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A War With North Korea Could Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing
A War With North Korea Could Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing An open military conflict in Northern Asia would disrupt more than a third of global seaborne crude oil trade, Wood Mackenzie warned last week amid yet another escalation between North Korea, its neighbors, and the U.S. Such a conflict would cripple North Asia’s production and […]
How ‘Regime Change’ Wars Led to Korea Crisis
How ‘Regime Change’ Wars Led to Korea Crisis Exclusive: The U.S.-led aggressions against Iraq and Libya are two war crimes that keep on costing, with their grim examples of what happens to leaders who get rid of WMDs driving the scary showdown with North Korea, writes Robert Parry. It is a popular meme in the […]
Japan Prepares For Mass Evacuation Of 60,000 Citizens From South Korea
Japan Prepares For Mass Evacuation Of 60,000 Citizens From South Korea It won’t be the first time that a near-panicked Japan has came close to the edge when it comes to North Korea, and in preparation for an “emergency” was planning to evacuate its citizens located in South Korea. The last such notable spike in […]
North Korea Is “Begging For War”: Haley Tells Un “The Time For Half-Measures Is Over”
North Korea Is “Begging For War”: Haley Tells Un “The Time For Half-Measures Is Over” U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is escalating the rhetoric from Trump’s “we’ll see” comment and aggressive tweets as she tells an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, that “enough is enough” and that North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong […]
The New Trump: War President
The New Trump: War President Exclusive: President Trump’s reversal on the Afghan War – now promising to “win” not withdraw – further makes him a “war president” along with his “fire and fury” belligerence over North Korea, as Jonathan Marshall observes. Say what you will about Charlottesville, the national debate over neo-Nazis at least took […]
What Would A U.S. Civil War Look Like?
What Would A U.S. Civil War Look Like? Yes, there is a civil war looming in the United States. But it will not look like the orderly pattern of descent which characterized the conflict of 1861-65. It will appear more like the Yugoslavia break-up, or the Russian and Chinese civil wars of the 20th Century. It […]
China Warns Of “Looming Trade War” With India In Retaliation To Anti-Dumping Duties
China Warns Of “Looming Trade War” With India In Retaliation To Anti-Dumping Duties One of the more under-reported stories – at least among the Western press – are the growing tension between China and India. As reported over the weekend, in the latest escalation, Indian and Chinese soldiers, in addition to the ongoing tense military […]
North Korea Threatens “Merciless Strike” As US-South Korea Wargames Begin
North Korea Threatens “Merciless Strike” As US-South Korea Wargames Begin Residents of Japanese coastal towns are holding evacuation drills as North Korea warned Sunday that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are “reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war.” Nearly 130 people took part in the drill in Kotoura, […]
Taking Nuclear War Seriously
Taking Nuclear War Seriously With remarkably little public debate, the U.S. government has raised the risk of a nuclear conflagration with face-offs against Russia and now North Korea, an existential issue that Dennis J Bernstein discusses with journalist John Pilger. Emmy-Award winning filmmaker John Pilger’s latest film, The Coming War on China, deals directly with […]
Financial Times: “America Is Now A Dangerous Nation”
Financial Times: “America Is Now A Dangerous Nation” The Financial Times reminds readers of something that has occurred numerous times throughout history when leaders lose the support of their people… “The president may exploit an overseas conflict to distract from problems at home…” Authored by Gideon Rachman via FT.com, The claim that America is a […]
“Armageddon Risk” Returns: North Korea Predicts “Catastrophe” As Massive U.S. War Games Begin Monday
“Armageddon Risk” Returns: North Korea Predicts “Catastrophe” As Massive U.S. War Games Begin Monday Traders barely had time to enjoy the lull from the “Armageddon trade” – the rising possibility of a nuclear exchange between the US and North Korea, which peaked over the weekend when various US officials said a nuclear war is not […]
Korean War Part II: Why It’s Probably Going To Happen
Korean War Part II: Why It’s Probably Going To Happen Though a lot of people in my line of work (alternative economic and geopolitical analysis) tend to be accused of “doom mongering,” I have to say personally I am not a big believer in “doom.” At least, not in the way that the accusation insinuates. […]
The Logic of War
The Logic of War This was the week that the logic of war collided with the illogic of bubbles. So far, the bubble is winning, but that’s about to change. The “logic of war” is an English translation of a French phrase, la logique de la guerre, which refers to the dynamic of how wars […]
If War Comes, Don’t Blame the ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ – Things Are Even Worse Than You Think
If War Comes, Don’t Blame the ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ – Things Are Even Worse Than You Think As the drumbeat intensifies for what might turn out to be anything but a «splendid little war» against North Korea, it is appropriate to take stock of the ongoing, seemingly successful effort to strip President Donald Trump of his […]
