The creation of a business association of Chinese mining companies in the Congo should be interpreted as Beijing centralizing its levers of control over the
Day: June 22, 2018
All Against Erdogan: Turkey Will Keep Its Course Towards Russia and Syria In Any Situation
Turkey is approaching elections. If President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins, he will get a government system revolving around him, on which he focused his entire
The Entire Western World Lives in Cognitive Dissonance
In this column I am going to use three of the current top news stories to illustrate the disconnect that is everywhere in the Western
Hong Kong’s Paradoxical “Independence” Movement
Prominent Hong Kong opposition leader Edward Leung was sentenced to 6 years in prison for assaulting police and his role in leading riots in 2016.
‘As Crimes Pile Up, They Become Invisible’: Western Complicity in Saudi Arabia’s Dirty War in Yemen
The complicity of Western governments in the ocean of suffering being wrought in Yemen exposes them as agents of Saudi brutality. After three years of
What Is Donald Trump’s Position?
During the US Presidential electoral campaign, we demonstrated that the rivalry between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump did not concern their style so much as
Breaking In a President
I recall how a friend of mine who once served as a senior Pentagon intelligence briefer described what he called “breaking in” a new president.
All Disquiet on Western Front
The US-led NATO military alliance earlier this month committed to a major escalation in force buildup on Russia’s western flank. The development underscores Russia’s long-held
