November 5, 2017 | Astute News

Did Russia Just Reduce the Threat of Indian-Backed Terrorism Against Pakistan?

November 5, 2017

Russia’s plan to build a pipeline connecting Iran, Pakistan and India greatly diminishes the chance that New Delhi will continue to support terrorism in Balochistan. Russian Energy Minister Alexander…

Lebanon – Hariri’s Resignation – The Opening Shot of the Saudi War on Hezbollah

November 5, 2017

Opinion

Four days ago we asked: Is The "Moderate Al-Qaeda" Set To Target Hizbullah?. The implied answer in that piece was "Yes, the war is coming to Lebanon." Today the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri …

The Intrigue at the Heart of the Beijing-Riyadh-Washington Triangle

November 5, 2017

Opinion

Saudi Aramco (the Saudi Arabian Oil Company) is the world’s largest petroleum business. It owns more than 100 oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabia with reserves of at least 264 billion barrels of oil, w…

Moscow Outmaneuvers Washington’s Kurdistan Project

November 5, 2017

Opinion

For the moment it looks as if Russian three-dimensional geopolitical chess moves in the turbulent Middle East have thrown a giant monkey wrench into Washington plans to create an independent Kurdistan…

Libya, Syria, Ukraine – Same Playbook, Same Puppet Masters

November 5, 2017

Opinion

Geopolitics becomes a lot easier if we can discern repeating patterns. For example, the common thread through the crises in Ukraine, Libya and Syria is a clever but ruthless playbook of regime-change.…

Mission Creep in Darkest Africa

November 5, 2017

Opinion

`Take up the white man’s burden’ Rudyard Kipling, poet laureate of British imperialism The British Empire, which at the end of the 19th century ruled one quarter of the earth’s land surface, is long g…

Israel’s Latest Act of War: Another Attempt to Stop a “Peace Offensive”

November 5, 2017

Opinion

On Monday, October 30, Israel fired five missiles at a tunnel under construction in Gazan territory east of Khan Younis. Seven Palestinians were killed and nine wounded during the attack. Israel asser…

Buckle up for a Massive Purge in Washington

November 5, 2017

Opinion

What America might want to know right now is: how come Hillary Clinton doesn’t have any legal problems? Why aren’t DOJ investigators examining the financial records of the Clinton Foundation? You woul…