Tag: America

Beijing's North Korea Anxiety

Kim is no longer the supplicant figure of earlier years. He bargains now. He postures. He makes patrons come to him.

Shanghai Spirit and Westphalia

When the world's sole superpower declares itself a pirate, it may be time to dust off a 17th-century peace treaty.

The Iran War and Resilience of Bangladesh

Both the USA and Israel have adopted evasive strategies influenced by various factors, such as diverting attention from the Epstein scandal, preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon despite Iran repeatedly denying its intent through negotiations in Geneva, the potential failure of Trump’s MAGA project, and notably, projecting a false sense of control over Iran before Trump’s visit to China to gain bargaining leverage. The length of the conflict will depend on the conflicting attitudes of the USA and Iran’s determination to withstand the war.

The Hidden Empire

The uncomfortable truth is this -- America is the capital of a global corporate empire. But the real rulers are not politicians but corporations, whose loyalty lies only with money. The Transnational Private Sector -- TPS -- is not a mere American phenomenon. It’s a global empire, and its influence reaches every corner of the planet.