“To combat the [Dominican Republic’s] chronic political volatility, Washington backed General Rafael Trujillo’s authoritarian regime after he seized power in a 1930 coup. By the late 1950’s, however, US leaders began to question Trujillo’s increasingly erratic and brutal rule. ..…

The future of the Hashd al-Shaabi as an Iranian-influenced state-within-a-state is the crucial issue in the struggle for influence between Iran and the US. Washington is pushing for the role of the Hashd to be reduced or even eliminated, but these efforts are likely to prove ineffective and..…

For what Khashoggi was telling us (and what he wrote in his August piece in the Washington Post) is that the U.S. has gotten the Middle East terribly wrong. ..…

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As if that aforementioned manifestation of Hybrid War wasn’t intense enough, the HKHRDA will take this asymmetrical aggression even further through targeted sanctions against individuals (presumably all of which would be government and law enforcement officials) accused of carrying out “human rights”..…

The unannounced operation marked the first time in 13 years that the US command and control was moved out of the region, The Washington Post reported. . ... Tensions between Washington and Tehran hit a new high in June after the US sent a number of military aircarft to the..…

It was a mere hiccup in a conversation which involves US power. The Washington security establishment is salivating for its quarry, and Britain is playing minder. . ..…

Taiwan Arms Sales & the Erosion of US-Sino Diplomacy . September 26, 2019 •  13 Comments . . Decades ago, Washington abandoned its carefully negotiated commitments to Beijing out of political expedience, setting the stage for current dangers in the Taiwan Strait, says Ambassador Chas..…

Also April, Iranian Vice-President for Legal Affairs Laya Joneydi underlined efforts to lodge complaint with International Court of Justice at The Hague against Washington for blocking humanitarian aid to the flood-hit people Iran... The Islamic Republic of Iran will pursue the US..…

Protesters opposing a coup against Nicolás Maduro outside the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2019. ... The Quagmire Of US Imperialism . The Ukraine crisis exposes the bipartisan corruption inherent in the US imperialist foreign policy. ..…