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Major US oil companies face grilling by Congress

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Oct

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, API, Carolyn B Maloney, climate, Exxon Mobil, Joe Biden, oil companies, US Congress, USA

Major US oil companies face grilling by Congress

PEJOURNAL - Top oil executives have appeared before US lawmakers to face allegations they misled the public about climate change. Major producers were quizzed about the impact of the fossil fuels they profit from and their environmental toll. The hearing on Thursday, which Democrats hailed as historic, marked the first time oil bosses had answered questions publicly and under oath. The six-hour session saw some heated exchanges, with firms such as BP and Shell facing tough questions. "Some of us actually have to live the future that you are all setting on fire for us," Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.…

Washington’s doubts about the new strategic relations between China and Russia

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Oct

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Washington’s doubts about the new strategic relations between China and Russia

BY: William Holmes PEJOURNAL - The US President Joe Biden is looking at Russia in the conflict with China, and with major coalition-building, bilateral sanctions, he is further restricting the close ties between Beijing and Moscow. For Europeans in Russia's neighborhood too, the question has been raised over the years that it does not make sense for the Western world to impose sanctions on Russia so that Moscow moves farther away from Europe and rushes to Beijing. Looking at the geopolitics of the region and the fiery points of Europe in the Baltic, Balkan and Crimean regions; It is understandable…

Japan’s role in US foreign policy to confront China

27

Oct

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Japan’s role in US foreign policy to confront China

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - In their political culture, especially after the defeat and surrender of the First and Second World Wars, the Japanese did not seek security by military means alone; Considering political militarism in cooperation with the United States; And because of the historical consequences of the two world wars; Despite US nuclear and non-nuclear guarantees, Tokyo is pursuing a national security strategy through other means, such as gaining the trust of other Asian powers, and through economic aid, trade and diplomacy; And in this area, it has made significant achievements. Public opinion in the region also indicates…

The defeat of US military power in the Crusades against Muslims in the Middle East

27

Oct

Afghanistan, Crusade, Joe Biden, Middle East, military power, mohammad ghaderi, NATO, the United States

The defeat of US military power in the Crusades against Muslims in the Middle East

BY: Mohammad Ghaderi PEJOURNAL - Gradually, the voice of the US military power is becoming broken, which is heard today from Kabul Airport surrendering the world’s largest military power. The military, the world’s largest and most powerful army, is not even able to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under normal circumstances, despite an agreement with the Taliban. This military defeat is not the only internal source to be sought in the divisions of American political identity and fragmented society. Numerous factors for this failure must be traced to the history and strategic mistakes of the United States over the past…

US strategic absence in the Middle East to continue crisis; Taliban with the taste of al-Qaeda

27

Oct

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US strategic absence in the Middle East to continue crisis; Taliban with the taste of al-Qaeda

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - Today, the United States is pursuing a strategic absence to continue to destabilize the region. From the Obama era to the hasty bombing of Libya, where the United States has never been able to overcome the crisis of government formation and civil war since the fall of Gaddafi; He considered strategic absence in foreign policy so that the United States would no longer bear the direct cost of a war. Since the Libyan war, Washington has openly refused to play Europe and its allies in decisions made in the White House, but after Trump came…

21

Oct

China, Foreign Policy Magazine, pejournal, Russia, SANCTIONS, UN Security Council, USA

The sanctions system is collapsing

PEJOURNAL - An American journal has published research articles explaining the ineffectiveness of UN Security Council sanctions, stating that a number of factors, including China and Russia's opposition to the sanctions, have been implicated.Foreign Policy Magazine writes that the UN sanctions system is facing challenges that have hampered its effective functioning. China and Russia's opposition to the sanctions, along with efforts by countries such as South Sudan and South Korea to intimidate and harass experts involved in identifying sanctions violations, has been influential.The UN Security Council first targeted a country in 1966 with economic sanctions.At the time, the Security Council…

Traditional American international responsibilities have lost their importance

20

Oct

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Traditional American international responsibilities have lost their importance

BY: Mohammad Ghaderi PEJOURNAL - A brief look at the past shows that military solutions have not worked. The United States withdrew from Afghanistan and is scheduled to withdraw from Iraq and then from Syria. The United States' efforts and legacy in the Middle East, despite its heavy costs, have failed to strengthen the foundations of democracy in the region. The result of all this American expense and effort in the Middle East was, unfortunately, the emergence of a hostile discourse that made all countries in the region more hostile to each other; and during the turmoil in the region,…

Europe and America are the two losers of a terrible catastrophe: Tragedy, misery and crime as a result of 20 years of the US and Europe presence in Afghanistan

20

Oct

Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, catastrophe, China, Europe, Haqqani network, ISIS, Joe Biden, NATO, Taliban, the United States, Tragedy, USA

Europe and America are the two losers of a terrible catastrophe: Tragedy, misery and crime as a result of 20 years of the US and Europe presence in Afghanistan

BY: Tony Johnson PEJOURNAL - When the Taliban aspired to rule Afghanistan for the past 20 years, it was known as a terrorist group that collaborated with al-Qaeda. But today, due to US foreign policy confusion, there is a terrible government in Afghanistan. A regime that emerged with the flight of the United States and NATO from this country. What remains today in Afghanistan after 20 years of US and NATO military presence, as acknowledged by US and European military commanders and politicians, is in one sentence that our entry into Afghanistan was a tragedy, our presence is a tragedy,…

China’s high-tech developments and US national security concerns

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Oct

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China’s high-tech developments and US national security concerns

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - When examining serious US national security concerns towards China, it is clear that US concerns about China are not unfounded, and that these concerns have multiple contexts, especially in the high-tech sector. China has developed quantum supercomputers that perform one-year calculations in an hour or less. The development of advanced quantum computers has raised serious concerns in the United States about cybersecurity and espionage. The Chinese are also seeking to innovate to global standards for emerging technologies such as the 5G Internet, the IoT, artificial intelligence and other related fields. These activities set global standards…

A simple guide to the Pandora Papers leak

16

Oct

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A simple guide to the Pandora Papers leak

PEJOURNAL - The Pandora Papers is a leak of almost 12 million documents that reveals hidden wealth, tax avoidance and, in some cases, money laundering by some of the world's rich and powerful. More than 600 journalists in 117 countries have been trawling through the files from 14 sources for months, finding stories that are being published this week. The data was obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in Washington DC, which has been working with more than 140 media organisations on its biggest ever global investigation. BBC Panorama and the Guardian have led the investigation in…