November 11, 2018 – Astute News

November 11, 2018

S-300 in Syria – a Preliminary Assessment

We now know a little more about which version of the S-300 family the Russians have delivered to the Syrians: the Russians have converted a number of S-300PM and S-300P2 systems to the export version S-300PMU-2 “Favorit” which, by the way, is also the version Russia delivered to the Iranians and to the Chinese. This system uses the 48N6E2 missile...

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November 11, 2018

Mohammed bin Salman: Too Big to Fail

A month after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, an international consensus is emerging about how to respond: deplore the crime, demand justice, but don’t cut ties with the kingdom. In particular, don’t cut off Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man widely believed to have ordered the killing of the dissident journalist. The...

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November 11, 2018

BRICS – A Future in Limbo?

Today it’s clear that fascist-turned Brazil is out – so we are at RICS. There is not much to argue about. The world’s fifth largest economy, Brazil, has failed and betrayed the concept of the BRICS and the world at large. Whether you consider South Africa as a valid member of the BRICS is also questionable. Much of SA’s social...

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November 11, 2018

Russia Deploys Its Avangard Glide Vehicle – the Unmatched Leader in Hypersonic Technology

On Oct. 12 CNBC reported that Russia had hit a snag in its development of its hypersonic weapon, because it was at the time unable to find a source for the critical carbon fiber components. The news agency stated that the Pentagon had doubts that the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) existed. Skepticism seems widespread. Some believe that Russia’s new super weapons are “virtual reality,” while others think...

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November 11, 2018

We Are Heading for Another Tragedy Like World War I

We are now before the 100th anniversary of World War I, the war that was supposed to end all wars. While honoring the 16 million who died in this conflict, we should also condemn the memory of the politicians, officials and incompetent generals who created this horrendous blood bath. I’ve walked most of the Western Front of the Great War,...

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November 11, 2018

UK Blatantly Violates Norms of Decent Behavior

Russia and Venezuela are among the countries the EU, including Great Britain, has imposed sanctions on. Both nations have been targets of London’s vigorous attacks, being blamed for numerous nefarious things they have allegedly done. The UK insists that everyone play by the rules. Meanwhile, London is making mockery of commonly accepted norms in the international relations. The government of...

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November 11, 2018

Will the ‘Taiwan Question’ Give Rise to a World War III Scenario?

The United States and China are set to go head-to-head over disputes in relation to Taiwan and the South China Sea, with deadly consequences on the immediate horizon. You wouldn’t know it with all the media hype over the US mid-term elections, but the US and China are on a deadly collision path in the South China Sea and Taiwan...

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November 11, 2018

Macron Might be Positioning France as Poland’s Latest Rival

French President Macron decried the so-called “nationalist leprosy” that he claims is sweeping the continent. He ominously likened the contemporary circumstances to 1920s Europe in obviously implying that the EuroRealist wave that’s been spreading all across the EU might lead to a revival of Nazism, but he went even further by fearmongering about US, Russian, Chinese, and even financial actors’...

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Daily Archive: November 11, 2018

S-300 in Syria – a Preliminary Assessment

Mohammed bin Salman: Too Big to Fail

BRICS – A Future in Limbo?

Russia Deploys Its Avangard Glide Vehicle – the Unmatched Leader in Hypersonic Technology

We Are Heading for Another Tragedy Like World War I

UK Blatantly Violates Norms of Decent Behavior

Will the ‘Taiwan Question’ Give Rise to a World War III Scenario?

Macron Might be Positioning France as Poland’s Latest Rival