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Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

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Aug 12, 2022

“We are at the edge of war with Russia and China on issues which we partly created, without any concept of how this is going to end or what it’s supposed to lead to,” - Henry Kissinger

Mr. Kissinger sees today’s world as verging on a dangerous disequilibrium. "I think that the current period has a great trouble defining a direction. It’s very responsive to the emotion of the moment."

REUTERS

Aug 11, 2022

Argentina orders seizure of Venezuelan plane at U.S. request

US MISSION TO NATO

Aug 11, 2022

"Returning with a bang"

NEWSWEEK

Aug 11, 2022

U.S. Air Division Deploying Soldiers as Kremlin Says Russia, NATO at War

Aug 11, 2022

World on the brink of nuclear catastrophe – Moscow

If Ukrainian forces keep attacking the Zaporozhye power plant, a nuclear disaster could happen at any moment, Moscow warns

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MILITARY TIMES

Aug 10, 2022

US launches three airstrikes against al-Shabab in Somalia

Four al-Shabab militants are presumed dead after a series of airstrikes launched by U.S. forces in Somalia, U.S. Africa Command announced Wednesday.

The strikes, launched Tuesday, were in response to an attack on Somali forces near Beled

The latest strikes were the second in the past few weeks, as U.S. troops settle back into regular rotations to Somalia.

ANTIWAR.COM

Aug 9, 2022

US Warns Africa Against Buying Anything From Russia Besides Grain and Fertilizer

REUTERS

Aug 10, 2022

China calls U.S. 'main instigator' of Ukraine crisis

ANTIWAR.COM

Aug 8, 2022

Biden says he’s ‘proud’ of US support for Israel's Iron Dome after Gaza bombardment kills 45, including 16 children

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Aug 9, 2022

NATO actions raise risk of nuclear conflict – Russia

The deployment of US atomic weapons on the territory of non-nuclear NATO members goes against the nonproliferation treaty (NPT), increases the risk of conflict, and hinders disarmament efforts, the Russian delegation told a UN conference on Tuesday.

The US Air Force currently has an estimated 150 nuclear bombs at NATO bases in Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belgium and the Netherlands.

NBC NEWS

Aug 9, 2022

Pelosi says Taiwan trip was ‘worth it’ and calls China's Xi ‘a scared bully’

The House speaker said in her first interviews since returning from Taiwan that Chinese President Xi Jinping “has his own insecurities” and is “in a fragile place.”

REUTERS

Aug 8, 2022

U.S. to send Ukraine $5.5 billion in new fiscal, military aid

The fiscal and military aid packages are drawn from a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine approved by Congress in May.

REUTERS

Aug 9, 2022

Biden signs documents of U.S. support for Sweden, Finland to join NATO

THE HILL

Aug 8, 2022

Pentagon announces additional $1B in lethal aid to Ukraine

THE GUARDIAN

Aug 8, 2022

Attack on Ukraine nuclear plant ‘suicidal’, says UN chief as he urges access to site

Aug 6, 2022

Ukraine risking another Chernobyl – Russia

Russia has urged the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to make Ukraine stop the “shelling” of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

Moscow accused Ukrainian troops of firing artillery shells at the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant in the country’s southern Zaporozhye Region on Friday.

The plant was seized by Russian forces in late February, when Moscow launched its military campaign in the neighboring country. The facility continues to operate with Ukrainian staff under Russian control.

ANTIWAR.COM

Aug 7, 2022

US to Participate in Military Drills Near India’s Disputed Border With China

MULTIPOLARISTA

Aug 5, 2022

US war on China/Russia targets new multipolar world, sabotages global economy: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

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5 Aug 2022

MARKETWATCH

China halts U.S. climate-change talks after Pelosi’s Taiwan visit — 5 things to know

China and the U.S. share the top two spots as the world’s greatest polluters. Their diplomacy is viewed by many as the key to curbing global warming.

