Tag: Show-CrossTalk
Saigon in Afghanistan
Alas, the end appears to be near. Washington’s 20-year effort at nation-building in Afghanistan was always going to end this way – a complete and total failure. It is doubtful the corrupt Kabul government will last long after America’s withdrawal. Afghanistan remains broken and the American people poor. And no one is held to account …
CrossTalk on EU: Whose values?
We have become accustomed to EU elites messaging the importance of values. Not everyone in the bloc agrees. In fact, a growing number of conservative and populist forces are speaking out against what some call Brussels’ ‘colonial’ outlook. Conservatives and populists talk the language of family and culture. EU elites talk of values to create a European superstate. …
CrossTalk Bullhorns, HOME EDITION: China’s agenda
The Communist Party of China celebrated its 100th anniversary last week. It made it clear it will not tolerate being lectured by the West any longer. Is this a new red line? Also, in the aftermath of the Putin-Biden summit, is it fair to say that Washington’s “interagency consensus” is winning again? …
EU-Russia deadlock
After the Putin-Biden summit, European leaders such as Germany’s Merkel and France’s Macron called for renewed dialogue with Russia. The Baltic States and Poland said, “Not so fast.” Thus, there’s no consensus within the EU as to how to move forward, and the ball remains firmly in Brussels’ court. …
Russia-China embrace
Russia-China relations are strong and getting deeper. We are told this is dangerous for the Washington-led world. Is it? Why are Moscow and Beijing moving closer together? Did the miscalculations of the Washington Consensus have anything to do with it? Is the China-Russia alliance made in America? …
Media industrial complex
We are witnessing a very disturbing media trend. Serving an ideology and scoring political points trumps informing citizens. We had the Russiagate hoax, the impeachment hoax, and the suppression of any debate on the origin of Covid. Now front and center is the Capitol Hill riot. What does the FBI know? …