May 14, 2019 | Astute News

The BJP’s Response to Time Magazine’s Modi Cover Story Reveals the Party’s Bigotry

May 14, 2019

The famous American magazine plans to publish a cover story later this month criticizing Indian Prime Minister Modi, but his party just attacked the author for being part Pakistani by saying that “not…

The Recovery of Idlib Under the Syrian Government: Still Too Early to Achieve? 2/2

May 14, 2019

Opinion

Throughout the war with Syria, Turkey has taken an active part in destabilising the country. Erdogan has facilitated the flow of thousands of foreigners who later formed ISIS foreign fighters’ units. …

Will Tajikistan ever enter the Eurasian Economic Union?

May 14, 2019

Opinion

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is an international organization, member states of which include Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. As the name implies, the EAEU aims to integrate…

Washington Had the Wrong Approach to US-China Trade Talks from the Start

May 14, 2019

Opinion

The long-running trade talks between the U.S. and China seem to have unfortunately fizzled out, but while American commentators are busy blaming Beijing for their apparent failure, the fact of the mat…

Truth or Consequences in the Russian Arctic

May 14, 2019

Opinion

The story of the Russian Arctic development has taken a back seat to the major geopolitical stories that grab the news headlines and are more suitable to one-sentence Twitter discussions. The Artic is…

A Counter Vision for Poland

May 14, 2019

Opinion

Geopolitics is thankfully becoming a more mainstream topic even on Youtube. Although some videos on the site claim that certain countries have a rough position geographically due to climate, proximity…

How Lies Become ‘Facts’ in US ‘News’

May 14, 2019

Opinion

On Fox News Channel’s May 2nd edition of “The Story with Martha MacCallum” was alleged, by the program host (at 2:45 in this video), that one reason we must invade Venezuela (if we will) is that …

Nineteen Eighty-Four Turns 70 Years Old in a World That Looks a Lot Like the Book

May 14, 2019

Opinion

This month, George Orwell’s legendary novel Nineteen Eighty-Four turns 70 years old, and the warnings contained within the story are now more relevant than ever. Orwell’s predictions were so spot…