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Half A Million Bpd At Risk From Geopolitical Firestorm
Half A Million Bpd At Risk From Geopolitical Firestorm It’s been a long time since geopolitical developments caused major movements in the oil price, but the escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran, combined with the sudden military clashes in Iraq, has pushed geopolitical risk back on to the agenda for the oil market. “Geopolitical […]
If Catalonia Fails, We All Fail
If Catalonia Fails, We All Fail While I’ve touched on the Catalan independence movement in several recent posts, I want to make one thing clear from the start. I don’t have a strong opinion on whether or not independence is the right move for the region and its people. It would be completely inappropriate for […]
Busting Upward the Military Budget
Busting Upward the Military Budget The Trump administration and Congress are in accord on one thing: the budget constraints on military spending must be busted to sustain overseas bases and to fund local pork projects, writes Ivan Eland. Although the Senate and House of Representatives have both passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal […]
Global Powers Take Next Step to Dethrone U.S. and the Dollar
Global Powers Take Next Step to Dethrone U.S. and the Dollar China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia are rapidly aligning in response to trade sanctions and political discord from western nations. Together, they could soon bring a dramatic end to the global supremacy of America and the U.S dollar. Foreign leaders have been laying the groundwork […]
Washington: The Bleeder of the ‘Free World’
Washington: The Bleeder of the ‘Free World’ Among the many self-flattering epithets it gives itself, the US has always claimed to be the “leader of the free world”. It’s a rather patronizing notion that America views itself as a selfless protector and benefactor of its European allies and others. This fairytale depiction of the world […]
North Korea Warns “Nuclear War Could Break Out At Any Moment”
North Korea Warns “Nuclear War Could Break Out At Any Moment” Less than a day after South Korean and US naval forces kicked off their latest round of joint military drills, which are slated to run until the end of the week, North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador claimed during a fiery speech at the UN […]
Washington Is Destroying American Power
Washington Is Destroying American Power Readers at home and around the world want to know what to make of the announcement that China henceforth will conduct oil purchases and sales in gold-backed Chinese currency. Is this an attack by Russia and China on the US dollar? Will the dollar weaken and collapse from being […]
Finally Belgium Speaks Out Against Spanish Oppression
Finally Belgium Speaks Out Against Spanish Oppression The Belgium Prime minister Charles Michel has come out against Spain and now other European leaders applaud him for taking a position against the repressive action by Spain’s Civil Guard and National Police despite the fact that those in Brussels remain silent because they care only about their […]
The Deep State’s Bogus ‘Iranian Threat’
The Deep State’s Bogus ‘Iranian Threat’ Yesterday we identified a permanent fiscal crisis as one of the quadruple witching forces arising in October 2017 which will shatter the global financial bubble. Today the Donald is on the cusp of making the crisis dramatically worse by decertifying the Iranian nuke deal, thereby reinforcing another false narrative that enables the $1 […]
US Deploys Special Forces “Decapitation” Team To South Korea
US Deploys Special Forces “Decapitation” Team To South Korea Today, the South Korean and U.S. navies kicked off massive combined drills off the coast of the Korean peninsula amid heightened tensions, a training exercise which North Korea has warned may prompt another ballistic missile launch potentially to coincide with the launch of the Chinese 19th […]
The American Century’s Final Curtain
The American Century’s Final Curtain History will show that the United States, more than a decade after being drawn by rabid neo-conservative war hawks into costly and ill-advised conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, saw the final curtain drawn on its post-Cold War “American Century.” The inauguration of Donald Trump, who acts more like the Roman […]
Trump is Moving Toward War With Iran
Trump is Moving Toward War With Iran With his Iran speech U.S. President Trump has taken a huge step into uncharted territories. One that implies a 60-75% risk of leading to a US attack on Iran. Behind him stands the hardline militarists whom he has himself appointed. Secondly, neo-conservative individuals and think tanks who have […]
Elites ‘Have No Credibility Left’: Interview With Journalist Chris Hedges
Elites ‘Have No Credibility Left’: Interview With Journalist Chris Hedges Pulitzer Prize winner and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges. (Cheryl Biren / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) On Monday, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North interviewed Chris Hedges, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, lecturer and former New York Times correspondent. Among Hedges’ best-known books are War is a Force That Gives Us […]
With Just Hours Until Spain’s Ultimatum Runs Out, Catalonia Proposes Its Own Central Bank
With Just Hours Until Spain’s Ultimatum Runs Out, Catalonia Proposes Its Own Central Bank It’s D-Day for Catalan President Carles Puigdemont who has just a few hours left until 10 am on Monday (4am ET) to respond to the Spanish government’s ultimatum delivered last week by the prime minister, demanding to know whether Puigdemont did, […]
