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....
by Greg Maybury | Jun 26, 2017 | Deep State, Geopolitics, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Neo-conservatism, Shadow Government, The Presidency, US Foreign Policy, US National Security
‘It has been a splendid little war, begun with the highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that Fortune which loves the brave.’ US Secretary of State John Hay, referencing the Spanish-American War of 1898, in a letter to...
by Greg Maybury | May 8, 2017 | Geopolitics, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Neo-conservatism, Power Politics, The Presidency, US Foreign Policy, US History, US Intelligence, US Military
‘…[Did] our government put Israel’s interests ahead of our own? If so, Why? Does [it] continue to subordinate American interests to Israeli interests?…I’ve never seen a President…stand up to Israel.…If the American people understood what a grip these people have on...
by Greg Maybury | Mar 13, 2017 | Deep State, Geopolitics, Military/Industrial/Security Complex, National Security, Neo-conservatism, Neoliberalism, Power Politics, Surveillance State, Uncategorized, US Foreign Policy, US Political Economy, US Politics
Brief: The response from the mainstream media to Wikileaks revelations of CIA surveillance and hacking – against the backdrop of the MSM and Beltway fuelled brouhaha over fake news, alleged Russian spying and interference in U.S elections, and general animus towards...
