July 25, 2018 | Astute News

‘Tweet of Mass Destruction’ Ratchets Up Tension on Iran

July 25, 2018 Opinion

President Trump’s late-night, all-caps Tweet of Mass Destruction threatening Iran is bound to be enshrined in the Art of Diplomacy annals. But let’s go back to how this all started. A…

Helsinki Secrets

July 25, 2018 Opinion

Like an orange hurricane, President Trump made a stormy visit to the Old World. Usually American presidents’ visits to Europe present photo opportunities and vows of eternal love and friendship.…

Syria: The White Helmets’ Final Performance

July 25, 2018 Opinion

It is commonly known that when a ship is sinking, the crew does not board the lifeboats before the passengers. Most noble of all is when the captain and crew go down with the ship. Then with what leve…

Western States Salvage Terror Assets in Syria

July 25, 2018 Opinion

Western states made a dramatic intervention in the Syrian war earlier this week to extricate hundreds of terrorist militants. The militants are to be fast-tracked for resettlement in Europe and Canada…

Entering a 1984 World, Trump-Style

July 25, 2018 Opinion

The pundits and politicians generally take it for granted that President Trump lacks a coherent foreign policy. They believe that he acts solely out of spite, caprice, and political opportunism -- las…

The BRICS Summit. A Multipolar World Order? What’s Russia’s Role?

July 25, 2018 Opinion

The 10th BRICS Summit will take place in Johannesburg from 25-27 July and will see the most important figures from the emerging Multipolar World Order congregate together on the African continent. Thi…

Is Damascus Getting Ready to Cut a Deal with the Kurds?

July 25, 2018 Opinion

Damascus reportedly reached two pragmatic deals with so-called “rebel” groups in the northeast. Sputnik reported that the legitimate Syrian government receives one-third of all the revenue from the al…

Saudi-UK Media Tie-Up: Targeting the Non-Arabic-Speaking Middle East

July 25, 2018 Opinion

Long satisfied to attempt to dominate pan-Arab media and battle it out with Qatar’s state-owned Al Jazeera television network, Saudi Arabia has now set its hegemonic sights on influencing the media la…