The Sore Frenchman Syndrome

The French are in a right state over the AUKUS deal made between the U.S., U.K., and Australia. Even the ordinary Frenchman is saying, “These Anglo-Saxons have done it again!” They consider the Australians scrapping their 2016 electric-powered submar... more

Biden plays the blame game after Afghanistan’s ‘orphan’ defeat

U.S. hawks in favor of American interventionism are refusing to admit that God’s own country has been defeated in Afghanistan. Certain Republican hawks in the U.S. Senate are even arguing that some troops should remain on the ground in Afghanistan. A... more

Pentagonism and the American brand of state capitalism

It is no secret that Washington’s new alliance in the Indo-Pacific will trigger a new arms race. They are no doubt the tools of the global geo-economic war raging between the U.S. and China on strategical coordinates. The confrontation between t... more

The stage is being set for the ‘New Great Game’!

Back in the 19th century, the stage had been set in Asia for the “Great Game” between Britain and Russia. The global power struggle between China and the U.S. today has been dubbed as the “New Great Game.” Many analysts, for their part, prefer to des... more

Why did its Western allies stab France in the back?

Former President Barack Obama had declared that the U.S. would focus on the Asia-Pacific, and even branded himself as “America’s first Pacific President.” Proclaiming the 21st century as the “Pacific Century,” he also utilized the Obama Foundation, w... more

The Donald Trilogy: Trump on the brain again

No more literature has ever been taken down to pen about a U.S. president more than the notorious Mr. Donald Trump, I believe. The book “Peril” by Pulitzer-winning journalist Bob Woodward as well as Robert Costa will hit shelves this coming Tuesday. ... more

After 9/11, the enemy America fought for 20 years was none other than itself

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, not a single U.S. soldier remained on Afghan soil. The American-backed Kabul administration and its army collapsed at lightning speed, and Taliban forces regained control of the country almost instantaneou... more

Afghanistan taught US liberal hawks a costly lesson

Somehow, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks coincided with the complete U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Oh, the sweet irony of history! Twenty years ago, the U.S. overthrew the Taliban regime through military intervention. Washington’s pretex... more

Will the long-classified 9/11 documents reveal the whole truth?

U.S. President Joe Biden has been under pressure for some time now from the families of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks.Families, who were trying to file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for being linked to the attacks, demanded that Bid... more

America’s Neocons will not so easily give up the ‘forever wars’!

The Joe Biden Administration's decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan disappointed Western allies, especially Britain and Germany, who were then forced to follow the U.S.'s lead. One of the reasons for the disappointment was that Washi... more

Will the US withdrawal from Afghanistan lead to a new 9/11?

Reactions to the “Afghan fiasco” in the U.S. fall under one of three categories, for the most part. The first is the view that Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was the right call, however, the chaos that ensued during evacuations sho... more

Biden’s botched evacuation and the US’s ‘orphaned’ defeat in Afghanistan

After 20 years of failed occupation, U.S. troops are finally pulling out of Afghanistan. However, military and civilian officials did not expect the collapse of the Kabul administration to unfold so rapidly after the U.S. withdrew its forces. This ha... more

Who will get the last laugh in Afghanistan?

The U.S.’s so-called Afghan mission ended in a complete fiasco. The U.S. proved that it is both militarily and politically bankrupt when the Taliban captured Afghanistan for the second time. The world’s largest armed force, America, failed to defeat ... more