Egberto Willies2d ago

Iran Can’t Hit U.S. Directly—So It’s Hitting Everyone Around It

Iran strikes Gulf nations, oil hubs, and U.S. bases across the region. The result: rising oil prices, global instability, and a war spreading through allies.

#assassinationPolicy #CIAIntervention #Diplomacy #economicFallout #geopoliticalAnalysis #globalInstability #Hezbollah #Houthis #InternationalLaw #Iran #Israel #MiddleEastConflict #MILITARISM #MossadeghCoup #OilPrices #ProgressivePolitics #reserveCurrency #StraitOfHormuz #USForeignPolicy #warEconomy https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oMY
joe•iuculano Mar 25

#RawStory 10:29am EDT - Mar 25, 2026

The #NewYorkTimes reported Tuesday night that the #Trump admin had sent #Iranian officials a 15-point plan 2 end hostilities between the two nations. A subsequent #CNBC report confirmed #Iran had received it

#Iranian officials, however, bluntly rejected that plan on Wednesday..further complicating the Trump administration’s ongoing scramble 2 find an exit 2 the #conflict that has sent #oil prices soaring & caused #GlobalInstability.

https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676617765/

Trump gets gut punch as Iran knocks back his plan to end war: report

President Donald Trump was issued a stern rejection Wednesday after Iranian officials knocked back his administration’s proposed plan to bring about an end to the war he initiated last month, according to Axios reporter Barak Ravid.The New York Times reported Tuesday night that the Trump administrat...

Raw Story
NonilexMar 17

Afghan Officials Say Hundreds Dead in Pakistani Airstrike on #Kabul

The attack hit a drug rehabilitation facility, #Afghanistan said, suggesting that its victims included #civilians. #Pakistan said it had targeted an ammunitions depot.

#geopolitics #SouthAsia #MiddleEast #GlobalInstability #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-kabul-hospital.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Dozens Dead in Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul

The attack hit a drug rehabilitation facility, and Afghanistan vowed to retaliate, risking an escalation of the conflict between the two countries.

The New York Times
Red Global NewsMar 5
Erhan Afyoncu, Rector of Milli Savunma University, asserts that recent global developments indicate a complete erosion of values and rules, ushering in an unpredictable era for nations. Strategic balance is essential moving forward. #GlobalInstability #StrategicBalance
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Jan 20

In a valuable video conversation, Carole Cadwalladr and Robert Kagan talk about the world we've known is gone as the US careens towards fascist dictatorship and Europe risks being divided into fiefdoms by rapacious powers who have declared contempt for international law.

#Trump #NATO #Europe #Russia #China #InternationalLaw #GlobalInstability #rearmament #NuclearThreat
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0goGamFRtO0

Europe needs a dramatic strategic revolution - now: historian Robert Kagan

YouTube
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Jan 20

"Trump has managed in just one year to destroy the American order that was, and he has weakened America’s ability to protect its interests in the world that will be. If Americans thought defending the liberal world order was too expensive, wait until they start paying for what comes next."

#Trump #NATO #Europe #Russia #China #InternationalLaw #GlobalInstability #rearmament #NuclearThreat
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Jan 20

"Americans are entering the most dangerous world they have known since World War II, one that will make the Cold War look like child’s play and the post–Cold War world like paradise. ...

Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from inter­national leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come."

#Trump #NATO #Europe #Russia #China #InternationalLaw #GlobalInstability #rearmament #NuclearThreat
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William Lindsey Jan 20

"The American order is over because the United States has decided that it no longer wishes to play its historically unprecedented role of providing global security. The American might that upheld the world order of the past 80 years will now be used instead to destroy it."

~ Robert Kagan

#Trump #NATO #Europe #Russia #China #InternationalLaw #GlobalInstability #rearmament #NuclearThreat
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/trump-national-security-greenland-spheres-of-interest/685673/?gift=3gozaec2NM6PUSZsUEI9kphswgVLHs-azhwbrEEQgjA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

America vs. the World

President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.

The Atlantic
John     Jun 24, 2025

#Canada & #EU sign #defence pact amid strained #US relations & #globalinstability.

Amid #Trump’s #disrespect of old #allies, EU & Canada vow more support for #Ukraine & joint work on #climatecrisis.

#auspol #USPol

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/23/canada-eu-defense-trump-us-allies

Canada and EU sign defence pact amid strained US relations and global instability

Amid Trump’s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisis

The Guardian
John     May 18, 2025

The European Union is seeking a defence pact with #Australia to deepen military co-operation in a world of increased #globalinstability.

The #EU put the proposal to PM Anthony Albanese clearing the way for closer intelligence work & joint exercises.

This came as Albanese met #Ukrainian President #VolodymyrZelensky & pledged continued Australian support against Russia, including the delivery of #Abramstanks promised last October. #auspol

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/europe-seeks-defence-pact-with-australia-as-tanks-head-to-ukraine-20250519-p5m090.html

Europe seeks defence pact with Australia as tanks head to Ukraine

The European Union is seeking a defence pact with Australia to deepen military co-operation – a move that highlights fears of an increase in global instability.

The Sydney Morning Herald