July 24, 2016 | Astute News

Why China Risks War over Those Wet Rocks

July 24, 2016

Perception is something we often take for granted. That’s very much the case in the world’s perception of the actions of the Peoples’ Republic of China regarding its claims to a number of offshore uni…

China builds world’s largest amphibious aircraft

July 24, 2016

Military

The craft can take off with a maximum weight of 53.5 tonnes. © CCTV News / YouTubePublished time: 24 Jul, 2016 16:38 After seven years of construction China has unveiled the AG600, the world’s largest…

End of an Era: The Rise and Fall of the Petrodollar System

July 24, 2016

Money

The Transition The intricate relationship between energy markets and our global financial system, can be traced back to the emergence of the petrodollar system in the 1970s, which was mainly driven by…

Clashes in Kashmir Risk Taking India-Pakistan Back to Brink of Nuclear War

July 24, 2016

Asia

The long ignored suffering of the Kashmiri people carries with it the world’s greatest risk of full-scale nuclear war between two long-standing adversaries. Tensions have reemerged in the disputed ter…

France to Send Artillery to Iraq in Fight Against ISIL

July 24, 2016

Middle East

French president announces plan to send artillery, but no ground troops, to combat ISIL in Iraq in August. French President Francois Hollande has said that France will send heavy artillery to Iraq to …