December 21, 2017 | Astute News

It’s Time for Pakistan to Join the Eurasian Development Bank

December 21, 2017

Joining the Eurasian Development Bank could send the strongest signal yet of Pakistan’s multipolar and friendly intentions towards Russia and dispel the second thoughts that some of Moscow’s Indian-al…

China Shows Its Green Roots On Road to Contradictions

December 21, 2017

Opinion

Modern China has been built on a series of “contradictions.” At last month’s 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, the Beijing administration identified a new “principal contradiction” which,…

Trump’s National Security Speech

December 21, 2017

Opinion

What do we make of Trump’s national security speech? First of all, it is the military/security complex’s speech, and it is inconsistent with Trump’s intention of normalizing relations with Russia. The…

Trump’s National Security Strategy: The Return of “Great Power” Military Conflict

December 21, 2017

Opinion

The new US National Security Strategy released this week and the speech delivered by President Donald Trump Monday to introduce it constitute a grim warning to humanity that US imperialism is firmly e…

As Saudi Influence Wanes, UAE Builds Its Regional Value as Tool of US Imperialism

December 21, 2017

Opinion

Since the beginning of the war against Yemen in March of 2015, Saudi Arabia has received most of the negative press for its war crimes — and rightfully so. Saudi airstrikes have targeted homes, school…

Egypt and Nuclear Energy

December 21, 2017

Opinion

On December 10th 2017, the president of Russian Vladimir Putin made an unexpected geopolitical trip in the Middle East. On that day, he managed to visit the Russian airbase Hmeimim in Syria, then he m…

Shut the Door: How World Should Respond to Trump’s Jerusalem Policy

December 21, 2017

Opinion

In a speech that was long on hyper-inflated rhetoric and short on policy prescriptions, US President Donald Trump outlined his national security vision earlier this week. Americans learned essentially…

India Conducts Massive Military Exercise Near Pakistani Border

December 21, 2017

Military

Besides conventional warfare, Indian troops are rehearsing responses to chemical and nuclear threats. The drills are aiming to evaluate the capability of the armed forces to strike deep into enemy ter…