The Taliban’s Return To The Global Stage: Stakes For India, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, China, And The US

Voice of East: The Taliban’s Return To The Global Stage: Stakes For India, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, China, And The US By Andrew Korybko Given the renewed interest that major stakeholders – India, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, China, and the US – have in Afghanistan, the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump Alienates Even His Own Supporters With Desperation Play on Immigration

Thomas Knapp: On April 14,  Mohsen Mahdawi arrived at a government immigration office in Vermont for a citizenship interview. After 10 years as a “legal” US resident with a “green card,” he wanted to officially become an “American.” Instead, he found himself handcuffed, hooded, and whisked away to a cage pending deportation. He was finally released on … Continue reading Trump Alienates Even His Own Supporters With Desperation Play on Immigration → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Boer Issue Is Real But Trump Is Misusing It To Target South Africa At Israel’s Behest

Voice of East: The Boer Issue Is Real But Trump Is Misusing It To Target South Africa At Israel’s Behest By Uriel Araujo Violence against Whites in South Africa is a serious issue, but there is no genocide. By downplaying Palestine’s humanitarian disaster while... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Answer to the Trump/Harvard $3 Billion Question is “Markets”

Thomas Knapp: In early May, Reuters reports, the US government revoked “virtually all” of Harvard University’s federal research grants — nearly $3 billion worth — because they “no longer effectuate agency priorities.” Now, president Donald Trump says (in a post to his “Truth Social” platform) he’s “considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a … Continue reading The Answer to the Trump/Harvard $3 Billion Question is “Markets” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Kashmir’s Struggle for Justice And Freedom: ICNA Convention Calls For Global Action On Human Rights Violations

Voice of East: Kashmir’s Struggle for Justice And Freedom: ICNA Convention Calls For Global Action On Human Rights Violations By Our Special Correspondent Baltimore, Maryland – Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman, World Forum for Peace & Justice was speaking during the 50th Annual Convention... Read More › - Voice of East


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Is Washington Reviving Neo-Monroeism To Control Brazil?

Voice of East: Is Washington Reviving Neo-Monroeism To Control Brazil? By Uriel Araujo Washington is pressuring Brazil by labelling gangs as terrorists, threatening sanctions against Justice Moraes, and seeking military base access. This neo-Monroeist strategy aims to destabilize Brazil’s sovereignty, counter BRICS influence, and... Read More › - Voice of East


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Palestine and the Conscience of China

Kim Petersen: Illustration by Fourate Chahal El Rekaby, tni [A] lot of people across the global majority are asking the extremely serious question: why the BRICS, and especially why Russia and China, are not doing more than what they’re doing on behalf of Palestine and to defend Palestine. This is an extremely serious question and it’s not […]
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Motive For Murder: There’s Plenty of “Anti-Semitism” To Go Around

Thomas Knapp: Man carrying child’s body in Gaza. Fars Media Corporation.  Attribution 4.0 International license. On May 20, Israeli forces bombed two homes in Gaza, where, Reuters reports, “children were among the 18 dead.” The attack was justified, the Israeli regime claims, because — who knows? — there might have been a Hamas member hiding in one of … Continue reading Motive For Murder: There’s Plenty of “Anti-Semitism” To Go Around → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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On The Extraordinary Poetry And Personality Of Mahmoud Darwish

Voice of East: On The Extraordinary Poetry And Personality Of Mahmoud Darwish By Dr Maqsood Jafri Mehmood Darwish was a literary genius, who is hailed as the national poet of Palestine. He was born in Al-Birwa, in Western Galilee on 13 March 1941... Read More › - Voice of East


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Politicians Talk “Transparency” While Hiding Anything Inconvenient or Unpleasant

Thomas Knapp: “I guarantee you,” Joe Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper two months before winning the 2020 US presidential election, “I will be totally transparent in terms of my health and all aspects of my health.” Even as we’ve continued to learn more about the Biden administration’s desperate attempts to hide his severe cognitive decline over the … Continue reading Politicians Talk “Transparency” While Hiding Anything Inconvenient or Unpleasant → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Devil’s In The Details As Trump Announces “Immediate” Russian-Ukrainian Ceasefire Talks

Voice of East: The Devil’s In The Details As Trump Announces “Immediate” Russian-Ukrainian Ceasefire Talks By Andrew Korybko The US’ policy towards the conflict will likely depend on the course of these upcoming negotiations. Trump appeared to have recognized the limits of third-party mediation... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump’s New Middle East Doctrine: Is The US Sidelining Israel?

