September 18, 2018 | Astute News

US and India 2+2 = Unprecedented Partnership Minus Strategic Autonomy

September 18, 2018

Many commentators remarked how the results of the first-ever 2+2 talks between the US and India were apparently mixed, but the reality is that they couldn’t have been any more straightforward. Both Gr…

US War Strategists: Military Defeats and Political Success

September 18, 2018

Opinion

Introduction In a previous article (‘US: The Century of Lost Wars”) I recorded the repeated US military defeats over the past two decades. In this discussion I will describe the role of military strat…

Azov Sea Flashpoint: Russia, Ukraine Teetering on the Brink of War

September 18, 2018

Opinion

Ukraine has increased its military presence in the Azov Sea region. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council met on Sept. 7 and agreed to take a variety of steps to boost the country’s combat c…

Israel Bombs Target Near Damascus as Syrian War Threatens to Escalate

September 18, 2018

Opinion

Israel launched a series of missile strikes on targets close to Damascus International Airport late Saturday night. The strikes, which are the latest in a long line of aggressive interventions into th…

A View of the Deadly World Order

September 18, 2018

Opinion

The outlook for humanity is not good. Crises that should by now, not even exist in the 21st Century, they now affect every man, woman, and child on the planet. Still, reality never really sinks in for…

White Helmets Stealing Children for ‘Chemical Attack’ Theater in Idlib

September 18, 2018

Opinion

“Leave our children in peace. Let our children play, stop ‘playing’ with our children.” These are the words of a mother whose child was stolen and is being imprisoned in Idlib by terrorist groups and …

Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran

September 18, 2018

Opinion

The Trump administration has brought U.S. foreign policy to the brink of crisis, if it has not already tipped into one. There is little room to argue otherwise. In Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, a…

U.S. History of Chemical Weapons Use and Complicity in War Crimes

September 18, 2018

Opinion

The world is once again witnessing the height of U.S. hypocrisy as members of the U.S. State Department ratchet up anti-Russian and anti-Syrian rhetoric surrounding the use of chemical weapons in Syri…