Not since Ibn Batuta, travelled the Middle East in the 14th century has anyone set out with higher ambitions that Donald Trump. Batuta, a Moroccan Muslim traveller and scholar, had
Day: May 10, 2017
Emmanuel Clinton and the Revolt of the Elites
So in the end the West was saved by the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of France: relief in Brussels, a buoyant eurozone, rallies
South Korea: Rising Moon of the East
The election of South Korean President Moon Jae-in presents a historic opportunity for the country to earn its rightful place in the Multipolar Century. South
Syria: The New Government Plans for Moving East
The de-escalation agreement for four fighting zones in Syria has come into effect. The battles between Syrian government forces (red) and the foreign supported “rebels”
Tensions Rise as US Announces Military Drills Near Embattled Venezuela
Three South American countries are preparing to hold a large military drill near Venezuela later this year. The involvement of the U.S. military in the
Why Bannon is Right about Afghanistan
Steve Bannon is going to war. His target is national security adviser H. R. McMaster who was lanced yesterday in a piece by Bloomberg’s Eli
The Silent Slaughter of the US Air War
April 2017 was another month of mass slaughter and unimaginable terror for the people of Mosul in Iraq and the areas around Raqqa and Tabqa
Trump Advisers Call for More Troops to Break Afghan Deadlock
Senior Trump administration and military officials are recommending sending several thousand additional American troops to Afghanistan to try to break a military deadlock in the
