A leading principle of international relations theory is that the state’s highest priority is to ensure security. As Cold War strategist George F. Kennan formulated the standard view, government is created “to assure order and…
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In January 2014, the Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament voted to invite Edward Snowden to testify to the long running inquiry on electronic mass surveillance. Snowden’s testimony has now been…
[NATO’s goal is] to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down. Hastings Ismay, first NATO Secretary-General Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. James Madison (1751-1836), fourth American President The hazards associated with American foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 should appear obvious to all, because it is precisely this policy that has caused the crisis in Ukraine with all its negative consequences for the coming months and years. President Barack Obama was candid in admitting it on March 3, 2014: “we are indicating to the Russians [that] if in fact they continue on the current trajectory they’re on, then we are examining a whole series of steps — economic, diplomatic— that will isolate Russia.”
Abstract One of the fastest growing economies (over 6%) and the forthcoming power house in the impressive world’s top 10 club, as well as the largest Muslim (but secular, republican and non-Arab) country is heading…
Get the cure before you become part of the swarm. Antidote #1: The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Astra Taylor, Metropolitan Books, 2014. Antidote #2: The Massachusetts Institute of…
This book exposes the myths of mainstream economics behind the public discourse and explains why current policies fail to serve the vast majority. About This Book “The recent crisis has exposed the weaknesses…
Snowden-Interview in English (Exclusive on German Television 01/26/2014) from Anonymous News on Vimeo. The former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden appeared Sunday night in his first extended television interview. Citing published statements by unnamed…
As the military transitions into a tech-heavy force, increasingly reliant on robots and drones, local police forces are looking less like law enforcement and more like heavily armored combat units. Now, it seems…
Western corporate media, its Oil and Gas counterparts (GCC), and the various acolytes and paid-propagandists in the “tailored analysis”industry, are once again attempting to bolster and rebrand the public image of the fundamentalist rebels in Syria….
The man who promised to restore hope and bring change to America, has announced a plan to open five corporate plantations in the United States. On Thursday, President Barack Obama, whose policies have resulted in…