Day: October 19, 2018

What Sanctions on Russia and China Really Mean

October 19, 2018

A crucial Pentagon report on the US defense industrial base and “supply chain resiliency” bluntly accuses China of “military expansion” and “a strategy of economic aggression,” mostly because Beijing …

Battle for the Arctic: NATO’s Trident Juncture Aims to Demonstrate Its Dominance to Russia

October 19, 2018

Opinion

The Arctic is becoming an arena for a fierce competition to control transportation routes & natural resources of global importance. The upcoming Trident Juncture exercise is NATO’s attempt to demo…

Trump Will Use Journalist Murder to Force Saudis to Drop Their S-400 Purchase, Load Up on US Weapons

October 19, 2018

Opinion

The disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Postcolumnist Jamal Khashoggi continues to strain relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, President D…

The Daesh Hostage Drama Is Damascus’ Last Chance to Liberate the Northeast

October 19, 2018

Opinion

Daesh’s takeover of a refugee camp in the US-controlled part of Syria is the last possible chance that Damascus has to liberate the northeast, but even attempting to do so is a serious gamble that mig…

When Saudi Arabia’s Credibility Is Damaged, So Is America’s

October 19, 2018

Opinion

The Khashoggi affair has weakened President Trump’s campaign to impose stringent economic sanctions on Iran aimed at reducing its influence or forcing regime change. Saudi Arabia is America’s main all…

Arab League Prepares to Resume Ties with Damascus

October 19, 2018

Opinion

The October 15 deadline agreed to by Turkey, Russia and Iran for Turkey to evacuate all heavy weapons and jihadist groups along a 15-20 km demilitarised demarcation line around Idlib and its rural are…

The Ten Big Lies of Traditional Western Politics

October 19, 2018

Opinion

Public lands managed by the federal government loom large in western politics, a defining topic dictating the political debate. Corporate interests – logging, grazing, and mineral extraction most prom…

The Comorian Crisis Pits China Against France Off the Coast of East Africa

October 19, 2018

Opinion

Two of Africa’s most influential extra-regional Great Powers are competing for influence in this East African archipelago, and the resolution of its current crisis will determine which of them comes o…