August 21, 2019 | Astute News

Confirmation Bias Explains the Misportrayal of Russia’s UNSC Stance Towards Kashmir

August 21, 2019

Russia reaffirmed its unchanged and decades-long position of supporting India’s stance towards Kashmir twice in the past week, yet the tweets that were made by its Deputy Permanent Representative to t…

Idlib on Fire

August 21, 2019

Opinion

Point man to take advantage of US muddling and meddling in Syria by US State is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, clearly playing his hand as the “great NATO ally” posturing to avoid US sanctions, in light of Tur…

South Yemen Is Already Functionally Independent Even if It’s Not Recognized as Such

August 21, 2019

Opinion

The Southern Transitional Council’s liberation of the former South Yemeni capital of Aden from the Saudi-backed Islah Islamists has restored the independence of the Old Cold War-era country. STC vs. I…

Turkey Gives Up on the Idea of a Caliphate for the Second Time

August 21, 2019

Opinion

In the 18th century, during the Crimean War, the Tsar was the first head of State to recognise the double political and spiritual nature of the role of the Caliphe. Constantinople had lost the militar…

Follow the Money Trail Behind the Hong Kong Protests

August 21, 2019

Opinion

The demonstrations in Hong Kong, now an open confrontation with the People’s Republic of China, have a global impact. What are the forces behind this movement? What provides the funds and who stands t…

Russia-Europe Relations Should Not Be up in the Air

August 21, 2019

Opinion

The toxic tide of anti-Russian propaganda and misinformation continues to surge, and it is depressing for those who wish that relations between Russia and Western Europe could be improved. The state o…

How Mainstream Media Fuels the UK’s Islamophobia Crisis

August 21, 2019

Opinion

Islamophobia has hit crisis levels in the United Kingdom. This is the only conclusion one can draw from a recent poll, which found that nearly two-thirds of members within the ruling political party b…

American Pravda: How the CIA Invented “Conspiracy Theories”

August 21, 2019

Opinion

A year or two ago, I saw the much-touted science fiction film Interstellar, and although the plot wasn’t any good, one early scene was quite amusing. For various reasons, the American government of th…