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Chokepoints: How the US Secretly Controls Global Power Through Economic Warfare, Not Missiles

November 16, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

The New Battlefield: Invisible, Economic, Total Edward Fishman’s groundbreaking book, “Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare”, isn’t just another analysis of international strategy. It’s a deep dive into the hidden machinery that powers global influence, pulling back the curtain on how the United States shapes economies, from Russia’s oil revenues to the […]

Surgical Intervention in Iran and Its Geopolitical Aftershocks: How U.S. June 2025 Precision Strikes Backed Israel, Hit Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, and Shifted Regional Deterrence

November 14, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

A clear-eyed look at the Surgical Intervention in Iran and Its Geopolitical Aftershocks, from precision munitions to domestic politics and the hard diplomacy ahead In late June 2025 the United States carried out a short, highly publicized series of strikes that U.S. officials described as “surgical”, hitting nuclear and military facilities long tied to Iran’s […]

Blackwater, 1997 to Present, How Erik Prince Built a Private Army, the 2007 Nisour Square Massacre, and the Rise of Proxy Warfare in U.S. Policy

November 14, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

A clear look at Blackwater’s rise from a North Carolina training ground to a global private military, and why its legacy still shapes proxy warfare Blackwater changed how modern wars are fought, and its story still matters. Once a modest training company, it became a model for outsourced force projection that blurred the line between […]

Al-Qaeda, 9/11, and the 20-Year War: How Bin Laden’s Death, U.S. Policy, and Regional Failures Reshaped Global Security and Fueled New Extremists

November 14, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

How Al-Qaeda grew from the Afghan jihad to 9/11, the U.S. response, and the lasting global consequences Al-Qaeda did not emerge overnight. As one account recalled, “The morning of September 11, 2001, began like any other in America — clear skies, commuters in motion, ordinary routines unfolding.” By mid-morning, that ordinary day became the most […]

How the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Built the World’s Most Powerful War Machine: 10 Strategic Moves, Global Bases, Budgets, and the 5 Pillars of Unshakeable Hegemony

November 14, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

From Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warning about the “military-industrial complex” to postwar industry, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA turned permanent war into global power Walk through ruined neighborhoods in Sarajevo, Fallujah, Monrovia, or Kandahar, and you feel two shadows over the rubble. One comes from the bomb that shattered walls, and the other comes from history, […]