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John Stanton

John Stanton lives in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region. He has written hundreds of articles on national security and political matters. He taught a course on national security for nine years at a private school. His commentary has been carried by radio, television and the World Wide Web. John's works are cited in scores of publications relating to national security issues.

    November 9, 2026
    Diplomacy/Editorials

    Maldives Abuse Scandal and a Former UN President

    Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is

    Columns/Geopolitics

    The Midterms Just Made the World More Dangerous

    After being massively repudiated in Tuesday’s midterm election, Donald Trump has become a lame-duck president with significantly curtailed authority. What is likely to happen in the remaining two years until a new chief executive is sworn in on January 20,

    November 9, 2026

    Sri Lanka Navy Secures Top Ranking at National Productivity Awards

    News/Sri Lanka

    The Sri Lanka Navy has secured first place in the Public Sector Inter-Departmental Category at the National Productivity Awards 2025/26, emerging as one of

    Blue Moon Over Trump’s La La Land

    Columns/Geopolitics

    That was exquisite, but not surprising. The result was a manifestation of frustration and anger towards Trump, and it cannot be mistaken for a

    Death on the Hospice Plan in Virginia: Regional Hospital Comes to the Rescue

    June 13, 2023
    Human Rights/United States

    “Each hospice patient has the right to: • Be treated with respect. • Receive quality end-of-life care. • Receive spoken and written notice of his or her rights and responsibilities in a

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    The World Gone Wrong: The USA Proxy War Against Russia will Unleash Hell

    February 23, 2023
    Diplomacy

    “The United States will provide Ukraine with a new $500 million infusion of aid to help the government in Kyiv continue paying salaries, pensions and providing services, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said

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    No Peaceful Multipolar World Anytime Soon: Underestimating US Power is Dangerous

    January 20, 2023
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    “If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.” Sun Tzu “But it turns out there isn’t really any military threat by the United states. Not

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    The Four Front+ War or World War III: A Sketch

    November 21, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    The dysfunctional, aged President of the United States slowly made his way up to the rostrum in the US House of Representatives. All 535 Members of Congress were in attendance along with

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    Ukraine: Zelensky’s Politics of Contrast

    November 2, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    According to a New York Times report of March 1985, former president Ronald Reagan had this to say about the infamous Nicaraguan Contras (guerrillas) who were opposing the Sandinista Communists in that

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    Humanity will Eat itself through Violence, War, Hatred and Neglect

    September 26, 2022
    Human Rights

    Mutilation & Burning at the Stake: United States 1899 in the US State of Georgia: “Sam Hose was brought to a patch of land known as the old Troutman field. Newspapers reported

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    The Sri Lanka Guardian is an online newspaper founded in August 2007 by a group of concerned Sri Lankan citizens including journalists, activists, academics and retired civil servants. Sri Lanka Guardian has registered as an online newspaper in the Government of Sri Lanka. This portal is currently a platform for over seven hundred regular writers from around the world. We are an independent and nonprofit. Email : editor@slguardian.org
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