Voice of East: Trump’s New Middle East Doctrine: Is The US Sidelining Israel? By Uriel Araujo Donald Trump’s 2025 Middle East policy balances Gulf investments and coercive diplomacy, pressuring Israel to align with US interests while still sidelining Palestinian concerns. His strategic pivot, marked... Read More › - Voice of East


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Russia’s Neutrality During The Latest Indo-Pak Conflict Was Due To New Policymaking Dynamics

Voice of East: Russia’s Neutrality During The Latest Indo-Pak Conflict Was Due To New Policymaking Dynamics By Andrew Korybko Russia might be reassessing India’s role in Eurasia. Alexei Zakharov is a respected Russian expert on South Asia who serves as a Fellow at the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Comey’s Numbers Aren’t News — Or A Threat

Thomas Knapp: “8647.” Those numbers are spelled out — in seashells — in a May 15 Instagram photo posted by former FBI director James Comey. The meaning doesn’t seem unclear. To “86” someone, as I recall from my brief late-1980s career in nightclub security, means to remove and ban someone from a bar or club for bad … Continue reading Comey’s Numbers Aren’t News — Or A Threat → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Trump’s Desired Return To Bagram Airbase Could Reshape South Asian Geopolitics

Voice of East: Trump’s Desired Return To Bagram Airbase Could Reshape South Asian Geopolitics By Andrew Korybko This could set into motion a diplomatic chain reaction that ultimately places huge pressure upon India. Trump repeated late-February’s plans for the US to restore its military... Read More › - Voice of East


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No, The Qataris Aren’t “Corrupting” Trump

Thomas Knapp: Photo by Gage Skidmore. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. “WELCOME TO QATAR-A-LAGO.” Thus read a sky banner dragged behind a small plane over US president Donald Trump’s Palm Beach resort/home on May 14 as Trump toured the Middle East and spent some media time defending his $3 billion golf resort deal with, and … Continue reading No, The Qataris Aren’t “Corrupting” Trump → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Yemen Taught Trump Some Lessons That He’d Do Well To Apply Towards Ukraine

Voice of East: Yemen Taught Trump Some Lessons That He’d Do Well To Apply Towards Ukraine By Andrew Korybko The lessons from Trump’s Yemeni debacle could inform his future decisions on Ukraine. Five New York Times (NYT) journalists collaborated to produce a detailed report... Read More › - Voice of East


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Blink Or Head Fake? Tariff Uncertainty Remains The Biggest Problem

Thomas Knapp: From early April to mid-May, US trade policy went from the bizarre “Liberation Day” tariff schedule — “reciprocal” tariffs that weren’t reciprocal and wouldn’t have made sense if they had been — to US president Donald Trump’s announcements of “major” trade agreements with the Chinese and British regimes. “An incredible day for America as we … Continue reading Blink Or Head Fake? Tariff Uncertainty Remains The Biggest Problem → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Trump And The Quest For Kashmir Peace – A Historic Opportunity

Voice of East: Trump And The Quest For Kashmir Peace – A Historic Opportunity By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai The nation of Kashmir expresses the deepest gratitude at the forthright and principal stand taken by President Donald J. Trump for offering his office... Read More › - Voice of East


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Who is Captain Ibrahim Traoré?

Kim Petersen: From Samori Touré to Thomas Sankara [left], our ancestors chose resistance. Now, we must choose: either we fight for sovereignty, or we remain slaves to neo-colonialism. — captain Ibrahim Traoré [right], Interview with Radio Omega FM, November 2023 A young, by political standards, military captain, now an acting president has captured widespread admiration in Burkina […]
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The US Is Toughening Its Negotiating Stance Towards Russia

Voice of East: The US Is Toughening Its Negotiating Stance Towards Russia By Andrew Korybko This might presage the peace process’ collapse and the resultant intensification of their proxy war. Trump and Vance’s latest comments on their country’s talks with Russia show that the... Read More › - Voice of East


