Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission.2022 has been the year of living dangerously. The Russia-Ukraine War escalated with no immediate end in sight. U.S. government officials, most notably the Democratic Party, have gotten behind Ukraine as if it’s...
2022 US Middle East Policy Review and 2023 Forecast From the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy
Reprinted from the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy.US Middle East policy continued its downward spiral in 2022. The president and Congress aided and abetted illegal Israeli objectives over better policies preferred by overwhelming majorities of American...
Alexander Mercouris Comments on Ray McGovern’s ‘Biden Reneged – Now Russian Army Will Talk’
Regarding Ray McGovern's Biden Reneged – Now Russian Army Will TalkAs some will remember, I have been calling attention repeatedly to Biden’s assurance to Putin one year ago today, that “Washington had no intention of deploying offensive strike weapons in...
The Golden Rule Peace Boat Is Sailing to Cuba
The historic Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat is preparing to sail to Cuba at the end of December. The storied wooden boat, which was sailed toward the Marshall Islands in 1958 to interfere with US nuclear testing, is currently in Tampa Bay, Florida. The 34-foot...
Conflicts of Interest: White House Is Preparing to Give Ukraine Advanced Weapons
On COI #363, Kyle Anzalone discusses the Joe Biden administration's plan to give Kiev more advanced weapons. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Kennan and the Pitfalls of Containment
Fredrik Logevall reviews Frank Costigliola’s forthcoming biography of George Kennan:Costigliola’s unmatched familiarity with the diaries is on full display, and although he does not shy away from quoting from some of their more unsavory parts, his overall assessment...
A Peculiar Form of American Madness
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission.America is touched by a peculiar form of collective madness that sees military action as creative rather than destructive, desirable rather than deplorable, and constitutive to democracy rather than corrosive...
Conflicts of Interest: Bernie and Rand Disappoint on Yemen War Powers Bill guest Scott Horton
Scott Horton returns to COI! Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Two Radically Different Views on Ukraine War
First, CNN with usual suspects NYT’s David Sanger and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (ret): Second, David Kovalik and I on Russia’s “escalation dominance” and the US “crazies” who would take on China, as well: Reprinted from RayMcGovern.com with permission.Ray McGovern works...
Zelensky Puff Peace Adds No Value To Ending Russo-Ukraine War
Zelensky Puff Peace Adds No Value To Ending Russo-Ukraine WarHenry J. Wilson’s letter "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offers a reminder to America" (Chicago Tribune, Dec.23) sounds like it came straight from Zelensky’s press...


