December 20, 2019 | Astute News

The Indo-‘Israeli’ Trans-Arabian Corridor Will Push Russia Closer to Pakistan

December 20, 2019

India's participation in "Israel's" Trans-Arabian Corridor for connecting the Eastern Mediterranean and Afro-Asian ("Indian") Ocean will render New Delhi's North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) with I…

Washington’s Refined Art of Torturing China May Ignite a War

December 20, 2019

Opinion

When visiting China, when working there regularly, things all of a sudden appear to be extremely familiar. I feel here like I did in Russia, during the end of the reign of Boris Yeltsin. Many people t…

Endless Wars and Endless Lies

December 20, 2019

Opinion

The Washington Post has obtained a “confidential trove of government documents” revealing that “senior US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaig…

Trump Creates a New Nation

December 20, 2019

Opinion

The pandering by Donald Trump and those around him to Israel and to some conservative American Jews is apparently endless. Last Wednesday the president signed an executive order that is intended to ad…

Brain Dead Congress Doesn’t Realize It’s Trying to Finish Off NATO

December 20, 2019

Opinion

After what can only be termed a terrible NATO Not Summit two weeks ago it was clear the alliance has serious fissures forming in its facade. It opened with French President Emmanuel Macron’s refusal t…

Farewell, Incirlik? What US Stands to Lose If It’s Evicted from Crucial Turkish Air Base

December 20, 2019

Opinion

Turkey’s President Erdogan said Ankara may evict US forces from its Incirlik and Kurecik bases, a response to Washington’s sanctions. The Pentagon is now doing everything it can to keep relations with…

How Britain Dresses Up Crimes in Israel as ‘Charitable Acts’

December 20, 2019

Opinion

When is a war crime not a war crime? When, according to British officials, that war crime has been given a makeover as a “charitable act”. The British state is being asked to account for its fin…

Feminist Militarism as the Face of Western Politics

December 20, 2019

Opinion

There is a myth among the feminist wing of the liberal school of international relations that they often like to use and repeat to prove their case. They believe that, since the modern system of power…