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In the past two decades (2001-2023) since the 9/11 attacks that killed 3,000 people in New York, US wars, both direct and indirect, have caused more than 4 million deaths worldwide. Without mincing words, this is a deadly scenario, where Washington has relied on war as its preferred means of executing foreign policy. Its unabated support for Israel and its continuing supply of weapons to Ukraine are yet another reminder of Washington’s frequent reliance on direct and indirect wars to accomplish its goals…

On 1^st April 2024, Israel conducted brazen missile attacks on the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria. These attacks have further compounded the already intensified relationships between the two countries. Analysts and leaders around the world have already been warning that Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza could engulf more than just Palestine. However, the United States and its other Western allies have remained in oblivion to the menace of Israel’s indiscriminate bombing in Gaza since October 7, 2023…

From 19 to 23 March, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, who only took up the post in February this year to replace Victoria Nuland, who resigned, travelled to Japan and Mongolia. In this context, let us make a few preliminary but, it would seem, fundamental observations. First, given Campbell’s initial specialisation (both in his previous diplomatic work and in research organisations)…