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Germany: The Pentagon’s Internal War

Michael Stehle - May 2, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Hegseth is not making America stronger with all this.

Germany: The Internal War in the Pentagon*

Mallory Matsumoto - April 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Spain: Consumed by Rage

Alex Copley - March 26, 2026. Published in La Razón

[W]hen ethics are abandoned for epics, and when political power subverts rational military decision-making, it is not surprising that symptoms of strategic fatigue begin to develop.

China: Pentagon Report Hyping up ‘China Threat’ Deceptive, Hypocritical Scaremongering

Robin Koerner - December 23, 2024. Published in China Daily

The U.S. should stop peddling its military-budget bloating 'China threat' theory.

Hong Kong: National Security Obsession Blinding US to Its Biggest Threats at Home

Robin Koerner - August 16, 2024. Published in South China Morning Post

Paranoia over grave and imminent dangers all around is distracting America from the serious risks of domestic terrorism and political violence.

Malta: Doctrine of Domination

Robin Koerner - July 7, 2024. Published in Times of Malta

The West is doing all it can to abort ... the birth of a new multipolar world which rejects a unipolar world dominated by the U.S.

China: Pentagon’s Despicable Act Drags US to New Low

Robin Koerner - June 18, 2024. Published in China Daily

It seems that there are no limits on the depths to which the U.S. is willing to sink.

U.K.: The Guardian View on the US and Abu Ghraib: Recognition and Redress Is Long Overdue

Robin Koerner - September 27, 2023. Published in The Guardian

Two decades after the invasion of Iraq, victims of abuse and torture by U.S. forces have yet to be compensated.

India: Wars of Plunder

Robin Koerner - June 11, 2023. Published in The Statesman

The U.S. record of being on the wrong side of history is unparalleled.

Russia: Reevaluation*

Robin Koerner - May 30, 2023. Published in Izvestia

[U]krainian supplies ... are clearly of secondary importance to the domestic political situation in the U.S.

Pakistan: Growing Challenge

Robin Koerner - May 2, 2023. Published in Dawn

The U.S. is trying its best to slow down China’s progress.

Pakistan: War on Leaks

Robin Koerner - April 23, 2023. Published in Dawn

The latest Pentagon papers show a familiar trajectory.

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