August 20, 2019 | Astute News

Interpreting Russia & China’s UNSC Stances Towards Kashmir & Crimea

August 20, 2019

Russia and China don’t see eye-to-eye on either Kashmir or Crimea as proven by the stances that they took on each issue at the UNSC in 2019 and 2014 respectively. It was a little more than five years …

The War on Yemen: How Far Will the Saudi-UAE Confrontation Go?

August 20, 2019

Opinion

Saudi Arabia and the UAE, increasingly wary allies of one another in the War on Yemen, are poised to sharpen their competition in the Red Sea-Horn of Africa region to the point of becoming “frenemies”…

All Along the Watchtower: The Follies of History

August 20, 2019

Opinion

There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There’s too much confusion I can’t get no reliefBusiness men, they drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth None were level on the mind …

How Washington Is Meddling in the Affairs of Hong Kong

August 20, 2019

Opinion

While there has been growing coverage of the unrest in Hong Kong, there has been minimal coverage of what may lie behind the pro-democracy protests. Even Donald Trump has entered the fray with th…

Hong Kong: Don’t Provoke the Dragon

August 20, 2019

Opinion

Time was when flying to Hong Kong was a really big thrill – or maybe scare would be a better term. Its old airport, Kai Tak, was right in the middle of bustling downtown Hong Kong. Flying into Kai Tak…

How the Trilateral Commission Drove a Bankers’ Coup Across America

August 20, 2019

Opinion

Until recently I had believed like many that Jimmy Carter is not your typical politician. Standing out from the vast array of sellouts and establishment hacks, the ex-President has often appeared as t…

Are Gene Edited Cows or Humans What We Really Need?

August 20, 2019

Opinion

Scientists using the “second generation” of genetic manipulation technology have used gene-editing to alter the DNA of breed of cattle so that they supposedly do not grow horns. At around the same tim…

History of the Third Reich. Hitler and the Atomic Bomb

August 20, 2019

History

Author’s preface German dictator Adolf Hitler had a central role in initiating World War II, by pursuing a list of bold and aggressive foreign policy actions dating from the mid-1930s, and culmi…