War and Foreign Policy

We are built for peace.

Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost look at the many factors behind Ukraine's failure to defeat Russia or move closer to NATO membership. Ukraine is sadly caught between a cynical NATO and a Russia that is in it for the long haul. 

The East German secret police, the Stasi, developed the art of mass surveillance using pre-digital  methods. Modern tech now makes the job a lot easier. 

Despite the rhetoric we hear from mainstream media organizations, its coverage of the Ukraine war borders on outright propaganda.

Several nations look to develop a gold-based currency to bypass the US dollar. The world shall see after the BRICS nations meet next month how successful they are.

Like many colonial ventures, Belgium's involvement in the Congo had some successes—and many failures.

Michael and Walter Block discuss the Ukrainian conflict, reparations, immigration, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

It's fitting that the G7 recently met in Hiroshima because the policies they are following are blowing up the world economy.

Postwar Germany was occupied, in ruins, with an economy in chaos. Germans were reduced to using cigarettes supplied by American GIs as money.

The recent declaration of the G7 sounds more like "we want to rule the world" than "we want peace." Other nations are tired of the West's phony Rules Based Order.