Alibaba’s Jack Ma has warned that the ongoing US-China trade war could last at least 20 years. As we’ll see, it’s actually more like 30
Day: September 24, 2018
Attack in Iran Raises Spectre of a Potentially Far Larger Conflagration
An attack on a military parade in the southern Iranian city of Ahwaz is likely to prompt Iranian retaliation against opposition groups at home and
The Brouhaha Over China’s Haifa Deal Highlights Israel’s “Deep State” Divisions
China will soon operate the Israeli port of Haifa if everything goes according to plan. Haaretz reported on a conference late last month in Israel
Let Koreans Settle Their Own Problems
Springtime in Korea. Peace and love have erupted all over the mountainous peninsula as the leaders of the two rival nations seek to end the
US Nuclear Safety: A Critical Problem That Has Largely Been Kept Out of the Public Eye
The issue of nuclear safety has been a hot topic in the second half of 2018. It has just been discussed in detail at the
Palestine: the Testbed for Trump’s Plan to Tear Up the Rules-based International Order
Washington’s decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians – the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups – reveals more than a
The Paranoid World of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
“Just because you are paranoid does not mean they aren’t after you.” Fifty seven years after Joseph Heller wrote his anti-war classic Catch 22, this
Obama’s Return Might Backfire and Lead to a “Red Wave”
Obama returned to public life at precisely the moment that the “deep state” is intensifying its war on Trump. The former president was rolled out
