June 17, 2018 | Astute News

What’s in Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’? The Answers Are in Plain Sight

June 17, 2018

There are mounting signals that Donald Trump’s much-delayed Middle East peace plan – billed as the “deal of the century” – is about to be unveiled. Even though Trump’s officials have given away nothin…

From Russia with Love, as Putin Kicks Off Soft Power Games

June 17, 2018

Opinion

It started as an oil shock. After all, Russia and Saudi Arabia are on the verge of deciding what happens next, price-wise, in global energy markets. Yet, way beyond Russia thrashing a pathetic Saudi A…

Daesh and the US Share a Goal of Disrupting the Kabul-Taliban Ceasefire and the Wider Afghan Reconciliation Process

June 17, 2018

Opinion

A ceasefire declared between the Afghan government and Taliban on the eve of the Islamic celebration of Eid has been devastated by an attack on a meeting between Afghan Security Forces and Taliban rep…

Syria Sends More Troops to South Despite New US Warnings

June 17, 2018

Opinion

The United States once again warned this week it would "take firm and appropriate measures" against the Syrian government forces should they continue pushing into the southwest of the country, which h…

Turkey Takes On Kurds in Evolving Qandil Operation

June 17, 2018

Opinion

Despite growing tension over the June 24 elections, Turkey’s agenda in recent days has been taken over by its military operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq’s Sidekan region. At the mom…

This Is How Wars Start

June 17, 2018

Opinion

Russia keeps its most powerful grouping of troops in the western direction. Just according to official figures the equivalent of ten divisions under the control of three army HQs – not counting the gr…

The Marine Deployment to Norway Is an Anti-Chinese Power Play by America

June 17, 2018

Opinion

It might seem like Norway’s request for a doubling of US Marines on its territory and their relocation closer to the country’s Arctic border with Russia is obviously aimed against Moscow, and while th…

Trump’s Bold Historic Gamble

June 17, 2018

Opinion

President Donald Trump appears to belong to what might be called the Benjamin Disraeli school of diplomacy. The British prime minister once counseled, "Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Ro…