Kees van der Pijl is a Dutch political scientist who was Professor Of International Relations at the University Of Sussex.
He is critical of globalism and has published a collection of books including Flight MH17, Ukraine and the New Cold War.
Summary
Kees argues that the Ukrainian military, not pro-Russian separatists, was responsible for shooting down the plane.
He links the disaster to broader themes of Western unipolar control and the Wolfowitz Doctrine, which aimed to maintain the US as the sole superpower.
Kees also gives context for Russia’s reactions to US foreign policy, including the invasion of Iraq and disputes over European energy pipelines.
In short, the MH17 tragedy is symptomatic of larger geopolitical tensions between the West and Russia.
NATO is a military alliance that has outlived its purpose and now serves as a tool for Western imperialism.
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