Tony Cartalucci

Tony Cartalucci is an independent American geopolitical researcher and writer based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi: Washington Couldn’t Create a More Convenient Villain

Just as America’s presence in Syria was becoming increasingly awkward and unsustainable, al-Baghdadi has again emerged – just in time to remind the global public that ISIS is still an enduring threat that will require America’s continued presence in the region.

May 10th, 2019

By Tony Cartalucci @TonyCartalucci

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi: Washington Couldn’t Create a More Convenient Villain

With US-backed militants having already reached the full extent of their gains on the battlefield and now facing incremental but inevitable defeat – the US appeared to be out of time and out of options. Then suddenly – as if on cue – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – alleged leader of the so-called “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” (ISIS) was resurrected

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Sri Lanka: How Saudi-Backed Terror Targeted China’s Allies

When terrorism strikes – as in any sort of criminal investigation – the first question that must be asked is “cui bono?” To whose benefit?

May 03rd, 2019

By Tony Cartalucci @TonyCartalucci

Sri Lanka: How Saudi-Backed Terror Targeted China’s Allies

As predicted, the Sri Lankan Easter Day blasts which killed hundreds and injured hundreds more – have been connected to the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS). US Ambassador to Sri Lanka – Alaina Teplitz – would openly claim foreign groups

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Facebook Zero And The “People’s Receiver”

Just as people fought hard to upend the Nazi propaganda machine during World War II, people today are and must continue to confront, undermine, and eventually displace Facebook’s monopoly over modern day communication.

March 08th, 2017

By Tony Cartalucci @TonyCartalucci

Facebook Zero And The “People’s Receiver”

All of Germany hears the Führer with the People’s Receiver,” reads a World War II propaganda poster. It was advertising the Volksempfänger – or, the People’s Receiver –

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Saudi Arabia Embarks On A Southeast Asia Terror Tour

While some may argue Saudi Arabia is simply attempting to diversify its ties abroad with Salman’s visit, the overt sectarian nature of his itinerary suggests otherwise.

March 06th, 2017

By Tony Cartalucci @TonyCartalucci

Saudi Arabia Embarks On A Southeast Asia Terror Tour

(ANALYSIS) --- Saudi Arabia’s king, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has recently undertaken a sweeping tour of Southeast Asia in what the media and analysts are claiming is a bid to firm up economic and political ties with Muslim-majority nations in the region. However, both the media and analysts are

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Trump’s New National Security Adviser Is A Champion Of The Status Quo

President Trump’s pick of General McMaster as National Security Adviser ensures that national security remains dominated by the corporate-financier funded think tanks that have devised, determined, and dominated US foreign policy for decades.

February 22nd, 2017

By Tony Cartalucci @TonyCartalucci

Trump’s New National Security Adviser Is A Champion Of The Status Quo

It was recently announced that US President Donald Trump selected US Army Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his National Security Adviser. The New York Times in their article, “

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Saudia Arabia’s Conspicuous Absence In Trump’s Anti-Terror Sweep

That President Trump is continuing America’s partnership in terror with Saudi Arabia should be of no surprise to the public. Trump – even during his presidential campaign last year – surrounded himself with Bush-era Neo-Conservatives.

January 30th, 2017

By Tony Cartalucci @TonyCartalucci

Saudia Arabia’s Conspicuous Absence In Trump’s Anti-Terror Sweep

(ANALYSIS) --- The Washington Post in its recent article, “

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US Think Tank Admits US Carving Out “Safe Havens” In Syria

The Brookings Institution has – for years now – published paper after paper regarding the establishment of such “safe havens” in Syria under a variety of geopolitical, strategic, and tactical ploys.

August 09th, 2016

By Tony Cartalucci @TonyCartalucci

US Think Tank Admits US Carving Out “Safe Havens” In Syria

Since the onset of the war in Syria, corporate-financier funded think tanks engineering American and European foreign policy made it clear that establishing no-fly zones and “safe havens” in Syria would be an incremental step toward achieving regime change and rendering the nation divided and destroyed as US policymakers had done to Afghanistan,

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