by Karl-Heinz Peil published in German July 4th, 2021 on Telepolis https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Globale-US-Militaerpraesenz-und-die-Rolle-Deutschlands-6121113.html (A copy is available here: https://visualbases.org/2021-07-04_kp-telepolis/) Automatic translation by deepl.com, edited by the author. Concerning links and sources have a look to the original publication. US military bases worldwide: from the big bootprint to invisibility To depict the global US military presence, the roughly estimated number of 800 military bases in foreign countries and (own) overseas regions has been circulating for years. This is usually used to strikingly illustrate the character of the US empire, which is also referred to as “power projection”. However, this term can be … Continue reading →