Pakistan’s Fight Against Extremism at Home Rebuffed by Trump

November 22, 2018

The relationship between the Trump administration and Pakistan is frosty after the United States cut $330 million in military aid to Pakistan in October over what Washington says is its failure to rei…

India’s Simultaneous Military Drills with Russia & the US Send Messages to Both

November 22, 2018

Opinion

India’s in the unique position of simultaneously holding military drills with New Cold War rivals Russia and the US, though the message behind this diplomatic maneuver is different for each Great Powe…

Israel Elections: Who Will Win the Fight to Destroy Gaza?

November 22, 2018

Opinion

Last week, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned his post, leading to a crisis in the coalition government. Although Lieberman and Israeli media couched his decision as h…

Washington’s Dirty Fight Against China’s OBOR

November 22, 2018

Opinion

Five years into China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative sees analysts and political circles around the globe taking stock of Beijing’s progress. This includes the Wall Street Journal in…

Secession from the European Union

November 22, 2018

Opinion

The member states of the European Union seem unaware of the clouds that are gathering above their heads. They have identified the most serious problems of the EU, but are treating them with nonchalanc…

President Trump’s Presidency: Results and Perspectives

November 22, 2018

Opinion

Introduction We need an objective evaluation of the President’s foreign and domestic polices – the means, the goals, their results and consequences. The Trump performance requires we discuss the style…

Be Afraid … Be Very Afraid!

November 22, 2018

Opinion

Alarm, fear, panic, hysteria, dread are loose in Washington DC. Here are sample headlines which sum up why our lawmakers have emptied the shelves of smelling salts in the local apothecaries: COMMISSIO…

AI & Robots: Virtue for Humankind or Useful Capitalist Tool?

November 22, 2018

Opinion

Unless the politics of the governments around the world change, robots and AI will become the next blow to the living standards of ordinary people. There are an increasing number of stories in the med…