April 1, 2017 | Astute News

China-India: Heightened Tensions Across the Himalayas

April 1, 2017

Next week’s provocative visit of the Dalai Lama to the Chinese-contested town of Tawang is set to mark a low point in relations between New Delhi and Beijing. China and India, on paper at least, are v…

Dangerous Crossroads: Russia Fears a US Preemptive Nuclear Attack

April 1, 2017

Opinion

America’s rage for endless wars is the greatest threat to world peace, stability and security. Russia fears a possible preemptive US nuclear attack on its territory. According to Russia’s General Sta…

Searching for Russia

April 1, 2017

Opinion

Whether one likes Russia or not, I think that everybody would agree that this country is really different, different in a profound and unique way. And there is some truth to that. One famous Russian a…

Trump is Out to Destroy the Euro

April 1, 2017

Opinion

In his first few days in office as President, 'The Donald' has fired off so many Executive Orders and aggressive tweets that much of the world is dizzy. One policy that’s clearly emerging from the smo…

Does the Washington Establishment Seek War with Russia?

April 1, 2017

Opinion

Which Is scary to Washington’s Establishment: a U.S. President who wants to reach new agreements with Russia, or a U.S. President who wants to replace all of Russia’s allies? What we’ve been having re…

Israel Conducts Military Drill to Get Ready for Next ‘Real War’ with Hezbollah

April 1, 2017

Middle East

Israel is conducting a large-scale military drill at a base in the north of the country, in what commanders say could always be the “last training before the war” with Hezbollah. “We are trying to giv…

US Foreign Policy: Hegemony or Stability, Not Both

April 1, 2017

Opinion

US foreign policy has for decades been predicated on achieving and maintaining global peace, security and stability. In reality, it has for over a century constituted an overreaching desire to achieve…

Excerpts from The Jews and the British Empire (1935)

April 1, 2017

Books

The Jews and the British Empire (1935) by Leslie Fry (Paquita Louise de Shishmareff) There was yet another aspect of the British Empire, mercantilism, that does not inspire national pride, it does not…