August 21, 2017 | Astute News

Stones, Rods & Fists: Chinese & Indian Troops’ Border Brawl Caught on VIDEO

August 21, 2017

Footage showing a clash between Chinese and Indian border guards at the disputed Pangong Lake in the Himalayas earlier this week has appeared on social media. The video has not been verified but the i…

Scandinavia, the Baltics, NATO, and Russia

August 21, 2017

Opinion

The admirable weekly newspaper The Economist had an article in October ten years ago titled «Putin flexes his muscles». The most recent Economist, on 12 August 2017, has an article on its website titl…

The Neocons are Pushing the USA and the Rest of the World Towards a Dangerous Crisis

August 21, 2017

Opinion

First, my writing on the wall In October of last year a wrote an analysis I entitled The USA are about to face the worst crisis of their history and how Putin’s example might inspire Trump and I think…

An Odd Terrorism

August 21, 2017

Opinion

The terrorist attack in Barcelona leads us to think that behind all of these attacks that we have observed for some years in Europe, there is a hidden “white” connection. Judge for yourselves by dismi…

With Bannon Gone, Does Trump Turn Full War Hawk?

August 21, 2017

Opinion

With the resignation of Steve Bannon from the White House on Friday questions surround President Trump. His detractors are moving in for the kill, piously over-confident they have him cornered on his …

The U.S. Spy Hub in the Heart of Australia

August 21, 2017

Opinion

A short drive south of Alice Springs, the second largest population center in Australia’s Northern Territory, there is a high-security compound, code-named “RAINFALL.” The remote base, in the heart of…

The Politics of Hajj Quotas: ‘What Would Allah Say to This?’

August 21, 2017

Opinion

Ismail Mahmud left his home in Minya, Egypt and headed for a neighbourhood cafe to write his will. He was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness two years ago and knew his time in this world was sh…

North Korea, US Playing Dangerous Game of Chicken

August 21, 2017

Opinion

So far, the war between US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un over the latter’s nuclear program has been fought only in words. But each turn of the rhetorical screw deepens t…