The Death Of SAARC Gave Birth To “Greater South Asia”

The Death Of SAARC Gave Birth To “Greater South Asia”

It’s by now commonly recognized that the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a broken and useless organization, given its final death blow by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi late last month after he pressured many of his regional counterparts to boycott next month’s planned meeting in Pakistan. The group had long held…

Drugs and Surging Violence — The Afghanistan Disaster

Drugs and Surging Violence — The Afghanistan Disaster

Perhaps Donald Trump has a valid point about Mexico’s threat to the United States, because the 2016 US National Heroin Threat Assessment notes that «Mexican traffickers have taken a larger role in the US heroin market, increasing their heroin production and pushing into eastern US markets». The report points out that 10,574 Americans died of heroin overdoses in…

A More Dangerous World to come After the US Election

A More Dangerous World to come After the US Election

The level of irrationality, confusion, and “negative energy” is the most astonishing signal emanating from the US presidential elections. This is a strong indication that, whatever the results may be, we should be prepared for an escalation of the already serious tensions dominating our world. This is probably the first time since the crisis of…

Malaysia: US Loses Another Key Ally in Asia Pacific Region

Malaysia: US Loses Another Key Ally in Asia Pacific Region

Malaysia is another old time America’s ally to shift away from the US orbit following the Philippines. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visited China on October 31-November 6 to sign 14 agreements totaling 143.64 billion ringgit ($34.25 billion), including a defence deal.  Malaysia agreed to buy four Chinese littoral combat ships. Two will be built in China…

US Plan “C” in Syria: Make “Al Qaeda Central” the New Capital

US Plan “C” in Syria: Make “Al Qaeda Central” the New Capital

In reality, since even before Syria’s conflict began unfolding in 2011, the United States had been planning for the nation’s division and destruction through the use of militant proxies allied to Al Qaeda since as early as 2007. Like Libya, Syria was meant to be swiftly overwhelmed by covert terrorism and military operations backed by…