5 Aug 2022

POLITICO

Pentagon chiefs’ calls to China go unanswered amid Taiwan crisis

5 Aug 2022

NEWSWEEK

China Says Taiwan Issue Could Take It to 'War' With U.S.

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3 Aug 2022

NEWSWEEK

Ukraine Violates War Laws, Endangers Civilians: Amnesty International

While conducting an investigation of Russian attacks in the Kharkiv, Donbas and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine between April and July, Amnesty International researchers said they discovered that the Ukrainian military was operating out of civilian buildings in at least 19 towns and villages.

The organization said that Ukraine committed "a clear violation of international humanitarian law" by basing at least five military facilities in civilian hospitals.

Amnesty International also discovered that Ukraine had installed military bases in 22 out of 29 schools visited in the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions during the investigation.

3 Aug 2022

THE INDEPENDENT

Zelensky denounces Amnesty report accusing Ukraine military of endangering civilians

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3 Aug 2022

NEW YORK TIMES

Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake

In a high-stakes visit to Taiwan, Ms. Pelosi offered assurances of American support. Taiwan now faces the prospect of Chinese military drills that could violate what it says are its territorial waters.

2 Aug 2022

TIME

Pelosi Visiting Taiwan Is the Kind of Virtue Signaling the U.S-China Relationship Can Do Without

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2 Aug 2022

COMMONDREAMS

Weeks After Biden Fist-Bumps Saudi Prince, US OKs $5 Billion in Gulf Arms Deals

While the Pentagon said the sale of Patriot and THAAD missiles would boost regional "stability," one Yemeni journalist countered that the transfer would only bring more Saudi "aggression" to his war-torn nation.

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3 Aug 2022

NEWSWEEK

Ukraine Violates War Laws, Endangers Civilians: Amnesty International

4 Aug 2022

REUTERS

Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv

2 Aug 2022

RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT

The US killing of Zawahiri was more retribution than prevention

According to documents obtained from the raid that killed bin Laden, al-Qaida’s 9/11 era leaders have little impact on current operations.

3 Aug 2022

ANTIWAR.COM

Tunisia and the Military-Industrial Complex

US troops are deployed to Tunisia. They fly drones out of the north of the country, and lead combined operations there, according to a 2019 New York Times report. The US military has even utilized the Tunisian military as a proxy fighting force, The Intercept recently revealed. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the US and Tunisian military chiefs signed a "roadmap" outlining ten more years of cooperation.

6 Aug 2022

REUTERS

U.S. readies new $1 billion Ukraine weapons package

3 Aug 2022

ANTIWAR.COM

Senate Votes 95-1 to Expand NATO Into Sweden and Finland

3 Aug 2022

NEW YORK TIMES

Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake

2 Aug 2022

TIME

Pelosi Visiting Taiwan Is the Kind of Virtue Signaling the U.S-China Relationship Can Do Without

1 Aug 2022

NEW YORK TIMES

Why Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Is Utterly Reckless - Thomas Friedman

2 Aug 2022

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1 Aug 2022

31 Jul 2022

REUTERS

Algeria's president says interested in joining BRICS group

1 Aug 2022

REUTERS

Biden, Putin strike conciliatory tones as nuclear arms talks start at U.N.

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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing’s warnings

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AL JAZEERA

‘No more’: Al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike

US President Joe Biden says ‘justice has been delivered’ after al-Qaeda leader located and killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

THE GUARDIAN

World ‘one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation’, UN chief says

MULTIPOLARISTA

West prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: privatization, deregulation, slashing worker protections

WASHINGTON POST

U.S., allies weigh providing Ukraine fighter jets to counter Russia

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

Russia says its military in Ukraine expanding focus, cites Western weapons supply

ANTIWAR.COM

Iran Ship Returns to Greece to Recover US-Seized Oil

GLOBAL TIMES

China sternly warns Biden admin not to arrange Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, PLA 'will not sit idly by'

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NPR

Pelosi begins Asia tour in Singapore. No official word on whether she'll visit Taiwan

