August 13, 2018 | Astute News

Three Routes to Pakistan’s Containment by India and the US

August 13, 2018

The US-Indian Strategic Partnership aims to “contain” Pakistan in three ways that go beyond the conventional model of fomenting instability within its borders. One of the centerpieces of 21st century …

The Afghan Quagmire Gets Deeper, Denser and Bloodier

August 13, 2018

Opinion

In April 1971 John Kerry, who served gallantly in Vietnam and was later Secretary of State, stood in front of a US Senate Committee and asked “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam…

Jordan – Staunch Western Ally – Angry and Confused

August 13, 2018

Opinion

Where precisely, is Jordan now? Is it with the West, or with the Arab world? How independent is it, really, and what future lies ahead? Recently, in the middle of the capital city – Amman – several sl…

How Turkey’s Currency Crisis Came to Pass

August 13, 2018

Opinion

President Erdogan of Turkey often asserts that 'foreign powers' (meaning the U.S.) want to bring him down. He says that the 'interest lobby' (meaning (Jewish) bankers), wants to damage Turkey. He is s…

Trump’s “Space Force” Is About to Take Off in a Huge Way. Strategic Threat to Russia and China

August 13, 2018

Opinion

Popularly derided by critics from the Mainstream and Alternative Medias as a delusional dream of a megalomaniac president, Trump’s Space Force is actually an initiative to be reckoned with and poses t…

The Twilight of the War

August 13, 2018

Opinion

World wars do not only end with a winner and a loser. Their termination defines the contours of a new world. The First World War ended with the defeat of the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Otto…

A Decalogue of American Empire-Building: A Dialogue

August 13, 2018

Opinion

Introduction Few, if any, believe what they hear and read from leaders and media publicists. Most people choose to ignore the cacophony of voices, vices and virtues. This paper provides a set of these…

War or Peace?

August 13, 2018

Opinion

American politicians provoke a slew of emotions, from tears of rage to tears of laughter. But perhaps the uppermost emotion is one of pity. With a few honorable exceptions, it is such a pity that the …