July 20, 2018 | Astute News

Regional States Muscle in to Seek a Bigger ‘Say’ in Afghan Conflict

July 20, 2018

A new strategic fault line appeared in the Afghan conflict last week when Islamabad hosted an unusual meeting of the heads of the intelligence agencies of Russia, China and Iran on July 11. Moscow tho…

‘Jewish Nation State’: How Israel Enshrines Apartheid Into Law

July 20, 2018

Opinion

On Thursday, the Israeli government formally passed the "Jewish nation state"law. With the Knesset's summer recess on the horizon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to pass the law ahe…

India’s WhatsApp Mob Lynchings Might Turn Its “Democracy” into a Dystopia

July 20, 2018

Opinion

The “world’s largest democracy” might descend even further into dystopia than it already is if the government exploits the recent spree of WhatsApp mob lynchings to censor social media, weaponize crow…

Putin-Trump Helsinki Summit: Neither a Breakthrough Nor a Damp Squib

July 20, 2018

Opinion

The summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has finally taken place in Helsinki to thunderous condemnation on the part of many in the West. Some talk luridly of the beginning of the end…

Forget Trump: The Military-Industrial Complex is Still Running the Show with Russia

July 20, 2018

Opinion

President Donald Trump has strengthened, not weakened, American military and economic opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin. That fact has been mostly unreported and it is of the utmost impor…

China’s Middle East Pivot has Sent Washington Packing

July 20, 2018

Opinion

Sino-Arab relations have gone a long away over recent decades, gradually evolving into a rather complex system. Of course, the rapid emergence of a new multipolar world allowed the ties between Beijin…

The West’s Fury and Bitterness About Russia’s Successes

July 20, 2018

Opinion

Following on from the modest movement towards détente achieved at the Putin-Trump meeting, what next? US media outlets, followed by those of the UK and some other western countries, have gone berserk …

Oceania Countries are Getting Drawn into anti-Chinese Games

July 20, 2018

Opinion

On 6 July the Associated Press (AP) Agency referred to official information sources from Australia and New Zealand in its announcement stating that during the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in S…