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There’s No Rebellion, But Suspending Habeas Corpus Might Justify One

Thomas Knapp: The Trump administration, CNN reports, is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, depending on “whether the courts do the right thing or not.” Those quoted phrases are from Trump aide Stephen Miller, according to whom the “right thing” consists of letting Donald Trump do whatever Donald Trump wants to do, regardless of whether what he … Continue reading There’s No Rebellion, But Suspending Habeas Corpus Might Justify One → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Bratty Royal: Prince Harry and Bespoke Security Protection

Kim Petersen: It has been unedifying, and, it should be said, far from noble. But being unedifying has become something of a day specialty for Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, notably when giving interviews from commodious abodes in California. On taking a step down from the subsidised duties that characterise his position, the disgruntled Royal fled the […]
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Indian Aggression Is A Threat to Global Peace And Might Lead To A Nuclear War

Voice of East: Indian Aggression Is A Threat to Global Peace And Might Lead To A Nuclear War By Dr Maqsood Jafri The recent cowardly attack by India on Pakistan’s civilian population is a great mistake of India and the matter of grave... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump’s Mass Deportation Scheme Is Failing. Good.

Thomas Knapp: Members of the ICE gang engaged in an abduction spree (“Operation Cross Check”). Public domain. On May 5, the US Department of Homeland Security announced that immigrants in the US can use a smartphone app to claim free plane tickets and $1,000 payments if they’re willing to “self-deport.” During her Senate confirmation hearing for the … Continue reading Trump’s Mass Deportation Scheme Is Failing. Good. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Why Deepening US-India Ties Amid Rising Indo-Pak Tensions Might Be A Challenge For Multipolarity

Voice of East: Why Deepening US-India Ties Amid Rising Indo-Pak Tensions Might Be A Challenge For Multipolarity By Uriel Araujo US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to India strengthens ties to counter China, while India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir are on the rise. A delicate... Read More › - Voice of East


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They Could Have Overruled the Empire as Father and Son

Thomas Knapp: Warren Buffett’s father should have changed Radical Son David Horowitz’s red diapers. At first glance, Horowitz’s vehement rejection of his card-carrying Communist Party upbringing to become an equally unwavering Grand Old Party loyalist, from voting for Ronald Reagan’s re-election right up until his passing on April 29, would seem the mirror opposite of the path … Continue reading They Could Have Overruled the Empire as Father and Son → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Escalating Think Tanks

Kim Petersen: On 2 May Foreign Affairs published an article, “Will China Escalate?: Despite Short-Term Stability, the Risk of Military Crisis Is Rising,” by Tong Zhao, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP). There are many claims made in the article by Tony Zhao who seemingly looks at China, a 5000-year old Asian […]
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Trump’s Silence In The Face Of Zelensky’s Victory Day Threat Is Incredibly Disappointing

Voice of East: Trump’s Silence In The Face Of Zelensky’s Victory Day Threat Is Incredibly Disappointing By Andrew Korybko It hints at tacit approval of Ukraine targeting the Red Square parade this Friday. Zelensky recently followed up his rejection of Putin’s Victory Day truce by warning that the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Five Benefits That The US Would Reap From Coercing Ukraine Into More Concessions To Russia

Voice of East: Five Benefits That The US Would Reap From Coercing Ukraine Into More Concessions To Russia By Andrew Korybko Failure to do so risks another “forever war”, an Afghan-like debacle for the US, or World War III. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Childbirth / “Great Replacement” Double Con

Thomas Knapp: Donald Trump wants Americans to start having more babies and, the New York Times reports, is mulling possible financial incentives (like $5,000 government checks for mothers upon childbirth) and “educational” initiatives (i.e. classes to help women figure out when they’re ovulating so they can get pregnant more easily) to achieve the goal. But the US government … Continue reading The Childbirth / “Great Replacement” Double Con → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Jewish Settler-Colonialists

Kim Petersen: The straightforward responses in the documentary The Settlers by Louis Theroux will not surprise anyone who has kept abreast of the long-running Zionist plan to create facts-on-the-ground in Palestine. What is surprising is that this documentary was produced and broadcast by the BBC, a broadcaster that is usually inimical to Palestinian suffering. The documentary (currently […]
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