February 6, 2019 | Astute News

Why Western Clichés About the Pakistani Army Are Misleading

February 6, 2019

No matter what happens in Afghanistan, a most important factor in the region will continue to be the army of Pakistan which has had to move large numbers of troops to the border in order to counter te…

How to Start a World War

February 6, 2019

Opinion

The White House decision to withdraw American troops from Syria as soon as possible may or may not be on track depending on whom one believes. But one thing that is for sure is that the recent suicide…

ISIS could Not Return After US Withdrawal from Syria and Iraq

February 6, 2019

Opinion

The US Intelligence community claims that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) will return within twelve months of any US withdrawal from Syria and will be able to control a wide sweep of territory. In …

China, Germany and Japan at the Сentre of Davos 2019 Forum

February 6, 2019

Opinion

The scheduled World Economic Forum, held at the end of January of this year in a Swiss town of Davos, was noteworthy in several ways. First of all we would like to highlight that its focus on Globaliz…

MAGA Misses the Eurasia Train

February 6, 2019

Opinion

We should know by now that the heart of the 21stCentury Great Game is the myriad layers of the battle between the United States and the partnership of Russia and China. Even the U.S. National Defense …

Washington Plays Russian Roulette with European Lives by Trashing INF Treaty

February 6, 2019

Opinion

In a flash, the US has scrapped the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which safeguarded Europe and the world from a deadly US-Russia arms race. This is particularly bad news for Eur…

Huawei Is Being Targeted Because of the “Tech Arms Race”, Not the “Trade War”

February 6, 2019

Opinion

The US finally filed charges against Huawei and its detained CFO Meng Wanzhou. The accusations basically boil down to supposedly evading anti-Iranian sanctions and stealing technology from American co…

Demystifying Myths of the Six-Day War

February 6, 2019

History

The war that Israel initiated in June of 1967 became the stuff of myths and legends on many levels. Now, after fifty one years it may be time to unravel and demystify what took place during those fate…