US government officials have begun to spell out the meaning of Trump’s threat to punish Pakistan if it does not suppress Afghan insurgents operating from
Day: August 25, 2017
Trump to Continue War in Afghanistan, Echoes Ghost of Richard Nixon, Pakistan Next Target?
Only days ago, I wrote an article addressing the growing tension in the country entitled “From Charlottesville To Boston, America Is Falling Apart At The
Netanyahu to Putin: Iran Must Withdraw from Syria or Israel Will ‘Defend Itself’
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel is prepared to intervene in Syria to counteract the Iranian influence in the
The Mini-Skirt Deception: How McMaster Got His Afghan ‘Surge’
A photo of Soviet era Afghanistan won Trump over. According to reports, Gen. H. R. McMaster convinced President Trump to give up his longstanding opposition
China vs US – Lithium and the Battle for Afghanistan’s Mineral Riches
Trump calls for escalation of the war in Afghanistan. Why? Is it part of the “Global War on Terrorism”, going after the bad guys, or
Goodbye ‘President’ Trump; Hail ‘President’ Mattis
Back on 16th February 2017, shortly after the forced resignation of President Trump’s first National Security Adviser General Flynn, I spoke of the extraordinary power
Trump’s New Strategy for Afghanistan is Neither New, Nor a Strategy, Nor Trump’s
For some time it has been clear that the White House of President Donald Trump was convulsed with a struggle among various court factions vying
Abrupt Middle East Geopolitical Turnabout: The Qatar, Saudi Arabia and GCC Crisis
It is tempting, and not entirely inaccurate, to dismiss the escalating crisis between Qatar and a number of its neighbors as a petulant princely playground
