May 2018 | Astute News

America Denying Daesh in Central Asia will Only Strengthen the Golden Ring

May 31, 2018

The US rejected Russia’s warnings that Daesh is assembling in northern Afghanistan and getting ready to pose a threat to Central Asia. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov drew attention t…

After Years of US-Led ‘Nation-Building’, Afghanistan Faces a Human Rights Disaster

May 31, 2018

Opinion

After over sixteen years of foreign military occupation, Afghanistan, the fourth most corrupt country in the world, continues to be battered and blasted by war. Its citizens are victims of suicide att…

Iran is Fighting Tooth and Nail for Its Positions in Iraq and Syria

May 31, 2018

Opinion

The fact a couple Russian military advisors together with dozens of Syrian soldiers have recently perished in the Deir ez-Zor area indicates the United States together with its allies carries on with …

Trump Lost the First Round of His Trade War With China

May 31, 2018

Opinion

Donald Trump is waging a trade war on China. He once claimed that such a war would be “easy to win.” So far, it looks like he’s losing, chiefly because of internal conflicts within his party and the f…

Will Putin’s Policy of Concession Succeed?

May 31, 2018

Opinion

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Conference last weekend shows the Russian government’s ensnarement by neoliberal economic policy. Putin defended …

Under Trump, the Israel Lobby is a Hydra with Many Heads

May 31, 2018

Opinion

The Trump administration's recent steps in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should surely lay to rest any doubts about the enormous, and dangerous, power of the Israel lobby in Washington. Under Trump…

Preparations for the Final Phase of Regime Change in Venezuela: Will the U.S. Resort to a Multilateral Military Invasion?

May 31, 2018

Opinion

A ‘top secret’ document entitled “Plan to Overthrow the Venezuelan Dictatorship ‘Masterstroke’” has recently received substantial coverage by the ‘alternative’ press in Latin America (needless to say,…

MEK’s Money Sure Can’t Buy Love. But It Can Buy a Lot of Politicians

May 31, 2018

Opinion

Iran’s radical Marxist cult Mohajedeen e Khalq, better known by its acronym MEK, is somewhat reminiscent of the Israel Lobby’s American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in that it operates some…