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US – German secret treaty means Berlin is Washington’s vassal until 2099

By Anna Voronova Top intelligence officers rarely reveal secret strings, pulling the nation's political mechanism. Publication of a book like The German card. The obscure game of secret services, authored…

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US will defeat EU army

By Finian Cunningham The testy slap-down by US President Donald Trump to the idea of a European army was telling. Any notion of the Europeans stepping away from American "protection"…

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Washington finally accepts independent European defense initiatives?

By Ted Galen Carpenter The United States has a long, depressing record of trying to discourage European efforts to create an independent security capability. Washington's hectoring of its NATO allies…

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More countries set to close ranks against Washington’s unilateralism

By Xie Chao It is clear that US President Donald Trump has resorted to unilateralism to change America's strategic position in relation to other major powers. While making it plain…

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Is America finished?

By Paul Craig Roberts Americans are now so polarized that they “no longer share basic sympathies and trust, because they no longer regard each other as worthy of equal consideration.”…

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Trump’s unchecked hold on power comes to an end

The US midterm results are out. In a nutshell, Republicans retain majority in the Senate, while Democrats have seized control of the House of Representatives after a gap of 8…

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The salience of Pak-Afghan border management

By Qadir Khan Yousafzai The Afghan Parliamentary elections gained more traction and importance due to the completion of the second round of Afghan Taliban talks with the U.S. delegation in…

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Kabul control slips, Afghan force losses at record – US watchdog

Kabul's control of Afghanistan slipped in recent months as local security forces suffered record-level casualties while making minimal or no progress against the Taliban, a US government watchdog said Thursday.…

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Pakistan’s ISI as a counter – terror fighting force – is it worth the hype?

By Kamal Alam Pakistan's premier intelligence agency is labelled as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and blamed for a host of other issues affecting South Asia. Does it deserve…

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What will Pakistan achieve from PM Imran Khan’s visit to China?

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, on his first official visit to China, met the Chinese President Xi Jinping and lauded the way China has been able to eradicate corruption and…

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