Day: August 16, 2019

What Explains Russia & China’s Differing Stances Towards Kashmir?

August 16, 2019 Opinion

Russia and China, two of the most important Great Powers that are jointly working to accelerate the emergence of the Multipolar World Order, are on totally opposite sides when it comes to Kashmir, wit…

Unlike Fake News Directed Against China, India’s Suffocation of Islam is Real

August 16, 2019 Opinion

From a diverse history to a sectarian crisis The modern borders of India do not precisely correspond to those of any one of the many sovereign entities that arose in south Asia over the millenni…

Iran’s Dangerous Deterrence Policy: Trading Tankers- and Another partial Withdrawal from the JCPOA

August 16, 2019 Opinion

The UK acknowledged its first defeat by Iran when it released the Iranian super tanker “Grace 1” captured by 30 Royal Navy commandos in the first week of July in response to a US request, as the …

Trump Dangles Trade Deal for Britain’s Tougher Line on Iran & China

August 16, 2019 Opinion

It’s more than coincidence that on the first day of US National Security Advisor John Bolton’s visit to London this week, Britain announced the dispatch of another warship to the Persian Gulf. Since B…

US Axis of Aggression in Gulf

August 16, 2019 Opinion

When Washington announced a few weeks ago the formation of a maritime “international coalition” to “protect shipping” in the Persian Gulf, many observers were skeptical. Now skepticism has rightly tur…

American Crimes Against Venezuela Amount to Economic Terrorism

August 16, 2019 Opinion

It was an internationally significant event worthy of widespread coverage but my hunch is few, if any, of you reading this column will have heard of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit which took pl…

Trump’s Great Gamble

August 16, 2019 Opinion

President Donald Trump's reelection hopes hinge on two things: the state of the economy in 2020 and the identity of the Democratic nominee. The further left the Democrats go to select their candidate,…

Why the Dollar Rules the World — And Why Its Reign Could End

August 16, 2019 Opinion

President Donald Trump wants a lower US dollar. He complains about the over-valuation of the American currency. Yet, is he right to accuse other countries of a “currency manipulation”? Is the position…