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May 02, 2025

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The great Ted Galen Carpenter on how our governing elites still have not learned the lessons of Vietnam, 50 years later…

https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Galen_Carpenter/2025/04/28/50-years-on-us-elites-learned-nothing-from-the-vietnam-defeat/

Andrea Bartoli on the legacy of Pope Francis…

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/pope-francis/

Former British diplomat and Russia expert Ian Proud on the coalition of the unwilling…

The Peacemonger

Britain’s coalition of the willing decides that it's unwilling

I am aiming to cut through the warmongering propaganda with balanced analysis and a desire to fill the diplomacy vacuum in our troubled world. If you find my work helpful, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or buying me a coffee. Alternatively, I’d be delighted if you purchased a copy of the memoir of my diplomatic posting to Russia…

2 months ago · 56 likes · 23 comments · Ian Proud

The inimitable Larry Johnson on Trump’s antics with Iran…

Son of the New American Revolution

Is Donald Trump Only Trying to Derail Negotiations with Iran?

At first glance, Donald Trump’s recent post on Truth Social appears to be a deliberate effort to sabotage the negotiations with Iran to ensure that Tehran ends all efforts to build a nuclear weapon. And maybe that is his intent. But, when you step back and look at the countries who import Iranian oil or petrochemicals, you will realize that Trump is goi…

2 months ago · 7 likes · Larry C Johnson

Daniel Larison talks a look at the Canadian election…

Canada's Liberals Win in a Repudiation of Trump

Canada’s Liberal Party won their general election yesterday in one of the most astonishing political revivals on record…

2 months ago · 10 likes · 2 comments · Daniel Larison

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