March 7, 2019 | Astute News

Pakistan and India in Conflict, Strategic Fighting Between Like Minds

March 7, 2019

Eighteen months ago I wrote one article whereby I suggested that Pakistan was being attacked by US policymakers because it was no longer the regional bogeyman the West once needed it to be, and howeve…

Trump’s Plan to Stay in Syria Leaves Erdogan No Good Options

March 7, 2019

Opinion

In the last 24 hours, the Trump administration has intensified its attacks on Turkey which has significantly strained relations and increased the prospect of a military confrontation. The present situ…

From Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction to Syrian Chemical Weapons

March 7, 2019

Opinion

The behaviour of Western journalists is particularly strange – they copy the allegations made by their political leaders by treating them a priori as founded in truth, but do not take into account the…

Washington’s War on Syria

March 7, 2019

Opinion

I was recently asked to participate and give a presentation at a closed, and invitation-only, conference in Washington, DC, on February 6th, 2019. The topic was: “Strategic Implications of Recent US D…

The Recolonization of Latin America and the War on Venezuela

March 7, 2019

Opinion

Introduction Not since the US pronounced the Monroe Doctrine proclaiming its imperial supremacy over Latin America, nearly 200 years ago, has a White House regime so openly affirmed its mission to rec…

Is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Hiding in Baghuz? Where Does ISIS Go Now?

March 7, 2019

Opinion

President Donald Trump will not be able to declare victory over ISIS in the next days because there are still between 1000 to 1500 militants and Emirs in Baghuz, a city bordering the Euphrates river. …

The Mainstream Media Manufactured the “Zircon Missile Scandal”

March 7, 2019

Opinion

The West went to great lengths earlier this week exaggerating the importance of a popular Russian TV host doing a program about how Zircon hypersonic missiles could potentially hit the US if they were…

Sudan’s State of Emergency Might Herald a “Phased Leadership Transition”

March 7, 2019

Opinion

Sudan just imposed a year-long state of emergency in response to deadly rioting. The country has been afflicted with unrest for the past couple of months since late last year after an increase in fuel…