World War C Presents a Host of Challenges for Central Asia

World War C Presents a Host of Challenges for Central Asia

Central Asia is at risk of collapse if the socio-economic consequences of World War C aren’t addressed after much-needed remittance flows from Russia were abruptly cut off as a result of that country’s emergency quarantine measures, which in turn could inadvertently make the already impoverished population there much more susceptible to criminal and terrorist influences…

Driven by the Dramatic Collapse of US Shale, the Trump Administration Takes Aim at Venezuela

Driven by the Dramatic Collapse of US Shale, the Trump Administration Takes Aim at Venezuela

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CLAIMED THAT THE U.S. NO LONGER NEEDS FOREIGN OIL AND IS “ENERGY INDEPENDENT.” YET, NOW THE U.S. SHALE OIL INDUSTRY FACES NEAR TOTAL RUIN, MEANING THAT ANOTHER “WAR FOR OIL” COULD BE IN OUR FUTURE. WITH TRUMP AGAIN TAKING AIM AT VENEZUELA, WE MAY BE CLOSER TO WAR THAN WE THINK. On…

North Korea Is Setting Up a Post-COVID-19 Gambit by Staging Missile Launches While Everyone Is Busy

North Korea Is Setting Up a Post-COVID-19 Gambit by Staging Missile Launches While Everyone Is Busy

North Korea has been test-firing ballistic missiles on a scale that suggests 2020 will be its busiest year of testing. But is this recent show of force mere muscle-flexing, or does Pyongyang have something greater to gain? While most countries have been working on coping with the fallout from the Covid-19 crisis, North Korea has…

As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ranks, Pentagon Stages Show of Force Against China

As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ranks, Pentagon Stages Show of Force Against China

The US military staged a show of force this week on its Pacific island territory of Guam with the clear aim of threatening China. Billions of dollars’ worth of US warplanes were paraded on the tarmac of Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base Monday in what is known as an “elephant walk,” a term used during…