June 7, 2017 | Astute News

Trump’s Sword Dance Sets Off the War of the Wahhabis

June 7, 2017 Opinion

US President Donald Trump could not possibly have predicted the game-changing after-effects of his triumphal sword dance in Riyadh. Or could he? The fact is the House of Saud went amok, in a flash, go…

The Saudi Offensive Against Qatar and the Global Intensification of Geopolitical Conflict

June 7, 2017 Opinion

Backed by Egypt and its closest Gulf State allies, Saudi Arabia has launched a diplomatic and economic offensive against Qatar, a tiny, energy-rich neighbor. This offensive is aimed at forcing the emi…

Gulf States Launch Naval Blockade Of Qatar

June 7, 2017 Opinion

In what has emerged as the most significant escalation to result from the Qatar diplomatic crisis – which pits two of OPEC’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, against the world’s bigges…

Trump Accuses Qatar of Supporting Terrorism as Gulf Crisis Grows

June 7, 2017 Opinion

America's public neutrality over the Gulf crisis was shattered on Tuesday as President Donald Trump effectively backed the Gulf blockade of its ally Qatar. In a series of tweets, Trump said that his t…

McMaster Urges Another Afghan ‘Surge’

June 7, 2017 Opinion

Over the weekend, the New York Times reported that President Trump’s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster will soon be proposing yet another troop increase in Afghanistan. According to the Times, “…

Disturbing Images Emerge of Torture in ‘Liberated’ Iraq

June 7, 2017 Opinion

Iraqi and US crimes against humanity in and around Mosul threaten the fragile unity of the broken Iraqi nation. Contrary to Iraqi state propaganda and the statements of those hoping against hope that …

United States Foreign Policy Toward Africa Since World War II

June 7, 2017 Opinion

A trail of imperialist militarism and super exploitation Note: This paper was prepared and presented in part for a panel at the Left Forum held at John Jay College of the City University of New York (…

Trump and the American Decline

June 7, 2017 Opinion

President Trump’s ignorant, oafish and crude foreign policy style rivets our attention, arouses our indignation. But the drama of the diplomatic mayhem he wreaks while traveling abroad also distracts …