April 21, 2018 | Astute News

‘A Place I Do Not Recognise’: Palestinians Mark 70 Years of Israeli Injustice

April 21, 2018

The Israeli farming community of Tzipori is littered with clues – at least, for those prepared to look – to a way of life extinguished seven decades ago. Close by sheep pens and behind a mass of prick…

India’s Secret Involvement in the War Against Yemen

April 21, 2018

Opinion

Speculation has been rife over the past couple of years that Pakistan was clandestinely involved in the War on Yemen, but it turns out that it’s actually India which is the South Asian state playing a…

Caspian Games: Central Asian ‘stans’ Vie for Connectivity Market

April 21, 2018

Opinion

Azerbaijan held a presidential election this month. Predictably, incumbent leader Ilham Aliyev won his fourth consecutive term with a Kim dynasty-esque 86% of the votes. International monitors for the…

The Great Game Comes to Syria

April 21, 2018

Opinion

An unusual triple alliance is emerging from the Syrian war, one that could alter the balance of power in the Middle East, unhinge the NATO alliance, and complicate the Trump administration’s designs o…

Imagining a Korean Peace Treaty and Its Implications

April 21, 2018

Opinion

A Korean Peace Treaty might finally be on the horizon after over six decades of a tense armistice, and while it’s possible for a unified Korea to function as a pivotal Silk Road hub, there are also ce…

Each “Click” Brings Us One Step Closer to the “Bang!”

April 21, 2018

Opinion

Trump pulled the trigger, but instead of a “bang!” what the world heard was a demure “click”. Considering that we are talking about playing a most dangerous game of potentially nuclear Russian AngloZi…

Why the Authoritarian Right is Rising

April 21, 2018

Opinion

A fortnight ago, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz Party won enough seats in the Hungarian parliament to rewrite his country's constitution. To progressives across the West, this was disturbing news. For th…

US Gov Backs Dangerous New Genetic Manipulation Approach

April 21, 2018

Opinion

The Trump Administration is backing a new technology for the genetic manipulation of plants and even animals with no intend to supervise or regulate against possible dangers. If left unchecked, it cou…