Monday, November 17, 2025

Tag: diplomacy

Trump reportedly greenlights Iran attack plans as military buildup expands

Reports reveal trump’s private approval of attack plans as U.S. forces deploy across Europe and Middle East amid rising pressure from Israeli and GOP war hawks.

Trump dismisses intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program as Israel escalates war

Despite U.S. intelligence confirming Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, Trump threatens military action and pushes for escalation, evoking parallels to pre-Iraq War propaganda.

Truce in Lebanon: Can diplomacy rise from the ruins?

The truce in Lebanon and the evolving diplomacy that is reshaping the Middle East in response to the genocide in Gaza as the threat of a major regional war is ever growing.

“Full-Blown Famine” ravages northern Gaza, U.N. official declares amid prolonged conflict

Nearly seven months into the Gaza conflict, the World Food Program warns of a spreading famine in the north, intensifying humanitarian crises despite increased aid efforts.

US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood...

This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.

Daniel Ellsberg has foiled those who want him confined to the...

No matter how much the defenders of the militaristic status quo have tried to relegate Daniel Ellsberg to the past, he has insisted on being present challenging systems of mass murder that go by other names.

Biden promised diplomacy. So why is he still listening to ‘the...

Unforced errors have set back the Biden administration’s diplomacy with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and China.

What’s behind Bolton’s attacks on the ‘troika of tyranny’?

With all eyes focused these days on Trump and his myriad crimes, John Bolton’s speeches are a reminder that even worse options are waiting in the wings.

Trump’s investment in North Korea

What’s important is that Trump is invested in the success of his venture. Because if it fails, he fails. And Donald Trump doesn’t like to fail.

Trump’s Korean shell game

The U.S. and North Korean leaders are both playing a long con designed to maintain their own short-term political survival.

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Montana plan challenges dark money dominance by redefining corporate power

A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.

What does it say when unprecedented buyers’ remorse smites 23 suckered MAGA millions, appalled...

The hypnotic spell over deluded centrists, especially minority young men who confused make-believe strength with genuine, positive strength, will go down as the greatest electoral scam in our history.

Doomed, not domed?

The wrath of the con man.

Countries agree to phase out mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034

Signatories said the move will mark "a historic milestone in reducing mercury pollution" at a conference in Geneva.

Epstein’s intelligence ties come into focus as Congress moves toward releasing government files

A growing body of evidence details Jeffrey Epstein’s extensive work with Israeli intelligence while lawmakers push to force public access to government records that have remained hidden for years.