July 26, 2020 | Astute News

There Are Serious Limitations to an Egyptian Military Intervention in Libya

July 26, 2020 Opinion

The Egyptian Parliament's approval of their military's possible deployment to Libya following the request for such support by the war-torn country's largely unrecognized eastern-based parliament in To…

The Militarization of Strategic Waterways: US- India War Games Contemplated. Aggressive “Signal to China”

July 26, 2020 Opinion

“Whoever attains maritime supremacy in the Indian Ocean would be a prominent player on the international scene.” (US Navy Geostrategist Rear Admiral Alfred Thayus Mahan (1840-1914)) Among Washington’s…

Libya’s Proxy War and the Changing Geopolitical Balance of North Africa

July 26, 2020 Opinion

On 20 July 2020, the Egyptian parliament unilaterally voted in favour of the possible use of the country’s armed forces abroad. It is clear that these armed forces will be used in one place …

Europe Gets its Fiscal Integration Package

July 26, 2020 Opinion

Who knew the Europeans really missed the Stanley Cup playoffs that much? For those that don’t like hockey, in the playoffs, games go until someone finally wins. And it doesn’t matter how long it takes…

Hagia Sophia: Religion as Politics

July 26, 2020 Opinion

Sultan Abdul Hamid II, in the face of a rising secular nationalism in the late 1800s, that culminated in the Young Turk movement, tried to restore the influence of the Ottoman Empire among Islamic nat…

Feds Attack!

July 26, 2020 Opinion

Federal agents poured into Portland, Oregon this month to crack down on anti-racism protests. They beat up peaceful protesters and fired impact munitions at demonstrators, seriousl…

Could a New Palestinian-Israeli Prisoner Exchange Be in the Works?

July 26, 2020 Opinion

For the first time since the Israeli war on Gaza in 2014, the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling its willingness to engage in negotiations regarding the rel…

Israeli Intelligence Uses Phone App to Troll and Mass Report People Off the Internet

July 26, 2020 Opinion

Much has been said in the Jewish media about mysterious Russian trolls influencing elections, but real cyber disinformation campaigns are being organized by the Israeli government out in the…