August 29, 2020 | Astute News

Indian Media Is Spreading Fake News About a Russian-Chinese Rivalry in Mali

August 29, 2020

“The Frustrated Indian”, a popular Indian media outlet with over 1.2 million followers on Facebook, is propagating fake news by alleging that the recent military coup in Mali was a Russian-backed regi…

Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence

August 29, 2020

Opinion

1. Studies on the effectiveness of face masks So far, most studies found little to no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks in the general population, neither as personal protective equip…

US-China Game of Chicken in the South China Sea Does Nothing to Solve the Dispute

August 29, 2020

Opinion

As Washington and Beijing continue to spar over the latter’s assertion of territorial claims in the South China Sea, the war of words has the two nations lurching ever closer to an actual shooting war…

Avoiding World War III in the Caucasus

August 29, 2020

Opinion

“The Caucasus is Ground Zero in the New Cold War between the U.S. and Russia.” I wrote that several years ago, and it’s still true, particularly after Armenia decisively repulsed a mid-July attack by …

After Kenosha — Divided We Stand

August 29, 2020

Opinion

It would always come to this. At some point there would be a reckoning for BLM and Antifa. The shootings in Kenosha, WI are a dividing line for America. This is the moment where normal people finally …

Washington’s Plans for Heating Up the Arctic

August 29, 2020

Opinion

One of the more bizarre indications that Trump Washington is interested in the Arctic was made a year ago when he said he would like to buy Greenland, a vast territory that is administered by Denmark.…

Trump and Pompeo Craft No-Win Solutions for the World

August 29, 2020

Opinion

You have to hand it to the sociopaths running U.S. foreign policy, they are very adept at creating no-win scenarios for their opponents. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was just handed a major defeat a…

Guaido, President of Belarus

August 29, 2020

Opinion

It’s not over yet, but can Lukashenko survive the storm? Ever since the presidential elections of 8/9/2020, Belarus has experienced fitful waves of protests. The protesters claim the elections were ri…