Sanctions
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Washington’s Utterly Failed Diplomacy
There seems no longer any attempt, or semblance, of seeking diplomacy by Washington. Sanctions and aggression are wielded with reckless abandon. Russia, China, and even America’s own supposed European allies are subject to sanctions by Washington in a high-handed dismissal of any mutual dialogue to resolve alleged grievances. Continue reading
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“Economic Terror”: Trump Regime Aims to Starve Venezuelans into Submission By Stephen Lendman
Under both extremist right wings of the US war party, the incremental Nazification of America may become full-blown in our lifetimes if not strongly challenged by the world community. Continue reading
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Washington orders international embargo on Venezuela, threatens invasion By Andrea Lobo
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday freezing “all property and interests in property of the Government of Venezuela that are in the United States.” The move is the culmination of a series of increasingly severe sanctions and marks a new stage in the US coup operation against the Government of Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
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S-400 and Turkey: A Middle Eastern Perspective
By purchasing Russian artillery, the Turkish leadership has severed whatever remained of the strategic ties that have linked it to the United States for the last 70 years. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chose not to be intimidated by the pressure and threats from Washington or to be lured by the variety of its temptations, and instead… Continue reading
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New British Prime Minister Faced with Two Major Challenges: Brexit and Iran
The two most pressing issues on newly appointed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plate right now are Brexit and Iran. Will the UK leave the EU on October 31st regardless of whether they have a new deal, as he has stated previously? Will he choose diplomacy with Iran over increased sanctions and a military confrontation? Continue reading
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War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Policies
Sanctions are often presented as a diplomatic and peaceful alternative to direct military engagement, sanctions ironically can have just as devastating outcomes. Addressing the situations of Cuba, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela, this 2019 Left Forum panel addresses the origins, implementation, and impact of US-imposed sanctions. Continue reading
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Criminal US Sanctions & Passive Mass Murder Of Venezuelans By State Terrorist Trump America by Dr Gideon Polya
Economic experts have determined that Trump American sanctions on the impoverished state of Venezuela have so far been associated with 5 million refugees and 80,000 excess deaths from deprivation in the last 2 years (alternative estimates are of 45,000 -173,000 such deaths). The Organization of American States predicts 8 million Venezuelan refugees by the end… Continue reading
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The dialectics of economic warfare
It was in 2004 when the war in Iraq was at its peak, that the renown political scientist Emanuel Wallerstein announced at the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India, a public discussion under the surprising title: „Is the neoliberal transformation dead?“ We, the members o f the International Council of the WSF were shocked, because… Continue reading
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Rather Dangerous US Manoeuvres Around Iran By Viktor Mikhin
The US-Iranian front has recently seen lightning speed developments that keep spreading over an ever increasing number of regions, Presidents and Prime Ministers of many countries, as well as the leaders of various institutions, foundations and companies. International media provide various kinds of comment, articles, essays, hypotheses and forecasts that have literally flooded newspapers, magazines,… Continue reading
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No, Iran Does Not Break The Nuclear Deal (Updated)
Here is some fakenews from the Guardian which falsely claims that Iran breaks the nuclear deal. Continue reading
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Imperial Overreach in Iran By Suvrat Raju
In the last week of June 2019, as this article was being written, tensions between the U.S. and Iranian governments escalated sharply. On June 20, 2019, in response to aggressive U.S. actions, including the mobilization of troops, naval forces, and aerial provocations, Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone flying near the Iranian border.[i] The… Continue reading
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China Newslinks 12 June 2019
12 June 2019 — The New Dark Age Panda Diplomacy Much Better than Mafia Extortion of Collapsing West https://journal-neo.org/2019/06/12/panda-diplomacy-much-better-than-mafia-extortion-of-collapsing-west-1209/ ‘Make Russia Prostrate Again’ Is the Only Thing US Democrats and Republicans Can Agree on https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/06/12/make-russia-prostrate-again-is-the-only-thing-us-democrats-and-republicans-can-agree-on/ Continue reading
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Why Trump Now Wants Talks with Iran By Pepe Escobar
If Tehran blocks the Strait of Hormuz it could send the price of oil soaring and cause a global recession Continue reading
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US Forces Destroy Syrian Oil While Enforcing Sanctions By Steven Sahiounie
The U.S. military attacked three Syrian oil tankers, destroying all and killing four of their drivers. The tankers were carrying Syrian oil, pumped from Syrian oil wells, and driving on Syrian territory. The U.S. justified the attack and murders while enforcing the U.S. sanctions against Syria, which prohibit the purchase or importation of any oil. … Continue reading
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China Holds Three Trump Cards In War Against US
China’s main foreign-policy publication, the Global Times, points to three trump cards that Beijing could use to at least level the playing field in its fight with the Trump administration and cause appreciable harm to the US economy, possibly forcing its opponent to temporarily scale back its ambitions. Continue reading
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US Sanctions Leave Millions of Venezuelans Without Water
“You can’t blame the Maduro government, but as for the United States, this Donald Trump is mean. He’s mean and he’s blocked a lot of things. We have to support each other and this U.S. blockade has to end.” — Yolimar Contreras (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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The Huawei shock By Nick Beams
The actions by the Trump administration against the Chinese telecom giant Huawei have sent shock waves through the global economy and the international trading system. The decision by the administration to put sales of US products to Huawei on a “restricted entity list,” backed by Google’s withdrawal of access to crucial components of the Android… Continue reading
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Backlash in US-China Trade War. China Defies Sanctions against Iran, Resumes Purchase of Iran Oil
The trade war and the Iran sanctions regime are intimately related. Trump’s tariff decision was announced two weeks after the US administration’s resolve to “push Iran’s oil and gas revenues to Zero”. Continue reading
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Trump manoeuvres in economic war against China By Nick Beams
The Trump administration has reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico for the removal of tariffs on steel and aluminium and decided to put on hold a decision on whether to impose a 25 percent tariff on European and Japanese autos, and auto parts for at least six months. Continue reading
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