Day: August 1, 2019

Khan Sets the Table for US Pull Out of Central Asia

August 1, 2019 Opinion

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been nothing less than a breath of fresh air in a world grown stale with the status quo of geopolitics. Like Trump, Brexit, Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine, Matt…

What if Modi Did Seek Trump’s Help?

August 1, 2019 Opinion

The leitmotif of the visit by Pakistan PM Imran Khan to the US turned out to be President Trump’s remarks on the Kashmir issue. However, in time, this may not even be a sideshow. Imran Khan himself is…

Weaponizing Space Is the New Bad Idea Coming from Washington D.C.

August 1, 2019 Opinion

When considering the possibility of great-power conflict in the near future, it is difficult to bypass space as one of the main areas of strategic focus for the major powers.The United States, Russia …

It’s Deceptive to Talk About a ‘Cycle of Violence’ in Hong Kong

August 1, 2019 Opinion

The popular Western mainstream media outlet Reuters published a very misleading piece over the weekend that deceptively described the latest events in Hong Kong as a “cycle of violence,” inaccurately …

The Recent Japanese Elections Might Slow Down the US’ “Indo-Pacific” Strategy

August 1, 2019 Opinion

Last month’s Japanese elections saw Prime Minister Abe’s ruling bloc lose its two-thirds parliamentary supermajority needed to change the country’s pacifist constitution, which could seriously slow do…

US Stealing Syrian Oil. Controls About 30% of Syrian Territory

August 1, 2019 Opinion

Imperial adventurism is grand theft on a global scale — seizing, controlling, and looting the resources of targeted nations, along with exploiting their people. Operating from illegally constructed mi…

In a Naval Confrontation With Iran, Great Britain Can Find Neither Ships nor Friends

August 1, 2019 Opinion

It was a knife-twist that originated in Florida, but it was felt across the Atlantic. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, appearing Monday on Fox News via a live feed from the Veterans of Foreign War…

West’s Relations with the White Helmets have Gone Stale

August 1, 2019 Opinion

At long last, Western sponsors of the so-called “humanitarian group” White Helmets have woken up to the fact that their love affair with these pseudo-humanitarians is more damaging than beneficial, wh…