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Singapore early Monday, kicking off her Asian tour as questions swirled over a possible stop in Taiwan that has fueled tension with Beijing.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan

Officials told The AP that if US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi goes to Taiwan — still an uncertainty — the military would increase its movement of forces and assets in the Indo-Pacific region. They declined to provide details, but said that fighter jets, ships, surveillance assets and other military systems would likely be used to provide overlapping rings of protection for her flight to Taiwan and any time on the ground there. A trip by Pelosi would be the highest-ranking U.S. elected official to visit Taiwan since 1997.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

$550 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $550 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's seventeenth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

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ANTIWAR.COM

Blinken Holds First Call With Lavrov Since February, Ceasefires Not Discussed

Five months into this war, amid the economic turmoil the American led sanctions blitz has caused, there is no indication that Blinken attempted to push for a ceasefire or negotiations to end the conflict.

WASHINGTON POST

U.S. offers deal to Russia to free Brittney Griner as she testifies in Moscow

Blinken said he would speak to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, a significant break from his past strategy of avoiding contact with senior Russian officials and seeking maximum isolation of Moscow.

BBC

Xi and Biden exchange warnings on Taiwan

WASHINGTON POST

'A beacon of hope': Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal

REUTERS

China demands U.S. cancel potential arms sale to Taiwan

ANTIWAR.COM

Zelensky Rejects Any Ceasefire With Russia

THE UNZ REVIEW

Joe Biden’s Secret War in Ukraine

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say

REUTERS

Mexican president renewed asylum offer for Assange in letter to Biden

MIDDLE EAST MONITOR

BRICS expects Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to join group soon

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GLOBAL TIMES

Overthrowing foreign governments deep in bones of how US conducts its foreign policy: Chinese FM

The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson comments came in response to remarks of former White House national security advisor John Bolton, who said in an interview that he had helped plan attempted coups in foreign countries.

Putin tells US to stop ‘looting’ Syria

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ABC NEWS

White House announces $270M military package for Ukraine

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US NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Ukraine War Shows West's Dominance Is Ending as China Rises: Tony Blair

The Ukraine war shows that the West's dominance is coming to an end as China rises to superpower status in partnership with Russia at one of the most significant inflection points in centuries, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said. "We are coming to the end of Western political and economic dominance ... The world is going to be at least bi-polar and possibly multi-polar,"

AARON MATE

In Ukraine, a proxy war on the planet

WASHINGTON POST

Opinion: Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia erodes our moral authority

Biden needs the Saudis to increase their oil production to help keep global energy prices in check. The trip sends the message that the United States is willing to look the other way when its commercial interests are at stake.

Biden’s meeting sends a dangerous message about the value the United States attaches to a free press. A grip-and-grin photograph with MBS signals to autocrats everywhere that you can quite literally get away with murdering a journalist as long as you possess a natural resource the United States wants badly enough.

REASON

Biden Told Congress U.S. Troops Are Fighting in the Middle East. Now He Says They Aren't

MULTIPOLORISTA

NATO’s 2022 plan declares second cold war on Russia and China

NATO’s 2022 “strategic concept,” its first new plan since 2010, declares Russia a “threat” and China a “systemic challenge.” It demonizes the Eurasian powers as “authoritarian actors” and “strategic competitors,” essentially declaring a second cold war to maintain Western hegemony.

WASHINGTON POST

As war nears 5th month, Blinken keeps Russian diplomats at arm’s length

The secretary of state hasn’t spoken to any senior Russian officials for the entirety of the war. Some veteran diplomats say that’s a mistake.

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RADIO FREE EUROPE

Russia's Blockage Of Ukrainian Grain Exports Contributed To Sri Lanka Turmoil, Blinken Says

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BLOOMBERG

Blinken Blasts China’s Support for Russia, Calls Out Xi Jinping

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PHILIPPINE TIMES

China blames NATO for creating conflicts and waging wars

BLOOMBERG

China Accuses US of ‘Technological Terrorism’ as Chip Curbs Grow

THE INTERCEPT

How The Pentagon Uses A Secretive Program to Wage Proxy Wars

Small teams of U.S. Special Operations forces are involved in a low-profile proxy war program on a far greater scale than previously known, according to exclusive documents and interviews with more than a dozen current and former government officials.

