Conflicts of Interest: Biden’s Inability to Negotiate on Display as Iran Nuclear Deal Crumbles
June 12, 2022
On COI #286, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the U.S. government’s failure to track how often American provided weapons are used to kill Yemeni civilians as well as the latest Iran nuclear deal news. Kyle discusses the White House’s attempts to defend Joe Biden’s impending meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden vowed […]
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Estonia and the Russian World
June 12, 2022
As noted in my essay a couple of days ago, I returned home to Brussels from St. Petersburg, in two steps: by bus to Tallinn, followed by a forty-eight hour stay there before resuming my trip by plane. For reasons unknown, the only bus service to Tallinn departs Petersburg at an ungodly 6.30 am and […]
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Venezuela and the ‘Politics of Pain’
June 11, 2022
William Neuman makes a compelling case for lifting broad sanctions on Venezuela: The oil embargo and other general sanctions targeting the economy are deeply unpopular in Venezuela. Many opposition politicians have come out against them, although Guaidó and some others still call for continued or even stronger sanctions. But advocating more suffering is not a […]
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Our Irrational Iran Policy
June 10, 2022
Michael Hirsh frames the failure of U.S. Iran policy this way: After more than two decades of failed policies – fluctuating wildly between confrontation and cooperation – Washington and the West still find themselves facing down a hostile Iran. US policy has not been “fluctuating wildly between confrontation and cooperation” over the last twenty years. […]
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Conflicts of Interest: Biden Is Escalating Tensions with North Korea
June 10, 2022
On COI #285 Kyle discusses North Korea and censorship. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
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The Biden Doctrine: ‘New World Order or Nuclear Armageddon?’
June 9, 2022
Ron Paul Institute founder Ron Paul addresses the 4 June 2022 conference: The Biden Doctrine: New World Order or Nuclear Armageddon?
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Conflicts of Interest: As Moscow’s Gains Mount, The West Plans to Drive Russia from Ukraine
June 8, 2022
On COI #284, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Ukraine. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
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New Demands for Yemen War Powers Resolution as Report Reveals Depth of US Complicity in Airstrike
June 7, 2022
A leading peace group on Monday said a new report detailing the depth of US support for Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen – hundreds of which have been called war crimes by international legal experts – shows the need for Congress to pass a recently introduced measure to end American complicity in the one of the […]
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Conflicts of Interest: Biden Brings the US Closer to War With Iran
June 7, 2022
On COI #283, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest news on Iran and the dwindling chances of the U.S. returning to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Connor breaks down two major Israeli attacks inside Iran including the assassination of a senior IRGC colonel and a drone attack on an Iranian military […]
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NATO Launches Big Baltic War Games… What Could Go Wrong?
June 6, 2022
NATO has chosen to launch war games near Russia’s border precisely when the US and UK are sending longer range multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine and when the Russian president has warned that any rockets hitting Russia would incur a big response. What’s the game here? Bigger war? Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for […]
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