April 16, 2018 | Astute News

The “Female Trump” Is Tempting Russia to Disrespect Her at the UN

April 16, 2018

US Representative to the UN Nikki Haley undiplomatically threatened to “slap” Russia while speaking at a university late last week, reinforcing the impression that she’s cultivated over the past year …

Draining the Data Swamp: Who Owns the ‘Virtual You?’

April 16, 2018

Opinion

For all the raft of unanswered questions or dismissal as a nothingburger, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day grilling at Capitol Hill hopefully may unleash a serious global debate about our virtua…

Alas, This is Far From Over!

April 16, 2018

Opinion

Let’s begin by a short summary of events. About a month ago Nikki Haley announces to the UNSC that the USA is ready to violate the rules of this very self-same UNSC should a chemical attack happen in …

Syria: What Just Happened

April 16, 2018

Opinion

What happened right after the second direct US-missiles invasion of Syria, which had occurred on the night of April 13th, could turn out to have momentous implications — far bigger than the attacks th…

On the Reaction to the U.S. Strike in Syria

April 16, 2018

Opinion

The arguments between Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford before the Syrian air strikes, and between them and President Donald Trump and …

West’s Attack on Syria Offers No Balm for Netanyahu

April 16, 2018

Opinion

Last Friday, the US, France and Britain attacked Syria’s chemical weapons facilities in response to an alleged regime attack on a rebel stronghold in Douma, which killed at least 40 civilians. The coo…

Could Student Protests Break the Back of Bangladesh’s Ruling Party?

April 16, 2018

Opinion

Student-driven protests erupted in Bangladesh on Sunday after thousands of young people staged sit-ins and other demonstrations in protest of the government’s “affirmative action” policy to allocate 5…

Will Bolton and Trump Start the First Sino-American War?

April 16, 2018

Opinion

When America launches a preemptive attack on North Korea, will the US find itself at war with China? This is not an idle question. On Monday, the fiercest advocate of a preemptive attack on North Kore…