DEFENSE NEWS

US to send more HIMARS precision rockets to Ukraine as part of a new $400m package

ANTIWAR.COM

White House Says US Won’t Push Ukraine to Negotiate With Russia

ANTIWAR.COM

NATO Says It Has No Plans to Send Troops to Sweden and Finland

BUSINESS INSIDER

Putin says Finland and Sweden can 'go ahead' and join NATO but warned the countries against hosting the alliance's 'military contingents and infrastructure'

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE

Ukraine Bans Political Opposition

MIDDLE EAST EYE

Progressive Democrats seek to block US security pacts with Saudi Arabia and UAE

FORTUNE

‘From now on, we will trust neither the Americans nor the EU’: Lavrov says a new Iron Curtain is coming down between Russia and the West

USA TODAY

Biden vows U.S., NATO allies will stand with Ukraine 'for as long as it takes'

SPUTNIK

Highlights of Putin’s Meeting With Duma Leaders

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WION NEWS

WATCH: The story of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has become the most-admired person of the free world. He is being celebrated as the hero of Ukraine war. What's Zelensky's story? Is he really as perfect as the West presents him to be? WION's Palki Sharma Upadhyay tell you. (9 mins)

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FRANCE 24

WATCH: Pandora Papers: leaked documents reveal secret wealth of world leaders, Zelensky involved

The "Pandora Papers" investigation -- involving some 600 journalists from media including The Washington Post, the BBC and The Guardian -- is based on the leak of some 11 million documents from 14 financial services companies around the world. The Paper's reveal that, among others, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his TV production company set up -- and still have -- a network of offshore investments to evade Ukrainian law, reports France 24 (3 mins.)

THE GRAYZONE

The real Zelensky: from celebrity populist to unpopular Pinochet-style neoliberal

Ukrainian academic Olga Baysha details Volodymyr Zelensky’s embrace of widely loathed neoliberal policies, his repression of rivals, and how his actions fueled the current war with Russia.

"What about neoliberal reforms initiated by Zelensky? You can judge on their popularity by opinion polls – up to 72% of Ukrainians did not support his land reform, the flagship of Zelensky’s neoliberal program. After his party approved it despite people’s indignation, Zelensky’s rating fell from 73 percent in Spring 2019 to 23 percent in January 2022."

"In early February 2021 three oppositional television channels were shut down. Another oppositional channel was banned in the beginning of 2022, before the beginning of the war. After the war broke out, in March, dozens of independent journalists, bloggers, and analysts were arrested; most of them are of leftist views. In April 2022, television channels of right-wing leaning were shut down as well. Moreover, Zelensky signed a decree obliging all Ukrainian channels to broadcast a single telethon, presenting only one pro-governmental view on the war" (emphasis added).

"In March 2022, 11 oppositional parties were banned"

"Answering the question of a French reporter on March 5, 2022 — the tenth day of the Russian invasion — on how his life had changed with thee beginning of the war, Zelensky replied with a smile of delight: "Today, my life is beautiful. I believe that I am needed. I feel it is the most important meaning in life to be needed.""

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THE GRAYZONE

“One less traitor”: Zelensky oversees campaign of assassination, kidnapping and torture of political opposition

While claiming to defend democracy, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has outlawed his opposition, ordered his rivals’ arrest, and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents across the country, write Max Blumenthal and Esha Krishnaswamy of The Grayzone.

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THE GRAYZONE

“A historic sham”: Zelensky’s speech to Greece’s parliament sparks national outrage, opens WWII-era wounds

By inviting an Azov fighter to address Greece’s parliament last week, Zelensky opened the country’s historic wounds and triggered angry demonstrations that have shaken its pro-US government.

REUTERS

Azov fighter video overshadows Zelenskiy's address to Greek lawmakers

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