The American way of war
ahmed sabirBy : Sheldon Richman The most striking fact about the United States of America is not its supposed founding principles more often lauded than observed but how often “the greatest…
This is India’s China war, round two
The absurd myth of an 'unprovoked Chinese aggression' in 1962 has fermented in India a persistent longing for revenge By : Neville Maxwell With India and China interacting over more than…
China plays its Kashmir card Why India must be on guard
The most consequential template of India's foreign policies is breaking loose right in front of our eyes and is beginning to drift away in a perilous direction over which we…
China tech – Interesting bits and pieces
By : Fred Reed To one watching the advance of Chinese science and technology, or to me anyway, several things stand out. First, the headlong pace. Second, the amount of…
US plan to re-occupy Iraq faces Iraqi resistance
Iraqi VP gave the US a piece of his mind The US's longstanding project to push for an independent Kurdistan in the oil-rich regions of northern Iraq and Syria in…
Qatar the next battle field
Over the past two years, Qatar has conducted over $86 billion worth of transactions in Chinese Yuan and signed several economic agreements with China. Is the Saudi-led crackdown on Qatar…
Libya a breeding ground for militants
The country has a long history of exporting extremists. Libyans fought in Afghanistan against Soviet forces in the 1980s, with several veterans taking up key roles in al Qaeda in…
The fall of Mosul is a defeat for ISIS, but it remains a deadly force
By Patrick Cockburn The movement was written off previously by overconfident adversaries in 2007 and 2011. It survived by lying low and waiting for the circumstances to turn once again…
The US went into Afghanistan after 9/11 for the following objectives
By Saeed Mailk As sole hegemon it HAD to flex its muscles. It could not take 911 lying down. It wanted to restart the "Turkmenistan pipeline." After the defeat and…
China makes Pakistan an offer it cannot refuse
A leg-up from an all-weather friend Western politicians as well as media are unhappy with the developing relationship between Pakistan and China so is every Indian and Israeli. What is…