When the Brookings Institute acknowledges it, you know it’s official: the ‘great’ American Century is over. However, there are attenuating… More►
Politics
09.08.2018
The Latest US Sanctions Point to a Declining World Superpower
On Monday 6th of August the United States imposed a fresh set of sanctions on Iran. These are intended as a prelude to even stronger sanctions to take effect in November. The clearly stated intention is to break the Iranian governments will to resist American demands, and to cause…
Middle East -
Iran
09.08.2018
On Russians, Warmongers, Election Meddling, and Fair Play
I want to offer NEO readers a revelation today. As an American, a human being, or as a geopolitical analyst, I have no problem whatsoever with Russia meddling in the U.S. or any other elections. Even if the allegations are true, my Mamma always told me “turnabout is fair…
Russia in the World
09.08.2018
Imran Khan and the Silk Road
The election of Imran Khan represents a turnabout in policy in South Asia in ways few expect. Khan will close the door on America’s longtime policy toward the Caspian Basin, a policy of dominance, regime change and military colonization. That policy will die a needed and painful death. First of all, where no Pakistani leader ever could before, Khan will reach…
Southern Asia -
Pakistan
07.08.2018
Fear and Loathing In And Of The USA
As I write this news came of the attempt on President Maduro’s life, additional “sanctions” against Iran, North Korea, Syria and Russia, a ramping up of the economic warfare against China through the use of trade tariffs, threats of war against all of those nations and dangerous…
USA in the World
07.08.2018
July was Mark by a Number of Important Events in World Politics
We have already commented on the large number of significant events in the first half of July – events which clearly demonstrated the special nature of the radical changes that the post-Cold War world order has undergone in the last few months. The end of July has brought several…
USA in the World
06.08.2018
Who is Attacking Britain with Dangerous Substances
The other day, an acid attack in the city of Worcester resulted in a three-year-old suffering serious face and hand injuries. Somehow, the May government that seems to be unable to jump off the Russophobic bandwagon didn’t make an attempt to blame this attack on Moscow. Probably…
Europe
06.08.2018
Iran has Ways to Circumvent and Survive US Sanctions
While the future of the Iran-nuke deal continues to depend upon the will of Europe, China and Russia in the face of US unilateral withdrawal and the latter’s campaign to convince at least Europe to do the same, for Iran the important question is not just the deal now. For it…
Middle East -
Iran
Economics
08.08.2018
Fourth Meeting Between the Russian, Mongolian and Chinese Presidents
This meeting took place on June 9-10, 2018, on the sidelines of the 18th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on China’s east coast. The first meeting between the presidents of the three countries took place in Dushanbe in 2014…
Eastern Asia -
China
03.08.2018
Why West Fears ‘Made in China: 2025’
The Trump administration has made the Chinese industrial transformation strategy, “Made in China: 2025,” or simply China 2025 the explicit target of its current trade war offensive against the Peoples’ Republic. Western industrial leading countries, including Germany, are understandably…
Eastern Asia -
China
01.08.2018
Is Algeria the Litmus Test for Modern Colonialism?
Once the central hub of Carthaginian power in ancient times, Algeria today is one of Africa’s most prosperous nations. However, prosperity these days comes at a heavy cost to the people of the world, and Algerians are mightily weighed down like most other nations by greedy…
Africa -
Algeria
01.08.2018
European Union is Strengthening its Ties with Japan
Earlier we bore witness to a remarkable number of noteworthy events in world politics that occurred in the first half of July in Europe. During this period leaders of all the world powers (China was presented by its Premier Li Keqiang), with the exception of India and Japan…
Eastern Asia -
Japan
29.07.2018
Brexit: The EU Asks Hard Questions Only It Can Answer
The Brexit debate is no longer about whether it is a good thing for the UK to leave the EU. Now the UK government has finally agreed to a Brexit plan, the one which drove Boris Johnson and David Davis to run away, the EU has eagerly read through it, hoping it would find…
Europe
28.07.2018
Central Asia is Resurrecting Its Common Energy Supply System
The Central Asian (CA) nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all have quite a number of socioeconomic issues. Still, they do possess substantial resources, whose rational use may help them start developing rapidly, especially if they combine…
Central Asia
26.07.2018
11 Million Reasons for Wall Street & London to Hate Russia
Why does the US media have an anti-Russian fixation? It’s not what the American people want to hear. 71% of the Ronald Reagan-loving, military-obsessed Republican Party approve of Trump meeting with Putin. On the other side, top liberal CNN commentator and former President Obama’s…
Russia in the World
Society
09.08.2018
The World is Facing an Ever Increasing Number of Climate-related Disasters
Leading climate scientists have been discussing abnormal heat levels registered this summer in Europe and in other regions of the world. The general consensus is that this anomaly is a sign of global warming, which is believed to be caused by our irresponsible use of…
USA in the World
08.08.2018
Shamefully, Illegal Human Organ Trafficking is Still on the Rise
It would seem that at this point in time nobody can tell us anything new about the illegal sources of income all sorts of criminal gangs and terrorist organizations are exploiting to turn over massive profits, however it turns out that on top of the illegal drug trade, oil…
Middle East
08.08.2018
3D Printed Guns: Debating Inevitability
3D printing and other forms of computer-controlled manufacturing have allowed nations, companies and even individuals the ability to go from consumers to producers. As this technology improves and costs drop, access to this technology and the ability of the technology itself will increase…
USA in the World
08.08.2018
CNN Jokes About Obvious Truth: US Media Works With Intelligence Community
As CNN reporter, Gary Tuchman, mocked supporters of Donald Trump who displayed signs supporting the internet “Q-Anon” movement, he blatantly misrepresented a well-established fact. Tuchman taunted one Trump supporter who said mainstream media was ‘weaponized by the CIA’ saying…
USA in the World
07.08.2018
Hashima – Brutal History and the Most Haunted Island on Earth
Do you want to see perhaps the spookiest island on earth – Hashima (also known as Gunkanjima – the Battleship Island) – which is located just 30 minutes by speedboat from the historic Japanese port city of Nagasaki? Now you can. Just book online, pay the equivalent of 40 American…
Eastern Asia -
Japan
05.08.2018
The Real Clash of Civilizations
….is about how cultures treat their children. Right-Left discussions tend to focus on how workers are treated by those who rule over them and their labor, and to what extent governments provide for the safety and well-being of families. Rarely mentioned, however, is the relative weight…
USA in the World
04.08.2018
“Gay Marriage” in US Creates Surrogacy “Niche Market” in Tbilisi Georgia
There is always a flip side to anything. Same sex marriage in the United States, much derided by the religious right, has also become a new marketing niche, thus becoming acceptable by default amongst the same religious right by also satisfying free market principles. In…
Caucasus -
Georgia
