Will the New Silk Roads, a.k.a. Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) ever manage to cross the Hindu Kush? Temerity is the name of the game.
Day: June 22, 2017
The Saudi Shake-Up is Good News for Russia and China
Newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been the chief point of contact for Russia and China for important military, energy, and economic investment
The US Escalation in Syria and the Threat of World War
In the wake of Sunday’s US shoot-down of a Syrian fighter plane and the following day’s warning from Russia that it will treat all American
Ever Closer to War
The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has warned that the likelihood of a catastrophic nuclear war is closer than since 1953.
Iran’s Missile Strike Adds to Syrian Crisis
On June 19, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced that it had fired several missiles at ISIS positions in the Deir Az Zor province in Syria. The reason given for this
If the U.S. Continues to Creep Toward World War 3, Eventually it is Going to Happen
After a bit of a lull for the past couple of months, the march toward war appears to be accelerating once again. On Monday the
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Prince of Chaos
The final act of the palace coup I have been writing about since King Salman took over has just been completed. Everyone was waiting for
Rabbi Calls for Poisoning of Palestinian Water Supply
The foreign ministry of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Sunday, demanded the arrest of a Jewish Rabbi, who called on Israeli settlers to poison water used
