by Greg Maybury | Jul 31, 2019 | Deep State, Economic History, Geopolitics, Globalization, Mainstream Media, Neo-conservatism, Neoliberalism
Greg Maybury is a freelance writer based in Perth, Australia. His main areas of interest are American history and politics in general, with a special focus on economic, national security, military, and geopolitical affairs. For 5 years he has regularly contributed to...
by Greg Maybury | Jan 13, 2019 | Geopolitics, Mainstream Media, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Neo-conservatism
‘The Devil’s cleverest wile is to make men believe that he does not exist.’ – Attr: Charles Baudelaire — ‘The Jewish state of Israel characterizes itself as a “Jewish and democratic” state, although the latest law of the Knesset wishes to raise “Jewishness”...
by Greg Maybury | May 25, 2018 | Deep State, Geopolitics, Mainstream Media, National Security, Neo-conservatism, Shadow Government, Surveillance State, The Presidency, Uncategorized, US National Security
We have blind men, one-eyed men, squint-eyed men, men with long sight, short sight, clear sight, dim sight, [and] weak sight. All that is a faithful enough image of our understanding; but we are barely acquainted with [men of] false sight. — Voltaire, The...
by Greg Maybury | Mar 7, 2018 | Geopolitics, Globalization, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Neo-conservatism, The Presidency, Uncategorized, US Foreign Policy
The still decidedly volatile situation in Ukraine – resulting from another in that long line of US inspired regime changes that have done so much to destabilize the geopolitical landscape over the past few decades – is worth revisiting for a number of reasons. With...
by Greg Maybury | Sep 19, 2017 | Economic History, Geopolitics, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Political Economy, Uncategorized, US Foreign Policy, Wall Street
‘…[In] such trying games of conquest, results might never be expected to take shape quickly…Imperial stratagems are protracted affairs. The captains of world aggression measure their achievements…on a timescale whose unit is the generation. It’s...
by Greg Maybury | Aug 4, 2017 | Deep State, Geoeconomics, Geopolitics, Globalization, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Political Economy, Surveillance State, Uncategorized, US Foreign Policy
‘[For us] it is one thing to remain a good friend, but too close an embrace will lead Americans and others to resurrect the “deputy sheriff” tag. The Americans have always put their own interests first and will continue to do so; we should follow their example....
