A Glimmer Of Hope? Russia, US Officials Revive Dialogue On Arms Control
Authored by Andrei Akulov via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
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Germany Launches Probe After Pentagon's Syrian Arms Smuggling Story Goes Viral
The German government has opened an probe into an illegal Pentagon arms trafficking operation after a bombshell investigative report on the secret program went viral this week.
New York City Is Within Hurricane Jose's 5-Day "Cone Of Uncertainty"
In what were perhaps the two biggest news stories of the past month, Hurricanes Irma and Harvey devastated the American south, disrupting local industry, destroying homes and critical infrastructure and dumping millions of gallons of raw sewage onto city streets - leading to the most destructive beginning to hurricane season in years.
Republican Congressman Proposes Pardon Deal For Julian Assange
Late on Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Julian Assange might be able to provide proof that there's no truth to the Russia collusion narrative - even as Facebook’s admission that it sold at least $100,000 worth of advertising to a Russian troll farm bent on bolstering support for President Donald Trump has purportedly revived the narrative in the eyes of Trump's political opponents.
The Neoconservatives Have Declared War On The Realists
Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,
In recent years, I've increasingly suspected that when it comes to foreign policy, the realists offer some of the most sane observations.
These suspicions were confirmed earlier this year when after the election of Donald Trump, John Mearsheimer, one of modern realism's current standard bearers, wrote in The National Interest that Trump should "adopt a realist foreign policy" and outlines a far better foreign policy agenda that what we've seen coming from Washington.