Putin on the Trump: ‘New York’ Dons Tinfoil Hat, Claims Soviet-Era Kompromat on The Donald

Putin on the Trump: ‘New York’ Dons Tinfoil Hat, Claims Soviet-Era Kompromat on The Donald

This week, The Daily Intelligencer promoted the theory that says the story of collusion between Donald Trump and Russia dates back to the Soviet period, an obvious attempt to sour the upcoming Putin-Trump summit. Before embarking upon the wildest conspiracy theory to emerge since Sasquatch was filmed in his natural habitat many years ago, author…

China’s Myanmar Policy: Peace, Conflict – Whatever Works

China’s Myanmar Policy: Peace, Conflict – Whatever Works

As Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi this week sought to make progress on ending decades of civil war by bringing the country’s military and myriad ethnic armed groups to the negotiating table, the influence of Myanmar’s looming neighbour, China, weighed large on proceedings. Although bringing peace was a campaign promise when Suu…

The Night Turkey Changed Forever

The Night Turkey Changed Forever

Two years ago on 15 July, Turkey witnessed the bloodiest coup attempt in its political history. A faction in the Turkish military launched a coordinated operation in several major cities across Anatolia to topple the government and unseat the country’s strongman president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What happened next was something unprecedented: thousands of ordinary Turks,…

The World ‘Knows’ bin Laden Did 9/11 — So Why Isn’t There Any Evidence?

The World ‘Knows’ bin Laden Did 9/11 — So Why Isn’t There Any Evidence?

He is arguably the most notorious person in the 21st century. The world takes for granted that Osama bin Laden was the architect of the “terror attacks” of Sept. 11, 2001. But why was this man singled out for this horrific crime? How did we learn of his alleged guilt? And what is the evidence used…