July 5, 2018 | Astute News

The Battle for Iran: Policy or Regime Change?

July 5, 2018

Iran, in the latest of a series of incidents on its western and south-eastern borders, said it had disbanded a Pakistan-based cell of ant-Shiite militants in a clash this week on the Iranian side of t…

Yemen War: The Latest Chapter in Western Effort to Crush Independence

July 5, 2018

Opinion

Last month, the long-dreaded invasion of the port city of Hodeidah finally began. Although there is now a “pause” in fighting as UN envoy Martin Griffiths attempts to persuade the Houthis to give up t…

Man-Made Drought Threatens to Ravage Iraq

July 5, 2018

Opinion

“I once rescued a friend from drowning when he was swept away by the force of the current as we were swimming in the Diyala river,” says Qasim Sabti, a painter and gallery owner in Baghdad. “That was …

Psychoanalysing NATO: Projection

July 5, 2018

Opinion

"NATO" can be a rather elusive concept: Libya was a NATO operation, even though Germany kept out of it. Somalia was not a NATO operation even though Germany was in it. Canada, a founding NATO member, …

Iran’s Rhetoric Is Meant to Raise the Oil Price

July 5, 2018

Opinion

Iran’s ominous rhetoric about making the OPEC+ countries “pay” for their “treachery” to it and hinting at taking action to stop Gulf exports has had its desired effect in raising the oil price, and si…

Mongolia’s “Third Neighbor” Is Trying to Push both China and Russia Out

July 5, 2018

Opinion

Most westerners would typically have a hard time finding Mongolia on the map. Nevertheless, it’s a rather unique state that serves as home for well over 3 million people. It turns out that it has an i…

Don’t Get Too Excited About the Mexican Silk Road

July 5, 2018

Opinion

There’s no better moment than now for Mexico to embrace multipolarity by teaming up with China and possibly constructing a Pacific-Caribbean rail corridor across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, but such a…

How Israel Upholds ‘Security’ of Apartheid

July 5, 2018

Opinion

Three thousand, seven hundred and four. That's how many live ammunition gunshot injuries were inflicted by Israeli snipers on Palestinian demonstrators inside the Gaza Strip over a seven-week period b…