Day: August 12, 2018

Saudi Arabia Planned to Invade Qatar Last Summer. Rex Tillerson’s Efforts to Stop It May Have Cost Him His Job

August 12, 2018 Opinion

Thirteen hours before Secretary of State Rex Tillerson learned from the presidential Twitter feed that he was being fired, he did something that President Donald Trump had been unwilling to do. Follow…

Election Results Could be Good for Pakistan, Bad for US

August 12, 2018 Opinion

A bold new political face has come to power in the recent Pakistani elections, possibly offering the US a new opportunity in that country. Sadly the opportunity will likely be squandered—again. There’…

Pakistan’s Regional Maritime Security Patrols Are an Extension of CPEC

August 12, 2018 Opinion

The Pakistani Navy commenced Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP) in the northwestern corner of the Indian Ocean last month that have since seen the country’s ships pay visits to Saudi Arabia and…

Is Turkey Sleeping with the Enemy? The Russia -Turkey -Iran “Triple Entente”

August 12, 2018 Opinion

Donald Trump has just sent a dirty message to the president of Turkey. Why? What is the objective behind Trump’s statement? While Turkey is officially a member of NATO as well as a firm ally of the US…

Farcical “Ceasefire” in Gaza

August 12, 2018 Opinion

Israeli ceasefire terms are one-way, demanding everything, giving nothing in return but empty promises – breached every time made. They’re all about affording to itself the right to use indiscriminate…

To Hell with U.S. Jobs, Let’s Get Iran!

August 12, 2018 Opinion

President Trump keeps vowing to create more jobs in America. But his actions often speak differently. The most egregious example was Trump’s cancellation of the multi-national Iran nuclear treaty that…

China Will Buy Turkey On the Cheap

August 12, 2018 Opinion

Like the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Turkey’s present financial collapse has been expected for years. The sloth of credit rating agencies and the laziness of bank credit committees a…

Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ Idea Is Doomed to Fail

August 12, 2018 Opinion

The United States is reportedly floating plans for a new security alliance with six Gulf Arab states, alongside Jordan and Egypt, to counter Iran's growing presence in the region. Provisionally named …