February 27, 2020 | Astute News

US-Taliban Deal Puts Pakistan in Driver’s Seat

February 27, 2020

The manner in which US President Donald Trump’s administration is ramming a peace settlement down Afghanistan’s throat is disconcerting. New Delhi’s silence is more so. One shudders to think that comp…

Ankara has Shot Itself in the Foot in Syria

February 27, 2020

Opinion

Recently, Ankara has crossed the line by transforming its supposed anti-terrorist operation in Syria into a full-fledged invasion. Essentially, it wouldn’t stop in spite of Moscow’s repeated attempts …

The Fabrication of the Myth of the “Syrian Revolution” by the United Kingdom

February 27, 2020

Opinion

Democracy presupposes the ability to hold honest public debates. Therefore, propaganda would be the prerogative of non-democratic regimes. Yet history teaches us that modern propaganda was conceived i…

Venezuela’s Next Economic Shock Might Come from India’s Compliance with US Sanctions

February 27, 2020

Opinion

India is Venezuela's largest oil customer but the two companies that import its oil just declared that they'll comply with the US' latest sanctions against the Bolivarian Republic's Russian intermedia…

I, Trumpius

February 27, 2020

Opinion

From what historians tell us about the Roman emperor Claudius, the ruler of the Roman Empire from 41 to 54 AD, he was intent on expanding the imperial borders to include the annexation of Britain, Jud…

Don’t Be Fooled by the Deplatforming of Facebook

February 27, 2020

Opinion

The push for speech control escalates. There is now a concentration of stories concerning social media companies and their role in shaping political thought. We are nine months from a pivotal presiden…

Who Is Behind the Mexican Drug Cartels?

February 27, 2020

Opinion

President Donald Trump has declared that the “Drug Cartels” in Mexico are terrorists, intimating that America should wage a new “war on terrorism” in Mexico modelled on America’s counter-terrorism ini…

Making America Unsafe Again

February 27, 2020

Opinion

Donald Trump is all about boundaries. At a personal level, he doesn’t like touching strangers for fear of infection. Politically, he makes no long-lasting close alliances. And geopolitically, he obses…