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Back in 1991, the US tried to prevent the USSR from collapsing – why did Washington want its Cold War rival to survive?

If you Google “the end of the Cold War,” the search engine will instantly tell you that this event occurred…

9 months ago

No quiet on the Eastern front: How the US has worked to prevent Russia and Japan from putting a formal end to World War Two

“Give back the Northern Territories! You’re illegally occupying our land!” Every year, on February 7, slogans like this blare out…

1 year ago

Xi asked Biden to prevent Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan – WaPo

Chinese President Xi Jinping asked US President Joe Biden to prevent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan earlier this…

2 years ago

Ukrainian ‘barrier troops’ blow up bridge to prevent retreat – Russian MoD

Ukrainian military is using barrier troops, a discipline-keeping unit comprising hardcore nationalists, to prevent other units from retreating, Russian military…

2 years ago

Send weapons to Ukraine to prevent world famine, German minister suggests

Supplying Ukraine with “more effective” weaponry amid the ongoing conflict with Russia is essential to avoid the supposed looming “global…

2 years ago

US trying to prevent Brazilian president visiting Russia – media

The US has been putting pressure on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to cancel his upcoming trip to Moscow in an…

2 years ago

Israel claims ‘right’ to strike Iran ‘at any moment’ to prevent it from obtaining nukes, FM Lapid says after meeting with Blinken

Addressing reporters after a sit-down with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin…

3 years ago

Whole world, including Russia and China, must prevent terrorists from using Afghanistan for attacks abroad – NATO chief

“I strongly agree that the whole international community, including Russia and China, needs to work to prevent Afghanistan being a…

3 years ago

Afghanistan’s Ghani claims he resigned to prevent Taliban slaughter in Kabul as BLASTS reported at palace & abandoned US embassy

The blasts shook Afghanistan’s capital late on Sunday. The explosions reportedly occurred at several locations, including the US embassy, which…

3 years ago

Caitlin Johnstone: For every whistleblower they make an example of, they prevent a thousand more

The sentence was much harsher than Hale’s defense requested but not nearly as harsh as US prosecutors pushed for, arguing…

3 years ago