Economics
Alastair Crooke
Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke, Chris Hedges – Can Israel and the U.S. Sustain Iran’s Military Power?
The Iran War has just begun — but already, Iran’s military prowess, and America’s and Israel’s impulsive imperial hubris, is on full display. While the official White House X account posts video montages featuring video […]
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke – The end to deceptive Trumpian diplomacy
With the demise of diplomacy, the conflict has moved from the realm of strategic calculus and realism into one of psychological conditioning. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based […]
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Alastair Crooke, Daniel Davis – The Momentum of War in Iran
27 February 2026
Economics
Alastair Crooke – Who can halt the ‘America First’ ambition rolling across the globe? – China can
Russia acting alone may not be able to burst Trump’s bubble, but China, Russia and Iran together can and might. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum […]
Economics
Alastair Crooke – Trump Kabuki theatre in Ukraine: Nothing of substance gets resolved
The Witkoff negotiation enterprise is distancing Russia from its security imperatives Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal This file […]
Economics
Alastair Crooke – The slow Epstein earthquake: The rupture between the people and the élites
After Epstein, nothing can continue as before: neither the ‘never again’ values, nor the bipolar economics of extreme disparities, nor trust. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts […]
Economics
Alastair Crooke – Gaza reconstruction; Ukraine reconstruction – ‘It’s all business’
Everything is ‘business’ in Trump’s geo-politics Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal President Donald Trump and attorney Steve Witkoff […]