April 19, 2018 | Astute News

Syria, Iran and ‘Chaos in International Relations’

April 19, 2018

Even in the context of a post-truth geopolitical environment run amok, Russian President Vladimir Putin telling his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the phone that any further Western strikes a…

How US Has Virtually Destroyed UN

April 19, 2018

Opinion

Under President Donald Trump, the US has basically eliminated the only real international authority the UN used to have. Here is how this was done: The equivalent, in international law, to a domestic-…

Trump’s Missile Fiasco – Did the Pentagon Collaborate with Moscow on targets to Hit?

April 19, 2018

Opinion

The April 14 missile attacks on Syria were a politically-motivated fireworks display that were largely designed to silence Trump’s critics. The attacks– which were coordinated with Moscow– did not kil…

The Crisis Is Only in Its Beginning Stages

April 19, 2018

Opinion

Many, including Russia’s President Putin, have asked why the US launched an illegal attack on Syria prior to the chemical weapons inspectors examining the site of the alleged chemical attack. This pop…

Syria and the West’s Last-Ditch Battle to Halt the Rise of China

April 19, 2018

Opinion

The colonial, imperialist nature of postwar capitalism has, to some extent, been disguised by the formal political independence of most of the formerly colonised world. With an unambiguous and unrival…

The Yerevan Protests Might End Armenia’s Unconvincing “Balancing” Act

April 19, 2018

Opinion

Armenia’s unconvincing attempts to “balance” between Russia and the West as it moves ever-closer to the pro-American EU might end in failure as the Yerevan protests put pressure on the country’s leade…

Trump: Prisoner of the War Party?

April 19, 2018

Opinion

“Ten days ago, President Trump was saying ‘the United States should withdraw from Syria.’ We convinced him it was necessary to stay.” Thus boasted French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday, adding, “W…

Media Cover-Up: Shielding Israel is a Matter of Policy

April 19, 2018

Opinion

The term ‘media bias’ does not do justice to the western corporate media’s relationship with Israel and Palestine. The relationship is, indeed, far more profound than mere partiality. It is not ignora…