March 2018 | Astute News

21st-Century Paradigm Shift in Eurasia: Towards a New Trilateral – China, Russia and Pakistan

March 31, 2018

The post-Cold War strategic landscape in Eurasia saw the emergence of the Multipolar Trilateral of Russia, India, and China in the late 1990s and early 2000s, brought about by the dedicated diplomatic…

MbS Feted in the US Despite War Atrocities in Yemen

March 31, 2018

Opinion

The current US tour of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MbS, is a triumph of multi-million-dollar post-truth public relations. The fact that MbS also happens to be destroying Yemen is just a…

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un: Make Korea United Again!

March 31, 2018

Opinion

Kim Jong-un's visit reveals much about the tactics that will be used in the negotiations between the Korean leader and the American president; it also consolidates a historical relationship between Py…

How the East Can Save the West

March 31, 2018

Opinion

Europe: My honor is solidarity! “That tells you all you need to know about the difference between modern Britain and the government of Vladimir Putin. They make Novichok, we make light sabers. One a h…

Is Trump “Retreating” from Syria Because of the “Rojava Civil War”?

March 31, 2018

Opinion

Trump’s surprise announcement that the US will be “coming out” of Syria “very, very soon” probably won’t lead to the full-fledged retreat that some people are expecting, but this tactical downscaling …

China’s Gold Backed Petro-Yuan Challenges US Dollar Hegemony

March 31, 2018

Money

Its introduction poses the first ever challenge to petro-dollar dominance. China is the world’s largest oil importing/consuming nation. Gold-backed petro-yuan futures trading began Monday on the Shang…

How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation

March 31, 2018

Opinion

Things didn’t end well between George Carlo and Tom Wheeler; the last time the two met face-to-face, Wheeler had security guards escort Carlo off the premises. As president of the Cellular Telecommuni…

In Which Embattled Manhood Rassles a Carburetor, and Is Discomfited

March 31, 2018

Opinion

In times of desperation, such as being medically sidelined, columnists resort to the shameless practice of republishing old titles. It is embarrassing. But I am doing it. The abyss is everywhere, the …