US Foreign Policy

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,[…]

Anti-Coup Rebellion In Eastern Ukraine Completes 10 Years

May 16, 2024 UNAC Editor coup, Democracy and Consent, Imperial Wars, Russia, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, US Incited Protests

by Dmitri Kovalevich, published on Popular Resistance, May 8, 2024 As Russian Forces Continue Advancing In Donetsk. April 2014 was a pivotal month for the people of the Donbass region in what was then still part of Ukraine. It was then that the governing regime was newly installed in Kiev by a coup d’état on February 20/21embarked on military hostilities[…]

A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

April 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-War, Drone Warfare, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, War and Weapons, War Crimes

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, April 16, 2024 The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called “Lavender” to target thousands of Palestinian men in its bombing campaign in Gaza. When Israel attacked Gaza after October 7, the Lavender system had a database of 37,000 Palestinian[…]

‘The Law Is Simple’: Israel’s Unregulated Nukes Mean Biden Must Halt Military Aid

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor International Law, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Nuclear War, Palestine, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, US Law, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Gerry Condon, published on Common Dreams, April 20, 2024 In a letter to President Joe Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace asserts that U.S. law requires the cutoff of all weapons shipments to Israel. The national organization Veterans For Peace is demanding that the Biden administration abide by U.S. law regarding the illegal possession of[…]

BAP Afghanistan News Update, April 11th, 2024

April 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Anti-War, Austerity, Poverty and Sanctions, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Foreign Policy

by the Black Alliance for Peace Afghanistan News Update, April 11, 2024 Although most westerners have forgotten about Afghanistan, the US war on the Afghan people continues. [jb] Though the start of 2024 may have signaled the beginning of a new year, Afghanistan continues to endure the decades-long denial of its sovereignty by the United States. U.S.-led regime change to[…]