Trump’s decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter’s string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing
Day: September 11, 2019
Netanyahu Risks Triggering an Unwinnable War to Avoid Losing Election
Every Israeli prime minister – not least Benjamin Netanyahu – understands that a military entanglement with Hezbollah, Lebanon’s armed Shia movement on Israel’s northern border,
Saudi-Indian Bromance Gets Complicated
The India-Saudi relationship was historically a finely poised balance of mutual interests despite all contradictions. Its glacial pace had an inner logic — don’t push
Iran will be a Full Nuclear Power by the End of 2020: No Return to the 2015 Agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron failed to promote successfully his Iranian initiative with the US administration despite the initial blessing of his US counterpart. This failure
Golfing for Remembrance and Intensifying Confrontation
On September 1 there was a remembrance ceremony in Poland to commemorate the beginning of the World War II in which so many millions were
Western Media Portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes. But Are They?
Whenever Hong Kong protesters are destroying public property, there are no cameras of Western media outlets in sight. But when police decide to intervene, protecting
Trump Foreign Policy as Theater of the Absurd
One might be forgiven for thinking that the foreign policy of the United States is some kind of theatrical performance, like a comic opera, with
The Higher Education Scam
In the 1930s about 2% of young people in the United Kingdom went to university. That figure is now approaching 50%. In which era was
