For decades, America styled itself the “indispensable nation” that led the world & it’s now seeking to sustain that role by emphasizing a new Cold War-style battle against “authoritarianism.” But it's a dangerous fantasy. It seems a week cannot go by without US...
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Biden and Blinken’s unprovoked attacks on Russia and China backfire…because if you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones
by Scott Ritter | Mar 20, 2021 | Featured Articles
In attacking the moral character of Russia’s president and China’s human rights record, the Biden administration opened the door for a critical examination of America's own troubled history. President Joe Biden has defined his administration with the mantra of...
Biden’s tough-guy flexing at ‘soulless killer’ Putin would be funny if the consequences weren’t so serious
by Scott Ritter | Mar 18, 2021 | Featured Articles
Joe Biden’s effort to label Vladimir Putin as a “soulless killer” is the latest in a series of fact-free allegations that define US-Russian relations today. The real aim is to make Biden look like the strong leader he isn’t. Former President Donald Trump was fond of...
Ten years on, the US still promotes failed regime-change policy in Syria
by Scott Ritter | Mar 16, 2021 | Featured Articles
The US has only one objective in Syria—regime change. The fact that it has been unable to achieve this after ten years of trying does not appear to deter the Biden administration from embracing failure. Back in 2001, former General Wesley Clark described a memorandum...
Continued Israeli airstrikes on Syria are testing Moscow’s patience, Jerusalem would do well not to poke the Russian bear
by Scott Ritter | Mar 4, 2021 | Featured Articles
How Russia responds to Israel's attacks on Iranian targets inside Syria could make all the difference as to whether the region boils over into full-scale war or continues to simmer at its current, already dangerous, level. In an official statement last week, the...
The US airstrike on Syria: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, and the boss before that
by Scott Ritter | Feb 27, 2021 | Featured Articles
In his first publicly acknowledged military act as commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden orders an assault on Syria, and proves that when it comes to solving the many problems of the region, he’s no better than Trump, or Obama. President Biden ordered US military...
NATO’s expanding role hides the reality of a US empire in decline
by Scott Ritter | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured Articles
NATO’s willingness to underwrite US military deployment in Europe and expand its reach to include the Pacific demonstrates that its current purpose is more about propping up America than securing peace. The recently concluded virtual meeting of North Atlantic Treaty...
In Confronting Russian ‘Aggression’, Biden Forgets he is the Problem, not the Solution
by Scott Ritter | Feb 8, 2021 | Featured Articles
Joe Biden calls on American leadership to confront Russian authoritarianism that he claims threatens American democracy. But every problem between the two has its roots in US actions Biden once supported. Physician, heal thyself. “America is back. America is back....
Why the Biden Administration Has Set itself up for Failure on the Iran Nuclear Deal
by Scott Ritter | Feb 3, 2021 | Featured Articles
By laying out unrealistic demands to Iran and engaging in fearmongering about its nuclear program, Secretary of State Tony Blinken has underscored America’s real intent about rejoining the controversial agreement. President Joe Biden has made rejoining the Joint...
Will relations between old adversaries the US & Russia improve under Biden? No, they’ll only get worse
by Scott Ritter | Dec 31, 2020 | Featured Articles
As the incoming Democrat surrounds himself with hostile Russophobes, the frosty US-Russian relationship doesn’t look likely to thaw any time soon. In anticipation, Moscow is already shifting to a policy of deterrence.In comments made to the media on Christmas Eve,...
The return of the Obama ‘adults’ in a Joe Biden administration is likely to spell ruin for America
by Scott Ritter | Nov 13, 2020 | Featured Articles
The US establishment, and the world, has spent the last four years trying to adapt to the disruptive policies of a childish president. Now the Democrats’ "adult" leadership team will return. Watch out, folks. To those watching the drama unfolding in Washington, DC...
Why Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ is a Lie Built on a Lie, and What Trump vs ‘Military Messiah Syndrome’ Really is About
by Scott Ritter | Sep 18, 2020 | Featured Articles
Bob Woodward’s new insider account of the Trump administration, ‘Rage’, details the multi-faceted controversies surrounding President Trump’s approach to governance – none more so than his relationship with the military. Bob Woodward is a legendary reporter whose...
US-German relations are beyond repair as result of decades-long clash of views & ideas. Troop pullout is only a symptom
by Scott Ritter | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured Articles
While the Trump administration sells the decision to withdraw US troops from Germany as a strengthening of NATO force alignment, the reality is it’s merely the latest manifestation of a relationship on the decline for decades. The announcement by Secretary of Defense...
Turkey will be the death of NATO – its recent clash with fellow member France off the coast of Libya is an early symptom
by Scott Ritter | Jul 18, 2020 | Featured Articles
When two countries who are supposed to be military allies fall out and almost get themselves into a shooting match, you know there’s going to be trouble ahead. The problem for NATO is, this time, it may prove terminal. For a story that involves high seas skullduggery,...
New York Times takes anti-Russian hysteria to new level with report on Russian ‘bounty’ for US troops in Afghanistan
by Scott Ritter | Jun 29, 2020 | Featured Articles
The New York Times published an article claiming that Russia was paying out monetary bounties to the Taliban to kill US troops in Afghanistan. There’s just one problem — none of what they reported was true. As news reporting goes, the New York Times article...
NATO’s Colonization of Ukraine Under Guise of Partnership
by Scott Ritter | Jun 13, 2020 | Featured Articles
NATO has extended yet another in a long line of “incentives” designed to tease Ukraine with the prospects of joining the transatlantic alliance, while stopping short of actual membership. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has designated Ukraine as...
Romantic Republicans seeking a return to Cold War aggression are deluded – no-one values America’s tarnished values anymore
by Scott Ritter | Jun 12, 2020 | Featured Articles
Right-wing members of Congress have issued a report calling for the US to move to defend itself against a reimagined global threat. But it ignores the fact that, after George Floyd, America’s world standing is irreparably damaged. A new document published by...
NATO’s call on ‘like-minded nations’ to stand up to rise of China is just a desperate bid for global relevance
by Scott Ritter | Jun 11, 2020 | Featured Articles
As the influence of the US and Europe wanes in the face of a new geopolitical reality, their Cold War progeny, NATO, seeks to redefine itself as a global player. The problem is NATO is not capable of even stepping onto the field. During a video presentation this week...
US policy on Venezuela lacks meaningful direction – American mercenaries’ involvement in failed coup against Maduro is more proof
by Scott Ritter | May 8, 2020 | Featured Articles
An abortive coup attempt with US ties exposes a lack of leadership and direction as the Trump administration struggles to implement its regime-change plans in Venezuela. The headlines read like something out of a bad novel: a bunch of commandos, operating from...
New Putin-Erdogan Deal is Sugar-Coating the Turks’ Surrender
by Scott Ritter | Mar 6, 2020 | Featured Articles
This week’s meeting between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Moscow was cast as preventing a war between Russia and Turkey in Syria. War, however, was never on the horizon. Putin called Erdogan’s bluff, and the Turk folded. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish...
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