Day: September 11, 2019

Bolton’s Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall

September 11, 2019

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 that enough is enough and…

Netanyahu Risks Triggering an Unwinnable War to Avoid Losing Election

September 11, 2019

Opinion

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, is a dangerous wager, …

Saudi-Indian Bromance Gets Complicated

September 11, 2019

Opinion

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 too hard, as life is real. But th…

Iran will be a Full Nuclear Power by the End of 2020: No Return to the 2015 Agreement

September 11, 2019

Opinion

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 led Iran to make a th…

Golfing for Remembrance and Intensifying Confrontation

September 11, 2019

Opinion

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 killed because the maniac Hitler imagined he could rule the wo…

Western Media Portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes. But Are They?

September 11, 2019

Opinion

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 their city, Western media crusader…

Trump Foreign Policy as Theater of the Absurd

September 11, 2019

Opinion

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 new characters appearing on stage willy-nilly and then …

The Higher Education Scam

September 11, 2019

Opinion

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 it more of a distinction? It is patent that a degree has become dec…