In the highlands of Laos, Hmong General Vang Pao recruited volunteers and conscripted soldiers from his tribe to fight in the CIA’s Secret War against […]
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Lies, Insinuations and Distortions with No Empathy for the Suffering North Koreans
I wrote this response to a review of my second North Korea book in 2022 on chollima.org, but since the site no longer exists, I’m […]
Who will be the next president of Ukraine?
Presidential elections were to be held in Ukraine on March 31, 2024. However, due to the extension of martial law for 90 days in February […]
End of the American Empire and Lessons for India
Geopolitical strategies for India in a multipolar world “To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.” These […]
The Peace Industrial Complex: How International Aid is Perpetuating Poverty and Corruption
When we think of conflict zones, we often imagine a desperate need for humanitarian intervention and peacekeeping efforts. Yet, the reality of international aid is […]
Why The War in Sudan is Far From Over
Sudan’s conflict, far from being a regional anomaly, is spiraling further into disaster with no clear end in sight. The Sudanese Army, under the leadership […]
South Sudan: A Nation Sleepwalking into Civil War
Juba is uneasy. Walk the streets and you’ll hear whispers of war. People are nervous, watching events unfold as though waiting for the first gunshot […]
New Syrian Regime Attacks Journalists As It Seeks Legitimacy
The Syrian regime’s latest attempt to dissolve the Syrian Journalists’ Union (SJU) represents more than just a bureaucratic reshuffle; it is a blatant attack on […]
London High Court: Allegations Of Forced Labour In China’s Xinjiang Province “Unproven And Defamatory”
America’s massive, large-scale accusations against China are astonishing. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for example, seriously describes Xinjiang as “the largest genocidal concentration camp […]
CIA Offshoot, the National Endowment for Democracy, Faces Significant Budget Cuts in Age of Trump
As part of its evisceration of government agencies, the Trump administration imposed a funding freeze for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a CIA offshoot […]