Tag: US imperialism
Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community (2023 Edition)
John McCain’s warmongering and ‘hegemonic world view’ live on as liberals support fuelling Ukraine war
7 August 2022|The Interregnum|Mohamed Emaazi
US senator John McCain died on 25 August 2018. Understanding his world view offers an insight into the world view of much of the US political class, including its support for fuelling the war in Ukraine.
Great-Power Competition Is Bad for Democracy
14 July 2022| Foreign Affairs| Michael Brenes and Van Jackson
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Biden’s Choice of ‘Hawkish’ Victoria Nuland for State Department Position is Ominous, Analyst Robbie Martin Warns
12 October 2021|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
As fears of a New Cold War between the United States and the Russian Federation persist the incoming administration of Joe Biden appears to be signalling that it won’t be changing course from the well-travelled path of an aggressive foreign policy, a geo-political documentary filmmaker tells Mohamed Elmaazi.
If the roles were reversed between the Taliban and the UK
21 August 2021|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
What if it was London which had ‘fallen’ to a UK insurgency following the withdrawal of Taliban forces that had occupied the country for 20 years? The following thought experiment, conceived of by a former UK Army intelligence analyst who served in Afghanistan, offers a somewhat satirical counter-factual example which may assist those seeking to understand the current situation amid the flurry of shock and outrage expressed in much of the Western media.
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“The Expansion of the White Races” By Theodore Roosevelt
2 August 2021|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
US President Theodore Roosevelt has been hailed for his progressive policies such as the creation of national parks and “progressiveness” and his anti-trust policies. Less discussed was his overt and shocking levels of racism and staunch imperialism. This is perhaps no better illustrated by his Address at the celebration of the African Diamond Jubilee of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. January 18, 1909
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