US Foreign Policy

USA Lets Athletes Cheat with Steroids, as it Accuses Russia & China of Violating Anti-doping Rules

August 11, 2024 UNAC Editor China, Hybrid Warfare, International Institutions, Lawfare, Uncategorized, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Ben Norton, published on Geopolitical Economy, August 11, 2024 The World Anti-Doping Agency says the US has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to cheat by using prohibited drugs, while it hypocritically criticizes Russia and China. The United States has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to use prohibited[…]

We Have Zero Obligation to Vote for War Criminals and Career Politicians Who Serve Only Rich Donors

August 10, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Democracy and Consent, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, August 1, 2024 [July 24 Chicago Federal Plaza rally statement by representative of Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine protesting bi-partisan Netanyahu invitation to address US Congress, 600 attended.] This Sunday, after nearly 10 months of mass outrage and action against the genocide genocidair-in-chief, Joe Biden has stepped down from the 2024 election race.[…]

Philippine Ambassador Raises Spectre of Nuclear War with China

July 30, 2024 UNAC Editor China, Cold War, Nuclear War, The Philippines, US Foreign Policy

by Peter Symonds, published on the World Socialist Web Site, Jun 27, 2024 The Philippine ambassador to Washington has warned of the danger of a US-led nuclear war against China as tensions intensify over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels seeking to take supplies and materials to[…]

War, Genocide and Coups: Biden/Harris and the Irreversible Crisis of Neoliberal Fake Democracy

July 28, 2024 UNAC Editor Corporatism, coup, Democrats and Republicans, US Foreign Policy, US Politics

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, July 24, 2024 One of the defining characteristics of the current crisis is the speed at which contradictory social, political and ideological dynamics can change with contradictions shifting from primary to secondary, antagonistic to non-antagonist and conflicts of interests, as well as struggles among the capitalist oligarchy producing new intra-bourgeois class alignments.[…]

Silent Sanctions Weapon Used Against Venezuela Elections

July 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, July 22, 2024 Flounders, a coordinator of the SanctionsKill Campaign, will moderate the July 23 webinar described at the end of this article. The upcoming elections in Venezuela, scheduled for July 28, are in the crosshairs of another attempted U.S.-orchestrated regime change operation. U.S. politicians have already intentionally created years of economic hardship[…]

Similar to Biden, NATO Is Aged and Unfit for Leadership

July 15, 2024 UNAC Editor NATO, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Bases, US Foreign Policy, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Medea Benjamin, published on World Beyond War, July 12, 2024 As NATO wrapped up its Summit and Biden held a crucial press conference, the media frenzy continued to focus on Biden’s age and cognitive abilities. Is he too old and disoriented to lead the “free world”? Was he able to get through his press conference without stumbling too many[…]

Confronting NATO’s War Summit in Washington

July 8, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, International Law, NATO, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, July 1, 2024 After NATO’s catastrophic, illegal invasions of Yugoslavia, Libya and Afghanistan, on July 9th NATO plans to invade Washington DC. The good news is that it only plans to occupy Washington for three days. The British will not burn down the U.S. Capitol as they did in 1814, and the[…]

Is the Reign of the Dollar Coming to an End?

June 24, 2024 UNAC Editor BRICS, Global South, Global Trade, US Foreign Policy

by Vijay Prashad, printed in TriContinental Institute Newsletter, June 20, 2024 Though the Dollar-Wall Street regime remains significantly powerful, de-dollarisation and possibilities of a shifting global order are being driven by US economic weakness, the aggressive use of illegal sanctions by the US and its Global North allies, and the growing political and economic strength of the Global South through[…]

Myanmar’s Civil War: A Golden Opportunity for U.S. Sabotage of China’s Interests

June 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Civil War, Myanmar, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Finian Cunningham, published on Countercurrents, June 7, 2024 Myanmar’s civil war is in a critical phase where the ruling military government is losing significant territory to a broad coalition of insurgent armies. It is estimated that insurgents now control over half the area in the Southeast Asian country after nearly three years of conflict. Washington views the conflict as an “unmissable opportunity” to[…]

The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine

June 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Genocide, Hybrid Warfare, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, War and Peace, War Crimes, Weapons Sales

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, June 17, 2024 On June 13, Hamas responded to persistent needling by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the U.S. proposal for a pause in the Israeli massacre in Gaza. The group said it has “dealt positively… with the latest proposal and all proposals to reach a cease-fire agreement.” Hamas added,[…]