Day: February 10, 2019

The US Is More Afraid of Losing Africa to Russia Than to China

February 10, 2019 Opinion

The creative “Democratic Security” (counter-Hybrid Warfare) model that Russia is successfully applying in the Central African Republic prompted the head of AFRICOM to warn about its possible export to…

The USA’s Concerns About China’s Construction of New Ports in Various Countries

February 10, 2019 Opinion

On November 15 last year the popular Hong Kong-based newspaper Asia Times published an article with the headline: Cambodia at the Center of a New Cold War. The article claimed that since 2017 China ha…

The Intra-Afghan Talks in Moscow Confirm that Kabul Is Cornered

February 10, 2019 Opinion

Leading anti-government figures, most prominent among them former President Karzai, met with the Taliban in the Russian capital at the initiative of the Council of Afghan Society in Russia where they …

Has Donald Trump Been Forced To Give Up?

February 10, 2019 Opinion

Since the mid-term elections on 6 November 2018, President Trump has been under extreme pressure. Federal administrations have been closed since 22 December (the shutdown), because of parliamentary op…

Pussy John Bolton and His Codpiece Mustache

February 10, 2019 Opinion

American government has become a collection of sordid and dangerous clowns. It was not always thus. Until Bush II, those governing were never lunatics. Eisenhower, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Oba…

Britain and the Iranian Revolution: Arms & Secret Deals

February 10, 2019 Opinion

Forty years ago, the Iranian revolution sent a shockwave through the Middle East, overthrowing the Western client, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and bringing to power the Islamic regime of Ayatollah Ruh…

A Cruel War on Immigrants

February 10, 2019 Opinion

"Make America Cruel Again." That's how journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Shipler has reformulated Donald Trump's trademark slogan. Shipler's version is particularly apt when you think…

Coconut Oil Beats Toxic DEET at Repelling Insects

February 10, 2019 Food

Millions use a toxic chemical known as DEET to repel insects. Compelling new research shows that a far safer and more effective food-based alternative exists. Last month, the United States Department …