The US-China Trade War Can be Traced Back to the Failed Tiananmen Square Color Revolution

The US-China Trade War Can be Traced Back to the Failed Tiananmen Square Color Revolution

The current “trade war” owes its origins to the US’ failed Tiananmen Square Color Revolution that convinced the Chinese authorities that their late-Old Cold War-era American “allies” couldn’t be trusted, which in turn inspired the Communist Party to use the US’ own international trade rules against it in the emerging era of globalization in order…

The Joke of the Century

The Joke of the Century

With fresh elections called by Benyamin Netanyahu for September, it is possible that the ‘deal of the century’ may never see the light of day. Condemned across the board by Palestinians, even supporters are backing away. Mike Pompeo, Trump’s Secretary of State, said recently it was a deal “only the Israelis could love” and possible…

Russia’s Middle East Brinkmanship vs. Acquiescence to Trump’s Greater Israel Plan

Russia’s Middle East Brinkmanship vs. Acquiescence to Trump’s Greater Israel Plan

Secretary of State Pompeo was in Sochi on 14 May for talks with his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. And in his opening address, Lavrov observed: “I believe it’s time to start building a new, more responsible and constructive matrix of how we see each other. We are ready to do so, of course, if our US…

What Does Avigdor Lieberman Know?

What Does Avigdor Lieberman Know?

The resignation, on 14 November 2018, of Avigdor Lieberman, Minister for Defence of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, triggered a major political crisis in Israël. Legislative elections were held in advance, but they were not enough to unite a new majority in the Knesset (Parliament). Since no government was formed within five weeks, new legislative elections were…