Day: August 30, 2017

Stop Comparing the Taliban to Daesh – They’re Totally Different

August 30, 2017

The only thing that the two groups have in common is a Salafist ("Islamist") ideology, but apart from that, any other comparison is superficial and ignores the many differences between them. Trump's "…

‘Overwhelming Force’: South Korea Conducts Bombing Drill in Response to Pyongyang’s Missile Test

August 30, 2017

Military

Demonstrating its “overwhelming” military force to North Korea, South Korea conducted bombing drills just hours after Pyongyang launched what appeared to be an intermediate range ballistic missile tha…

Venezuela, Afghanistan and North Korea: 3 Conflicts Which Represent the US vs. China and Russia

August 30, 2017

Opinion

In spite of the rapidity or protracted nature of US decline, Russia and China, in speaking in a single voice, have lead to the US being isolated in the elite club of the three superpowers. While some …

Netanyahu Now Intends to Assassinate Assad; Will U.S. Allow It?

August 30, 2017

Opinion

On the basis of reports in Jerusalem Post, Wall Street Journal, and other sources, the Zero Hedge news site not only documents and headlines on August 29th, “Israel Threatens To Bomb Assad’s President…

How History Explains the Korean Crisis

August 30, 2017

History

The U.S. and North Korea are on the brink of hostilities that if begun would almost certainly lead to a nuclear exchange. This is the expressed judgment of most competent observers. They differ over t…

Netanyahu’s Sudden Trip to Russia: What’s Israel Worried About?

August 30, 2017

Opinion

The stated purpose of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sudden Aug. 23 trip to Sochi and meeting with the Russian president was to update him about the «scale of Iran’s military footprint in…

The Aramco IPO: A Geopolitical Game of Thrones

August 30, 2017

Opinion

The already strong bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and China are hitting new levels, as the Kingdom and the Chinese Tiger have decided to set up a joint US$20 billion investment fund. The fun…

The Stomach-Churning Violence of Monsanto, Bayer and the Agrochemical Oligopoly

August 30, 2017

Opinion

As humans, we have evolved with the natural environment over millennia. We have learned what to eat and what not to eat, what to grow and how to grow it and our diets have developed accordingly. We ha…