Day: November 16, 2017

Iran & Saudi Arabia Saber-Rattling: Who Would Prevail in All-Out War?

November 16, 2017 Opinion

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and regional nemesis Iran are even higher than usual, with Riyadh targeting Tehran ally Hezbollah. If an actual military conflict between the two breaks out, who would ha…

India Takes Part in First Ever Military Drill with Israel

November 16, 2017 Military

Indian troops took part in the first ever joint military exercise with their Israeli counterparts yesterday. Elite Indian pilots and rescue soldiers from the Garud Unit, which is said to be the equiva…

China and Central Asian States

November 16, 2017 Opinion

As the centre of globaldevelopment shifts towards the Asian Pacific Region, the geopolitical importance of Central Asia on the Eurasian continent has only been increasing. China and this extremely vas…

Where to Next For Rohingya Refugees?

November 16, 2017 Opinion

Southeast Asia could experience an explosion of refugees not seen since the end of the Indochina War unless more is done in the next two months to resolve the plight of some one million Rohingya who h…

How the Israel Lobby Works in Britain

November 16, 2017 Opinion

The government of the United Kingdom is in a state of turmoil, mainly because it lacks authority as a result of holding an election in which the Conservative party was unexpectedly dealt a severe blow…

Trump’s Asia Tour Leaves Region on Brink of Trade War and Military Conflict

November 16, 2017 Opinion

The 12-day tour through Asia by President Donald Trump has underscored the reality that American imperialism—a declining power wracked by external challenges and internal crises—is the most volatile a…

Turkish Proxies and US Kurdish Proxies Are Engaged in Heavy Combat in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate

November 16, 2017 Opinion

As of 17.30 Damascus time, intense fighting continues between Turkish proxy militants and the Kurdish led US proxy militia group SDF in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate. Although Turkish backed militants ha…

It Has Never Been So Good

November 16, 2017 Opinion

One Hundred years after the Balfour Declaration – what is actually going on in Palestine? I’d like to say that Palestine is burning and Israel suffers, but the truth must be told: Israel and Palestine…