Day: July 10, 2020

Kazakhstan May Hold the Secret for Greater Eurasia

July 10, 2020 Opinion

The no holds barred US-China strategic competition may be leading us to the complete fragmentation of the current “world-system” – as Wallerstein defined it. Yet compared to the South China Sea, the K…

The UAE and Israel: More than a Marriage of Convenience

July 10, 2020 Opinion

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advancing his West Bank annexation plan, albeit only gradually, attention has been directed towards the warming ties between the United Arab Emirates and…

Britain Is Following Its Big Brother by Imposing So-Called Humanitarian Sanctions

July 10, 2020 Opinion

The UK's imposition of so-called "humanitarian sanctions" against 49 individuals from Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, and Saudi Arabia that it claims are supposedly involved in "human rights abuses" is …

On the Problems with Japan’s Course of Movement “Toward the Southwest”

July 10, 2020 Opinion

In the strategic game that is playing out in the area around the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the presence of Japan is growing more prominent. The nature of this presence is reflected in both the aspect…

Netanyahu’s Annexation Drive

July 10, 2020 Opinion

Land seizures, annexations, and conquest. These are words axiomatic to the state of Israel. In the main, the state has maintained an uncomfortable position based on patience and attrition. We have wai…

If You Think Scottish Nationalism Is Bad Now, You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

July 10, 2020 Opinion

Scottish nationalists hate me with a vengeance. The separatist movement is on a very vocal rise, and anyone – especially a Scot like me – daring to oppose it, is being told they aren’t a real Scot and…

The Trouble With ‘White Privilege’

July 10, 2020 Opinion

In the wake of the tumultuous Back Lives Matter protests, “white privilege” is the phrase of the day. Everyone uses it, and everyone seems to know what it means. https://youtu.be/bQLgeIjTOzM After all…

Shield of the Union: How the Russian Navy Protected America in the Civil War

July 10, 2020 History

Strange things happen in civil wars: During the Russian Civil War in 1919, 13,000 U.S. troops were dispatched by President Woodrow Wilson to occupy the cities of Archangelsk in the Arctic and Vladivos…