Day: December 14, 2018

Multipolar World Order in the Making: Qatar Dumps OPEC

December 14, 2018 Opinion

The decision by Qatar to abandon OPEC threatens to redefine the global energy market, especially in light of Saudi Arabia’s growing difficulties and the growing influence of the Russian Federation in …

The US Wants to Bring Back the Shah of Iran

December 14, 2018 Opinion

The US had a great deal going from 1953 to 1979 with the Shah of Iran. For 25 years Iran was a cornerstone of the US usurping the British Empire in the Middle East, following World War Two. Iran was a…

The Trump Experiment: Liberals and Leftists Unhinged and Around the Bend

December 14, 2018 Opinion

As per usual in my ongoing failure to “speak to the day” as a journalist should, this piece will come out after the “most important election of our lifetimes”-midterms. Part of the delay was havi…

Averting World Conflict with China

December 14, 2018 Opinion

As most readers know, I’m not a casual political blogger and I prefer producing lengthy research articles rather than chasing the headlines of current events. But there are exceptions to every rule, a…

Short Term Thinking Dooms U.S. Anti-China Strategy

December 14, 2018 Opinion

The United States issued an arrest warrant against the chief financial officer and heir apparent of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou. At issue is a six years old alleged violation of sanctions against Iran. Mrs. …

Anglo-Saxon “Eyes” are Fixed on Countering China

December 14, 2018 Opinion

In spite in a number of signals that the Trump administration has made over the months to indicate that it is prepared to try to take China down alone, the better part of American policymakers have be…

How the New Silk Roads Are Merging Into Greater Eurasia

December 14, 2018 Opinion

The concept of Greater Eurasia has been discussed at the highest levels of Russian academia and policy-making for some time. This week the policy was presented at the Council of Ministers and looks se…

Our Response to Food Depends on the Time We Eat It

December 14, 2018 Food

The timings of our meals effect our ability to lose weight so the integration of sleep rhythm data would help to build more effective personalised diet guides, experts have said. Recent research has h…