U.S. and Israeli officials have declared that a nuclear-armed Iran is a uniquely terrifying prospect, even an existential threat. In fact, by creating a more durable balance of military power in the Middle East, a nuclear Iran would yield more… Read More ›
Archive for July 2012
Russia and China: Partners or Competitors When Facing US Foreign Policy?
The most striking image to come out from the G20 meeting in Mexico was the one included in this post of Putin consulting with Hua. Putin’s demeanor is full of respect and is almost deferential to his Chinese counterpart, the… Read More ›
Security Council Vote on Syria
This morning the Security Council voted on the UK drafted resolution on Syria. There were 11 approvals, Russia and China vetoed the resolution and South Africa and Pakistan abstained from the vote. This tells the story about how divided the… Read More ›
The 11th Commandment: Thou Shall Regime-Change
Since Summer 2010 and the commencement of the “Libya sequence”, we have been living in a parallel political universe, where the United States of America is GOD and there is an eleventh (11th) Commandment that rules our world: Thou shall… Read More ›
In calls to DR Congo and Rwanda leaders, Ban voices concern over M23 renegades
In calls to DR Congo and Rwanda leaders, Ban voices concern over M23 renegades. By issuing such a statement, the UN Secretary-General has taken the necessary step to put the responsibility squarely on the shoulders of Rwanda for the continued… Read More ›
allAfrica.com: Africa: Foreign Ministers Meet as DRC Conflict Escalates
allAfrica.com: Africa: Foreign Ministers Meet as DRC Conflict Escalates.
The US-Israel Relationship: Who is Leading Who?
The common belief is that Israel and the Jewish lobby in America control a number of important financial, political and foreign policy processes and outcomes in the USA. This is because of an inexplicably close relationship between the US and… Read More ›
Rwanda Supported Insurgents M23 Further Destabilize Eastern DRC and Create Basis for Enlarged Regional Conflict
On Friday July 6, the CNDP off-shoot militant group M23 attacked FARDC posts in North Kivu loaded in the town of Butagana on the border to Uganda, striking a very busy and lucrative trading route between Congo and Uganda. North… Read More ›
The "Smart Power" Approach toward Pakistan Needs Work
Reblogged from Chanakya's Notebook: Winning over Pakistani hearts and minds is proving difficult Two new reports provide further insight into the breakdown of U.S.-Pakistan relations. The first, put out by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, charts the growing hostility of… Read More ›
More Evidence of Rwanda’s Support to Rebel to Destabilize Eastern DRC
allAfrica.com: Congo-Kinshasa: More Evidence of Rwandas Rebel Support. Read this article please. Finally, the Addendum to the last Report of the Group of Experts (also attached below) has been allowed to be published and disseminated widely after two months of… Read More ›
Geneva Conference Agrees “Basic Principles” but Stops Short on Substance of a Peace Process for Syria
Yesterday in Geneva, the Security Council P5, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, EU, the UN and the League of Arab States met to discuss the continuing instability in Syria – conspicuously absent were Saudi Arabia and Iran, the key protagonists and… Read More ›
