Day: September 27, 2017

Russia and Pakistan

September 27, 2017 Opinion

Extensive interview on Russian-Pakistani relations that Andrew Korybko gave exclusively to Mr. Muhammad Taimur Khan of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) and which was published in t…

Over 90% of Iraqi Kurds Vote for Independence

September 27, 2017 Middle East

Some 91.83 percent of voters in Iraqi Kurdistan supported the idea of independence from Baghdad, as 3.4 million ballots were counted, the referendum commission said on Tuesday. It was earlier reported…

Washington Has Initiated Military Conflict with Russia

September 27, 2017 Opinion

Russia has provided evidence that Washington is collaborating with ISIS in attacks on Russian forces. http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/breaking-russia-presents-satellite-proof-us-troops-collabora…

The Inconvenient Kurds

September 27, 2017 Opinion

Except for the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Jordan, there isn’t one state in Western Asia that is viable inside its present borders at a 20-year horizon. All the powers with interests in the reg…

Clamping Oil Artery: How Turkey May Checkmate Iraqi Kurdistan in One Move

September 27, 2017 Opinion

Iraqi Kurdistan's independence vote may lead to an economic blockade from regional players and ethnic instability, analyst Hasan Abdullah told Radio Sputnik, adding that Turkey, Iran and Baghdad's det…

Trump Fails to Understand North Korea Existential Fears

September 27, 2017 Opinion

Donald Trump’s bombastic rhetoric aimed at North Korea is evidence that neither he nor his administration grasp the historic paranoia of the North Korean government. The fear in Pyongyang that North K…

Analysis by Analogy: Myanmar is Not Syria

September 27, 2017 Opinion

Many geopolitical analysts and commentators have noted many worthwhile similarities between the Syrian crisis and the one now unfolding in the Southeast Asian state of Myanmar. However, what is differ…

Trump’s Parade Dreams Expose Deep Schism in US Over Military Affairs

September 27, 2017 Opinion

Many in the US like to see their country as a peaceful, munificent global arbiter which will only take up arms when roused beyond reasonable restraint. The facts, however, contradict this. The US is t…