Day: January 10, 2019

PM Imran Khan’s Emirati Breakthrough Is One of His Greatest Accomplishments Yet

January 10, 2019 Opinion

The hugely successful visit of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed to Pakistan a few days ago represents one of Prime Minister Khan’s greatest foreign policy accomplishments yet because it prove…

Trump Retreats from His Promise of Withdrawal While al-Qaeda Makes Progress in Syria

January 10, 2019 Opinion

Al-Nusra front – al-Qaeda rebranded as HTS (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) – is expanding its influence and military control over entire Syrian cities and villages in northern and western rural Aleppo. Abu Mo…

With Golan at Stake, Netanyahu, Bolton Set Trump Straight on US Syria Withdrawal Plan

January 10, 2019 Opinion

The state of Israel seems to share at least some of the responsibility for the latest shift of U.S. Syria policy — as National Security Adviser John Bolton announced on Sunday that President Donald Tr…

Trump Foreign Policy for 2019

January 10, 2019 Opinion

Never before has any presidential administration been as all over the place in terms of national security and foreign policy as is that of Donald J. Trump. Indeed, one might well argue that there is n…

Peace for Syria or a New Kurdistan as a Regional Stabilizing Factor

January 10, 2019 Opinion

The US will withdraw her troops from Syria. Will they really? – Let’s take Trump at his word, just for argument’s sake. Though in the meantime, RT reports that the withdrawal may be slower than antici…

The “Arakan Army” & “Rohingya”: “Unholy Alliance” or Tatmadaw’s “Divide-and-Rule” Tactic?

January 10, 2019 Opinion

The Myanmarese military’s accusation that the Buddhist-believing “Arakan Army” insurgents are working hand-in-hand with their Muslim “Rohingya” counterparts is either a sign that these two seemingly o…

Is Donald Trump an Asteroid?

January 10, 2019 Opinion

Sixty-six million years ago, so the scientists tell us, an asteroid slammed into this planet. Landing on what’s now Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, it gouged out a crater 150 kilometers wide and put so mu…

How WHOLE Turmeric Heals the Damaged Brain

January 10, 2019 Food

Long considered impossible to accomplish, new research reveals how a simple spice might contribute to the regeneration of the damaged brain. Turmeric is hands down one of the, if not the, most versati…