In the second half of March this year one of India’s leading newspapers, the Indian Express launched a debate on… More►
Strengthening “Traditionalism” - a Source of Serious Problems for India
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Southern Asia -
India
Politics
20.04.2018
Future of Asia: China's Economic Opportunities or America's Perpetual Conflict?
The US recently announced possible plans to deploy thousands of addition US Marines to East Asia as part of the recently revealed 2018 National Security Strategy which designates China along with Russia as the US Department of Defence’s “principal priorities.” The Business…
Eastern Asia -
China
20.04.2018
Is There a Future for Afghanistan to Enjoy?
One call often hear the Syrian conflict being compared with the Afghan one, while the latter is often mentioned together with Washington’s aggression against Vietnam. In the second half of the 20th century, Washington got itself stuck in Vietnam pretty good only to face an imminent…
Central Asia -
Afghanistan
20.04.2018
India in Search for an Optimal Foreign Policy
As the NVO, a Russian weekly newspaper supplement to Nezavi- simaya Gazeta dedicated to military posture noted more than once, India is already one of the key global players and the question of its foreign policy vector becomes increasingly important…
Southern Asia -
India
19.04.2018
Today’s Outlook: Global Annihilation, Grave Robbing, and More
A few days before the United States, Britain, and France wasted several hundred millions of dollars attacking Syria, a The Guardian report from Thomson Award-winning journalist, Martin Chulov assured us the now notorious White…
Middle East
19.04.2018
For the Chinese Quadrilateral Peace Treaty Draft on the Results of the Korean War
The beginning of April saw a curious disinformation flood initiated by the Japanese media and then supported by the South Korean media. Allegedly, on March 9, 2018, while speaking on the phone with the US President Donald Trump, the Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping suggested…
Eastern Asia -
North Korea
18.04.2018
Australia and the Rules Based Internal Order
One of the most frequently heard phrases from Prime Minister Turnbull and Foreign Minister Bishop is their reiteration of a belief in the “rules based international order.” This phrase is usually invoked in the context of a criticism…
Europe
18.04.2018
Privatization and the Militarization of the Deep State
After 9/11, the Bush administration in Washington restructured the United States. Few noticed the real goal of “privatization” of military, intelligence and even basic roles of judiciary, police and governance oversight. It was sold under the guise of “neo-conservatism.” Something…
USA in the World
Economics
18.04.2018
The Boao Forum for Asia at the Prospect of the US-China Trade War
On April 8-11, the resort town of Bo’ao, situated on the Chinese island of Hainan, saw the regular economic Boao Forum for Asia (BFA). Let us note the increasing importance of this forum that today is called “the Asian Davos”. This time it was visited by both the former UN Secretary…
Eastern Asia -
China
15.04.2018
Russia and India on the Brink of a Major Trade Breakthrough
Russia and India are long-standing partners with a rich history of mutually beneficial cooperation. The two countries have great trading potential. However, Russian-Indian trade and economic cooperation cannot yet be called very active. This situation is not acceptable to either…
Southern Asia -
India
09.04.2018
Chinese Capital is Taking Over ASEAN
Malaysia is one of the most developed members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Its relationship with China was, until recently, fairly tense. Malaysia’s geographic location allowed it to control the Malacca Strait, one of the world’s most important seaways…
Eastern Asia -
China
08.04.2018
Trump China Trade War Has Deeper Agenda
Washington’s recent trade actions are aimed foursquare at China, not at the EU or other trade partners. However, the aim is not to reduce China exports to the US. The aim is a fundamental opening up of the Chinese economy to the Washington free…
Eastern Asia -
China
04.04.2018
Is the Eurozone in a Dead End?
It’s remarkable that the Euro and the Eurozone currency grouping hasn’t fallen apart until now. Greece could have done it in 2010 but it was avoided by extraordinary acts of the Euro governments and European Central Bank. Now those actions are coming back to haunt especially Germany who stands poised to become the “sugar daddy” of the debt-bloated southern…
Europe
18.03.2018
Opposition Grows to Merkel Macron EU Superstate
A predictable process of dis-integration across the European union is underway. It has now gained momentum not only from the elections in Italy where more than two-thirds voted against open borders refugee policies pushed by Brussels. And it comes…
Europe
28.02.2018
Russia is Strengthening its Positions in Laos
South East Asia is a thriving region with a large population and significant economic and political potential. Strengthening influence in South East Asia is an important task for the world’s leading powers. The main partner of Russia in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is Vietnam. However…
Southeast Asia
Society
19.04.2018
In the US, Two Movements Competing for Headlines
As the Trump Presidency moves inexorably toward a constitutional crisis, journalists fail to note that two groups are pulling the country in opposite directions: the youth are pulling it toward a socialist-oriented future, while the right is allied with a century-old gangster culture. The American locomotive is shunted wildly…
USA in the World
17.04.2018
There's no End to Washington's "Invade, Destroy, Repeat" Mantra
Aggression in all shapes and forms has been for a long time the tool of choice for Washington in its approach towards all of its foreign policy challenges. There’s more confirmations of this notion in history that you will be willing to check up and those become…
USA in the World
17.04.2018
Arab Media's Take on the Salisbury Incident
Opinions voiced by the Arab media regarding the Salisbury incident range from bewilderment to skepticism and outright criticism. Upon examining the accusations voiced against Russia, all of Arab authors point out a long list of inconsistencies found across the Western narrative…
Middle East
17.04.2018
The Triumph of Edward Bernays
America’s latest anti-Russian frenzy is a supreme tribute to Edward Bernays, the Austro-American ‘father of public relations’ who convinced psychologists and politicians alike (starting with Goebbels and Ford) of the power of propaganda. Realizing that people are irrational and…
USA in the World
14.04.2018
Voices of the Syrian People
The attack against Syria – this proud and independent country – has just taken place. Three countries with zero moral mandate to judge or punish anybody; three countries already responsible for hundreds of millions of human lives lost on all continents for centuries, showered Syria with their missiles. They tried to scare…
Middle East -
Syria
11.04.2018
US Gov Backs Dangerous New Genetic Manipulation Approach
The Trump Administration is backing a new technology for the genetic manipulation of plants and even animals with no intend to supervise or regulate against possible dangers. If left unchecked, it could open a Pandora’s Box of dangers to human health for generations. Yet very…
USA in the World
11.04.2018
Vietnam Locks up US-funded Agitators
Vietnam has tried and imprisoned several members of a US-funded network engaged in sedition across the country. The move follows trials and prison terms handed out earlier this year for other US-funded operatives meddling in Vietnam’s internal political affairs. The prison terms for…
Southeast Asia -
Vietnam
