July 26, 2017 | Astute News

China and India Torn Between Silk Roads and Cocked Guns

July 26, 2017

So, once again it’s down to a face-off in the Himalayas. Beijing builds a road in the disputed territory of Doklam (if you’re Indian) or Donglang (if you’re Chinese), in the tri-junction of Sikkim, Ti…

America’s Future is with India and Israel

July 26, 2017

Opinion

From the Indo-Pacific to the Mediterranean, a diplomatic transformation is underway. The winds of change are blowing not from Beijing, but from Delhi. President Donald Trump has an opportunity to harn…

Israel Airstrikes Pound Gaza Amid Ongoing Jerusalem Tensions

July 26, 2017

Military

Five Israeli airstrikes hit a Hamas position in southern Gaza on Monday, a security source said, amid tensions in Jerusalem over Israel's actions at Al-Aqsa mosque. Separate strikes hit farming land i…

Pitching the ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan

July 26, 2017

Opinion

In May, the founder of the mercenary-for-hire group Blackwater (now since remained Academi), Erik Prince took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to propose that the Pentagon employ “private milit…

Turkey Flexing Military Muscle in Qatar

July 26, 2017

Opinion

One of the key agenda items during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s July 23-24 visits to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar is Turkey’s continued military presence in Qatar. A Saudi-led coalition …

Are America’s Wars Just and Moral?

July 26, 2017

Opinion

“One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,000 Syrian soldiers and their allies,” writes columnist David Ignatius. Given that Syria’s prewar popu…

Current U.S. Policies in Middle East Fail to Establish Security for Washington

July 26, 2017

Opinion

The current situation in the Middle East is far from stable. Wars in Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan show that there is a growing opposition from local power centers and external players. T…

The Beatification of John McCain

July 26, 2017

Opinion

The news the ultra-hawkish, pro-war US Senator John ‘Bomb, Bomb, Iran’ McCain has been diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer has led to gushing eulogies to a great ‘hero’ of ‘f…