August 8, 2017 | Astute News

Here’s Why Saudi Arabia Doesn’t Want International Control Over the Two Holy Mosques

August 8, 2017

Saudi Arabia threateningly accused Qatar of “declaring war” on the Kingdom for supposedly calling for the Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina to be placed under international control. Qatar denies that i…

How Long Can Gaza Survive with No Water?

August 8, 2017

Opinion

The water crisis caused by ongoing power outages of more than 20 hours a day has pushed Gaza Strip residents to dig unlicensed wells, disregarding the ensuing serious threats to the already scarce aqu…

Now, a Trade War — Is a Shooting War Next?

August 8, 2017

Opinion

A popular thesis since the 1930s is that a natural progression exists from currency wars to trade wars to shooting wars. Both history and analysis support this thesis. Currency wars do not exist all t…

Between Cersei and Daenerys

August 8, 2017

Opinion

-Will he sign, or won’t he? – Moscow’s John Bull pub customers tried to second-guess the US President. The pub on the Nikitsky Boulevard in the centre of Moscow is a good watering hole that is frequen…

20 Years After the East Asian Crash – Is History Repeating Itself?

August 8, 2017

Opinion

Twenty years ago, a run on the Thai currency triggered a financial crisis that quickly devastated the economy of the entire region, sinking the currencies of Thailand, Indonesia, and South Korea and u…

U.S. Troops Flow into Yemen and More are Probably on the Way

August 8, 2017

Military

More U.S. troops entered Yemen this week escalating ground operations against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). And according to the Pentagon, additional troops are likely to follow. Pentagon …

“Continued and Systematic (US) Massacre” of Civilians in Syria

August 8, 2017

Opinion

The so-called international coalition in Syria against ISIS supports the scourge it pretends to oppose. It’s largely a US operation, begun in September 2014, with minimal help from so-called coalition…

The Instability of Britain and the US: How Do We Come Back From This?

August 8, 2017

Opinion

There is a famous scene in Shakespeare’s Henry V on the night before the battle of Agincourt, when the French lords speak of the inevitability of their coming victory. Puffed up with arrogance, they d…