Stories by Pepe Escobar

Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times. His latest book is named Obama Does Globalistan (Nimble Books, 2009). subscribe to Pepe Escobar's feed

How Edward Snowden's Russia Move Explodes the Myth of American Dominance

Posted on: Aug 2, 2013, Source: Asia Times

Washington became powerless to do anything to the NSA whistleblower after Russia granted him asylum.

The NSA and Pentagon Dream of Total Information Awareness

Posted on: Jun 14, 2013, Source: Asia Times

PRISM's Dark Side of the Moon-ish logo expresses the military's ultimate wet dream: 'Full spectrum dominance' over all of us.

Elite Enrichment and Police Repression: The Sparks That Lead to the Turkish Rebellion

Posted on: Jun 4, 2013, Source: Asia Times

The plan to destroy one of Istanbul's last green spaces is part of a globally tested neoliberal plan to clear the way for economic enrichment at the top.

We Are in the Middle of a Global Civil War

Posted on: Apr 27, 2013, Source: Asia Times

From Washington's Asian "pivot", to regime change in Iran, to Western fear of China, to the growth of neo-fascism in Europe and the pauperization of the Western middle class.

Who's Provoking Who? America's B52 Bombers Bring War Clouds Over North Korea

Posted on: Apr 9, 2013, Source: Al Jazeera English

A look behind the rhetorical war games between Washington and Pyongyang.

How Brazil, Russia, India and China Are Standing Up to the American Empire

Posted on: Mar 26, 2013, Source: Asia Times

Western corporate media is flooded with stories about the weakening of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but these are defensive measures.

Getting to Know the Imperial Disaster in Mali

Posted on: Jan 20, 2013, Source: Asia Times

Apparently, it's a no-brainer.

The Top Geopolitical Tragedy of This Year: The Syrian Bloodbath

Posted on: Dec 27, 2012, Source: Asia Times

In all likelihood, it will be next year's tragedy as well.

If Obama Wants Anything Productive with Iran, He's Going to Have to Show a Little R.e.s.p.e.c.t

Posted on: Dec 6, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com

With an Obama 2.0 administration soon to be in place, the time to solve the immensely complex Iranian nuclear drama is now.

Unemployment Down, Illiteracy Erased: Why Hugo Chavez Won Venezuela's Presidential Election

Posted on: Oct 9, 2012, Source: Al Jazeera English

Washington should get real and understand why Venezuela prefers Chavez.

So Is the US Going to Kill Even More Muslims Now, in Revenge for Losing an Ambassador?

Posted on: Sep 13, 2012, Source: Op-Ed News

That's America's habit.

How President Morsi is Restoring Egypt's Leadership and Making Washington Go Beserk

Posted on: Aug 31, 2012, Source: Asia Times

You'd better not mess with Muslim Brother Morsi--he's fresh off a trip to Iran, strutting his stuff as as a true Arab world leader.

The West Embraces 'Terror' Attacks--But Only in Syria

Posted on: Jul 19, 2012, Source: Asia Times

Someone managed to get the precious intel needed to penetrate, disrupt and destroy a meeting at the National Security building in Damascus.

Welcome to 'Democraship': Egypt and Paraguay Struggle to Overthrow the Old Order

Posted on: Jul 4, 2012, Source: Asia Times

Egyptians and Paraguayans are now realizing new democracies take years, sometimes decades, of co-existing with the nightmare of dictatorship.

Terminator Planet: How America Became an Empire of Drones

Posted on: Jun 17, 2012, Source: Asia Times

"Terminator Planet: The First History of Drone Warfare," by Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse, chronicles the rise of drone warfare.

How the Pentagon is Taking Aim at Iran's Right to Peaceful Nuclear Power

Posted on: Jun 5, 2012, Source: Asia Times

The US position--which will scuttle diplomacy--amounts to never allowing Iran to even enrich uranium for civilian purposes.

How a Rising Block of Countries Will Challenge America

Posted on: Apr 26, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com

There's a rising new bloc on the planet: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). What does that mean for America?

Regime Change in Iran? The Real Motivations Behind Sanctions

Posted on: Jan 18, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com

Sanctions against Iran's central bank are meant to cripple the country's oil industry.

The Pentagon-Arab Spring Love Story

Posted on: Nov 1, 2011, Source: Asia Times

Revealed: The Pentagon's plans for the Persian Gulf

Occupy World Street: Summer Reads for an Arab Spring and Wall Street Fall

Posted on: Oct 18, 2011, Source: Asia Times

"Kick-ass" manuals for the 99% from Cairo's Tahrir Square to Madrid's Puerta del Sol to New York's Liberty Plaza.

Fundamental Political and Economic Mistakes are Speeding Up America's Decline

Posted on: Sep 25, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

The new American century was swiftly throttled in three stages: 9/11 (blowback); invasion of Iraq (preemptive war); and 2008 Wall Street meltdown (casino capitalism).

