Competitive Connectivity is at the Core of the New Cold War

Competitive Connectivity is at the Core of the New Cold War

The struggle between the unipolar and multipolar camps to determine the future of the 21st century is rapidly turning into a contest between two competing hemispheric-wide connectivity projects. By now, everyone in the world is familiar with China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) global vision of New Silk Road connectivity, though not many people are aware of the…

World in Flames – the Deadly Legacy of Cold War Warrior Brzezinski

World in Flames – the Deadly Legacy of Cold War Warrior Brzezinski

How ironic that a major upsurge in violence in Afghanistan has coincided with the death of Zbigniew Brzezinski, the viscerally anti-Russian Cold War warrior and architect of the US policy of backing jihadists in the country to ‘bleed’ the Soviet Union. On Saturday, the first day of Ramadan, 18 people were killed in a suicide…

U.S. Wants Control Over Anbar and Beyond – Iraq and Syria will Prevent It

U.S. Wants Control Over Anbar and Beyond – Iraq and Syria will Prevent It

The U.S. is casting its net over the desert between Iraq and Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to install military bases and power-structures that will guarantee major influence in the area for the foreseeable future. A part of that plan is to develop Sunni proxy forces that will keep the government forces of Damascus and…