US “Airstrike Diplomacy” Continues in Syria-Iraq
By Brian Berletic On June 27, 2021 the US carried out additional strikes against targets along the Syrian-Iraqi border. The attacks were condemned by both…
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The NED’s New CEO: Atlantic Council Warmonger Damon Wilson
By Brian Berletic The US government’s regime change funding organization – the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) – headed since its inception in 1983 by…
Is the “3 Seas Initiative” the West’s Answer to China’s Belt and Road?
Op-Ed by Brian Berletic To counter not only China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) but also Russia’s growing ties with Western Europe, an “alternative” infrastructure…
A Decade On: West’s War on Syria Continues
By Brian Berletic As Syrian elections approached, the US, France, and Germany worked together to undermine them. This was not because they truly believed the…
America’s Predictable Betrayal of the “Iran Nuclear Deal”
By Brian Berletic Despite campaign promises made by now US President Joe Biden to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) better known as…
Myanmar, Libya, and Syria: Dangerous Parallels
By Brian Berletic When protesters in the streets of Myanmar began waving signs around in English demanding “R2P” or the “responsibility to protect,” the initial…
The Greater Danger of Israeli Provocations in Syria
By Brian Berletic Continued airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes in Syria presents – at face value – an obvious and persistent threat to Syria….
UK Bans China’s CGTN for Being Too Much Like the BBC
By Brian Berletic The British Office of Communications (Ofcom) has pulled the license for China Global Television Network (CGTN) effectively terminating its ability to operate…
Myanmar Crisis Explained…
By Brian Berletic Myanmar’s military has seized power, detained Aung San Suu Kyi and has begun rounding up members of her National League for Democracy…
COVID-19: The Emergence of the Pandemic Industrial Complex
By Brian Berletic If official numbers are to be believed, the United States is one of the worst hit countries in terms of COVID-19 infections…
Russia’s Hypersonic “Zircon” Missile Takes Flight
By Brian Berletic Russian state media reported a successful test flight of its new hypersonic missile, the Zircon. Flying at Mach 8 (8 times the…
Assassination of Iranian Scientist Brings US-Israel Closer to War with Iran
By Brian Berletic Reports on the death of senior Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh signals another dangerous turn in Washington’s systematic attempts to undermine and…
Gene Editing vs. Alternative Technology
By Brian Berletic Ed Yong in his article, “New Zealand’s War on Rats Could Change the World,” helped frame an ongoing debate over using genetically…
Getting a Grip on Artificial Intelligence
By Brian Berletic Artificial intelligence means many different things to many different people. One thing that is certain is that it is coming and with…