October 3, 2018 | Astute News

Pakistan: the First Foreign Visit of the Prime Minister Imran Khan or Who Is the Boss Here?

October 3, 2018

The Prime Minister Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI, Pakistan Movement for Justice) that came to power after the parliamentary elections on July 25 2018, made his first fore…

As Gaza’s Economy Collapses, So Does Any Hope of Peace

October 3, 2018

Opinion

The moment long feared is fast approaching in Gaza, according to a new report by the World Bank. After a decade-long Israeli blockade and a series of large-scale military assaults, the economy of the …

US, China Thrusting Towards a New Cold War

October 3, 2018

Opinion

As the United States squeezes China economically through an escalating trade war, it is simultaneously ramping up military efforts to challenge Beijing’s recent strategic gains in the contested South …

US Military in Syria Ready for Long-Endurance Mission

October 3, 2018

Opinion

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Sept. 29, Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem demanded that US, French and Turkish forces leave his country immediately or be dealt with “accordingly”. Ind…

President Putin’s Visit to India Will be a Moment of Reckoning for Both Countries

October 3, 2018

Opinion

The Russian leader’s upcoming trip to India places the prerogative for deciding the future course of their strategic partnership squarely in his host’s lap. President Putin will visit India later this…

One Click Closer to Annihilation

October 3, 2018

Opinion

The nuclear war doomsday clock maintained on the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists website has advanced to two minutes before midnight, the closest point to possible atomic apocalypse since the end of the…

How the American Media Was Destroyed

October 3, 2018

Opinion

In my September 24 column, “Truth Is Evaporating Before Our Eyes,” I used the destruction of the CBS news team that broke the Abu Ghraib story and the story of President George W. Bush’s non-performan…

Brave New World Revisited Again

October 3, 2018

Opinion

60 years ago this year, Aldous Huxley published Brave New World Revisited, which concluded that the real world was moving towards the future predicted in his classic dystopian novel much more quickly …