Obama's Grim Reapers

Posted on: Sep 22, 2011, Source: Asia Times

Obama, the United Nations and the drone war.

Is Libya About to Fall Into an Each-Against-All Civil War?

Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: Asia Times

NATO's triumph in Libya threatens to spin out of control and into an Iraq-style civil war.

Is al-Qaeda Taking Over Libya?

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: Asia Times

Is Osama bin Laden laughing in his grave after NATO aided an al-Qaeda takeover in North Africa?

Why the Syrian Regime Won't Fall

Posted on: Aug 12, 2011, Source: Asia Times

Despite saber-rattling and threats from across the planet, conditions are far from ripe for overthrow.

Why Pakistan Isn't the Slightest Bit Scared by Washington's Threat to Cut off the Aid Supply

Posted on: Jul 12, 2011, Source: Asia Times

Pakistan is strategically at the center of too many plans for it to rely on the US -- with pipeline plans, Iran and China as neighbors and a planet hungry for natural gas.

Meet the Oil-Rich Mid-East Monarchies Hell-Bent on Pushing Back the Democratic Revolutions of the Mideast

Posted on: May 29, 2011, Source: Asia Times

A new regional political-military alliance emerges out of the 'Arab Spring,' laden with corporate contracts, missile deals, anti-Iran propaganda and oodles of oil money.

Spain's Enormous, Inspiring Protests Are Rooted in Restoring Democracy and Decent Life in an Era of Turbocapitalism

Posted on: May 24, 2011, Source: Asia Times

What we are seeing in Spain goes way beyond a student revolt. It's a revolt that lays bare a profound ethical crisis convulsing a whole society.

Arab Revolution Knocking at Israel's Door

Posted on: May 16, 2011, Source: Asia Times

The Israeli response to Palestinian protests? Killing ten people in Lebanon, eight in Syria, two in Gaza and one in the West Bank, and injuring over 200.

If the US Doesn't Pull Every Soldier from Iraq by Midnight, Dec. 31, 2011, Expect Serious Trouble

Posted on: Apr 12, 2011, Source: Asia Times

The tragic Iraqi chapter of the US worldwide empire of bases may be finally over.

US-Saudi Deal on Libya Exposed: Obama OK'ed Bahrain Invasion in Exchange for Yes Vote on No-Fly Zone

Posted on: Apr 1, 2011, Source: Asia Times

First there was the great 2011 Arab revolt. Then, inexorably, came the US-Saudi counter-revolution.

No Business Like War Business: Who Stands to Profit from Intervention in Libya?

Posted on: Mar 30, 2011, Source: Asia Times

From the Pentagon to the French government to the water privatizers, here are some of the beneficiaries of the campaign in Libya.

Vision: What's Next in Egypt and the Middle East?

Posted on: Mar 13, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

What will be the fate of the millions of Egyptians who took to the streets in a staggering show of aggressive nonviolence?

Gaddafi Doubles Down, More Dangerous Than Ever

Posted on: Mar 6, 2011, Source: Asia Times

It's stalemate time - and the lion is biding his time, never more dangerous than when he maneuvers in the shade.

How Uprisings in a Tiny Persian Gulf Country Could Send Oil to $150 in a Matter of Days

Posted on: Mar 1, 2011, Source: Asia Times

The country of Oman is a tinderbox: Its sultanhas ruled for four decades, exports 750,000 barrels of oil a day and half its population is under 21 -- with massive unemployment.

Will the House of Saud Be the Next to Go Down?

Posted on: Feb 21, 2011, Source: Asia Times

Protests in Bahrain could spill over to Saudi Arabia, giving the nation's unemployed youths reasons to dream of following the winds of the new Egypt.

Why the US Fears Arab Democracy

Posted on: Feb 6, 2011, Source: Asia Times

As much as Mubarak is a slave to US foreign policy, Obama is boxed in by geopolitical imperatives and enormous corporate interests he cannot even dream of upsetting.

Is Obama About to Turn NATO into a Global Robocop?

Posted on: Nov 19, 2010, Source: Asia Times

NATO, with its ring of bases around Central Asia, navy patrols across strategic sealanes, will decide its future under Obama's imperial gaze.

Get Out of Afghanistan? US and NATO Think They're Just Getting Started

Posted on: Nov 17, 2010, Source: Asia Times

It's as bloody as a slasher film, horrendously expensive, and it keeps Western powers busy in the strategic center of the world -- there's no intention to end it any time soon.

Islamaphobia Rapidly Spreads Through Europe

Posted on: Oct 22, 2010, Source: Asia Times

The European extreme right is more turbocharged than ever, peddling Islamic hatred from France to Denmark, from Italy to Sweden.

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