Day: July 2, 2019

Haftar is Trying to Trick Turkey into Overextending Itself in Libya

July 2, 2019 Opinion

Libyan National Army leader General Haftar ordered his forces to attack Turkish ships and companies that he accused of helping the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, as well as …

Trump’s Re-election? Did the Federal Reserve Already “Decide the 2020 US Election”?

July 2, 2019 Opinion

As of beginning July 2019 prospects look positive for a re-election of Donald Trump as President in November 2020. Headline stock market and GDP figures all look positive…at the present. The huge unan…

Russia-India-China Share a Room with a View

July 2, 2019 Opinion

The most important trilateral at the G20 in Osaka was confined to a shoddy environment unworthy of Japan’s unrivaled aesthetic minimalism. Japan excels in perfect planning and execution. So it’s hard …

The Case for Optimism After the Trump-Kim Handshake Summit

July 2, 2019 Opinion

President Donald Trump secured another historic first in U.S.-North Korea relations earlier today when he crossed into North Korean territory at Panmunjom before a brief meeting with Kim Jong-un. The …

Libya’s Civil War, the New Crisis

July 2, 2019 Opinion

Besides Syria, the US-inspired ‘Arab Spring’ has resulted in ongoing chaos for Libya, with the oil-rich state still in play, contested between Sarraj’s GNA and Haftar’s Libyan National Army. Only marg…

Tanzania’s Decision to Suspend the Bagamoyo Port Project Is an Unfortunate Move Against Beijing

July 2, 2019 Opinion

The East African country has the proud distinction of hosting China’s first modern-day Silk Road, the 1970s TAZARA railway, which is why Tanzania’s decision to suspend the $10 billion Bagamoyo port pr…

US Government Tops All for Creating Refugees

July 2, 2019 Opinion

On June 19th, Statistica headlined “Number of forcibly displaced people reaches new high”, and when one looks at the data, one finds an even bigger story which stands behind those numbers: This new re…

Modernity’s Sacraments

July 2, 2019 Religion

My newsfeed must be set for “shock.” Never does a day go by that there is no something outlandishly alarming featured as a story, somewhere, illustrating the insane march of modern culture. Much of me…