September 16, 2018 | Astute News

The Liberation of Idlib: Turkey Is in the Way, with Russia Slowing Down

September 16, 2018

Turkey is pushing further reinforcements of troops, commando units and tanks into the northern Syrian city of Idlib and around it, for a specific objective: to disrupt the attack against the city by t…

Turkish Strategy in Northern Syria: Military Operations, Turkish-backed Groups and Idlib Issue

September 16, 2018

Opinion

GENERAL ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION In order to understand Turkey’s approach toward the conflict in Syria, one first needs to explain the military situation there as of September 2018. There are localiz…

The Bluffer’s Guide to Bombing Syria

September 16, 2018

Opinion

The propaganda mills of the British and American governments – spokespersons, media, think tanks – are working overtime churning out ‘talking points’ to justify the upcoming large scale bombing of Syr…

Trump’s Reckless Hostility Unites China and Russia

September 16, 2018

Opinion

Good work Mr. President! You have now managed to lay the groundwork for a grand Chinese-Russian alliance. The objective of intelligent diplomacy is to divide one’s foes, not to unite them. This epic b…

The ‘Adults’ in the White House Are Just as Dangerous as Trump

September 16, 2018

Opinion

Before his election as president it was understandable that Donald Trump’s critics should have vastly underestimated his ability as a politician. It is much less excusable – and self-destructive to ef…

Is Langley Unleashing Jihad Against China in Xinjiang?

September 16, 2018

Opinion

One of the early indicators that the Trump administration’s foreign and security policies would not be guided by the President’s own preferences but by those of the supposed “experts” – globalists, ne…

America is today’s Nazi Germany

September 16, 2018

Opinion

It’s not against Jews this time; it’s against, especially, Houthis. The U.S. and its allies — in this case mainly the Saud family who own Saudi Arabia — are systematically blocking food from reaching …

Was Oslo Doomed from the Start?

September 16, 2018

Opinion

When I first traveled to Israel-Palestine in 1994, during the heady early days of the Oslo peace process, I was expecting to see more of the joyful celebrations I’d watched on television at home. The …