I have no problem with the politics but felt the stories were badly written or uninteresting most of the time. Most of the stories felt like they didn't fit in with Alien or Predator, and some very bad setups were present. But when the AvP action came, it was so poorly described most of the time. The action wasn't engaging, and few stories had any legit suspense. The one I do remember liking is the one with the journalists trying to uncover the mystery of what happened on some colony. That one was written well. The one by Yvonne Navarro, where in present day, in the middle of a dry drama about an abusive relationship (you need a lot more pages to write something as complex as that well imo), the Alien and Predator literally burst through the door fighting. It was in broad daylight if I remember correctly. No buildup of atmosphere, no lighting description, no real tension. She cowrote Aliens vs Predators Rift War which may be one of the blandest things I've ever read and might halt more AvP media just cause it was that bad...
The one by Mira Grant was written nicely, but the ending and lack of actual Alien vs Predator action was a bad call imo.
A lot of weird decisions in this anthology... Still, I don't regret them, none of them! Taken all together (other than the newest Predator anthology which I haven't gotten yet), maybe half were interesting, a third actually good. Better to experiment and burn down horribly than doing the same old thing without knowing how to subtly change elements to get a good story. I'm impressed with the effort, but they should've looked more to the comics for inspiration. Either go the horror rout or use authors who actually know how to write action well. I'd buy another anthology to support these projects, but I hope they get a more clear direction as to what they should do with the Alien and Predator. And have the Predators struggle a bit more against the Aliens, it's no fun otherwise.
And no more stories in an everyday suburb, city, ordinary mountain cabins, present day, please...