Foreign Correspondent: U.S. Capitol Insurrection as Seen from Abroad
Following last week’s white nationalist mob in Washington, D.C., journalists and activists overseas share what the world is thinking about us.By Reese ErlichForeign Correspondent: Capitol insurrection as seen from abroad | 48 hills In the wake of the white nationalist mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol and Trump’s pending second impeachment, I contacted journalists and … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Rightwing Populism Will Make You Sick—Really
The world’s worst outbreaks are occurring in nations with authoritarian leaders, like Trump. By Reese Erlich https://progressive.org/dispatches/rightwing-populism-make-you-sick-erlich-201009/ The four countries with the most confirmed COVID-19 infections in the world are all led by rightwing populists: the US, India, Brazil, and Russia. Throw in the United Kingdom, which has the largest infection rate in Europe, and … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Turmoil in Belarus
Belarusian political activists face a difficult situation, caught between a ruthless dictator and a potential Western takeover of their country. By Reese Erlich SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 In a surprise ceremony on Wednesday, embattled President Alyaksandr Lukashenko was reportedly sworn in for a sixth term after Belarus’s contested elections in August. Opposition leaders are calling the unannounced ceremony a “thieves’ … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Is Kamala Harris a Hawk?
Biden’s VP pick has at times embraced militarism and even attacked Trump from the right. Foreign correspondent: Kamala Harris on war, peace, and the Middle East by Reese Erlich Aug 14, 2020, 48Hills.org Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin hasn’t forgotten a 2017 meeting with members of Senator Kamala Harris’s staff to discuss the humanitarian crisis in … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Russia Bounty Story Falls Flat
Opportunist Democrats and foreign policy insiders drive ‘hysteria.’ https://progressive.org/dispatches/russia-bounty-story-falls-flat-erlich-200717/ by Reese Erlich July 17, 2020 On June 26, in a major front page story, The New York Times wrote that Russia paid a bounty to the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan last year. The story quickly unraveled. While the military is investigating the … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Libya, the Forgotten War
Though it has disappeared from headlines, Libya’s humanitarian crisis continues unabated. by Reese Erlich, The Progressive https://progressive.org/dispatches/libya-the-forgotten-war-erlich-200702/ July 2, 2020 I arrived at the airport in Tripoli, Libya, on assignment for CBS Radio with my paperwork in order. I even had the phone numbers of local immigration officials in case anything went wrong. It quickly did. … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Michael Flynn’s forgotten Turkish connection
Before Russiagate, the former national security advisor was an operative for Turkey, tilting foreign policy against the Kurds. By Reese Erlich Foreign Correspondent: Michael Flynn’s forgotten Turkish connection May 22, 2020 Trump’s Justice Department wants to drop all charges against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn despite his having admitted to being guilty. Twice. The … Continue reading
Why Is Russia in Syria? A first-hand report from Mococw
It’s for many of the same bad reasons used by the United States to justify its military interventions. https://progressive.org/magazine/why-is-russia-in-syria-erlich-190801/ by Reese Erlich August 1, 2019, The Progressive MOSCOW — I’m ankle deep in mud, on a path to a working-class housing project in Moscow following a late spring drenching rain. I’m on my way to … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Elizabeth Warren on War and Peace
Warren’s troubling foreign policy history includes uncritical support of Israel, supporting sanctions on Venezuela, and vilifying Russia and China as national security threats. But her views are also evolving. by Reese Erlich, The Progressive, July 26, 2019 https://progressive.org/dispatches/foreign-correspondent-elizabeth-warren-on-war-and-peace-erlich-190726/ In the last few months Senator Elizabeth Warren has gained ground in public opinion polls tracking the … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Russia sees through Trump’s Iran bluster, but has Middle East problems of its own
By trying to isolate Russia and Iran, the US is only isolating itself. Russia sees through Trump’s Iran bluster, but has Middle East problems of its own By Reese Erlich June 14, 2019, 48Hills.org MOSCOW — President Donald Trump won’t go to war with Iran. That was the prediction of Russian experts I interviewed in … Continue reading
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