid-19’s ‘China lab’ origins conspiracy theory, remember Iraqi ‘WMD’

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Impotent in Idlib: US pits Turkey & Russia against each other with ammo offer, but remains irrelevant in Syria

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he US has offered to provide Turkey with ammunition to help resolve the ongoing crisis in Syria’s Idlib province. This proposal underscores the impotence and irrelevance of the US when it comes to Syria today. … Read More >Impotent in Idlib: US pits Turkey & Russia against each other with ammo offer, but remains irrelevant in Syria