Sinophobia, Lies and Hybrid War

Sinophobia, Lies and Hybrid War

It took one minute for President Trump to introduce a virus at the virtual 75th UN General Assembly, blasting “the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world”. And then it all went downhill. Even as Trump was essentially delivering a campaign speech and could not care less about the multilateral UN, at least the…

The US’ Latest Anti-Iranian Sanctions Will Worsen the Trade War with China

The US’ Latest Anti-Iranian Sanctions Will Worsen the Trade War with China

The US’ latest anti-Iranian sanctions won’t change much when it comes to the Islamic Republic’s present economic predicament but will almost certainly provoke a worsening of the so-called “trade war” with China since the real intent seems to be to target the countless companies that are poised to participate in those two countries’ reported $400…

Mozambique Might Require Foreign Military Assistance to Clean Up Its Hybrid War Mess

Mozambique Might Require Foreign Military Assistance to Clean Up Its Hybrid War Mess

Chronically impoverished and formerly civil war-torn Mozambique has the potential to become the world’s fourth-largest natural gas exporter due to its vast offshore reserves in the extreme northeastern part of the country, but this Southern African state’s ambitious plans are at risk of being derailed by the ever-intensifying Islamist-driven Hybrid War in that strategic corner…

The Truth About Indian Media’s Anti-Chinese Hybrid War Claims

The Truth About Indian Media’s Anti-Chinese Hybrid War Claims

I’m uniquely qualified to speak on the topic of Hybrid Warfare since my 2015 book on the topic, “Hybrid Wars: The Indirect Adaptive Approach To Regime Change”, was cited twice by the NATO Defense College as an example of the Russian understanding of this concept. The Indian Express published at least three reports on Monday…

Putin Didn’t Fall for Lukashenko’s Grodno Trick

Putin Didn’t Fall for Lukashenko’s Grodno Trick

Lukashenko’s entirely speculative claim last week about Poland’s supposed intention to annex Belarus’ Grodno region was nothing more than an attempt to trick Putin into “pulling a Crimea” by compelling him to comply with Russia’s CSTO mutual defense obligations to its “Union State” partner in the face of this hyped-up foreign threat, which was a…

Is The Quad Plotting to Provoke a Proxy War With China in the Solomon Islands?

Is The Quad Plotting to Provoke a Proxy War With China in the Solomon Islands?

The leader of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita announced earlier this week that his region will seek independence from the central government due to its disagreement with the capital over the latter’s recognition of Beijing last year as the legitimate government of China, which could dangerously plunge this underdeveloped nation back into a state…