Sun Tzu and the Art of Fighting a Trade War

August 24, 2018

Imagine the Chinese leadership out of the public eye for nearly two weeks – virtually holed up, immersed in a secret debate. That is exactly what just happened at Beidaihe, the beach resort in eastern…

Russia Could Aid China’s TAPI Plans and “Zip” Together Eurasia

August 24, 2018

Opinion

China expressed an interest in joining the TAPI gas pipeline. Pakistan’s Daily Times reported that China would like to build a branch line through the neighboring country once the original project is …

Leaving Afghanistan Won’t Be Easy

August 24, 2018

Opinion

Getting into Afghanistan was easy. Working with the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, US special forces and CIA paramilitaries quickly overcame resistance leading to the fall of the capital Kabul. Ameri…

Regional Players Manoeuvre to Reengineer the Israeli Palestinian Landscape

August 24, 2018

Opinion

A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, is proving to be much more than an effort to end escalating violence that threatens to spark yet another…

How Come Washington Became so Wrapped Up in Central Asia

August 24, 2018

Opinion

Central Asia has traditionally been regarded by Washington as “Russia’s soft underbelly”, since it’s a common belief within American think tanks that by establishing control over this region the US wi…

The Brennan-Rosenstein-Mueller–Comey-Presstitute Witch Hunt

August 24, 2018

Opinion

Russiagate is an orchestration. It is the response of the military/security complex to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign statement that he intended to normalize relations with Russia. Trump recogni…

The American Scream

August 24, 2018

Opinion

Just like when the medieval executioners tortured their prisoners to scream out for "mercy", so today two former aides of US President Donald Trump are put being on the rack to extract a begging respo…

The Apotheosis of George Soros

August 24, 2018

Opinion

“You either die a Hero, Or you live long enough to see yourself become the Villain. ” — The Dark Knight George Soros has made that transformation into the Villain. Not that he was ever the Hero, but h…