As of Monday morning, July 26, 2021, an announcement that should never have been needed has now been predicted, first by the Associated Press. There are few alive today, few rational individuals, who are so intellectually isolated that they are unaware that the US role in Iraq was based on fake intelligence fabricated by criminal elements inside the US and certain allies, … [Read more...] about The US Withdrawal from Iraq, What Will it Mean for Syria?
Tunisia Once Again Plunged into a Protest Wave
Ten years after the outbreak of the Arab Spring in the Middle East, Tunisia, its cradle, has once again plunged into a wave of protest, the cause of which was the same problems unresolved by the “revolutionaries”: primarily in the socio-economic field, the fight against unemployment, mainly affecting young people, the dominance of corruption. On July 25, their national … [Read more...] about Tunisia Once Again Plunged into a Protest Wave
Riots in South Africa: Causes and Consequences
On June 29, 2021, a South African court found former President Jacob Zuma, who led that nation from 2009 to 2018, guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison. Shortly after that, Jacob Zuma tried to challenge the court’s decision, but on July 9, 2021, the superior court dismissed the appeal. On the same day, protests broke out in South Africa against … [Read more...] about Riots in South Africa: Causes and Consequences
Recent Geopolitical Developments Point to a Better Future
During her recent visit to Washington, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel was at pains to convince her United States host President Joe Biden that Germany was determined to finish the Nord Stream 2 project with Russia. The scheme is seen by the Germans as vital to Germany’s future economic well-being. It was simply nonnegotiable. In all the plethora that the Russians are … [Read more...] about Recent Geopolitical Developments Point to a Better Future
South Korea: “Prosecutor Wars” Among Friends and Foes of Yoon Seok-yeol
A short while back, we covered Yoon Seok-yeol’s entry into the presidential race. This long-awaited event aggravated various law enforcement squabbles, most notably the confrontation between the Blue House and the prosecutor’s office, and which way the newly-formed Office of Investigation of Corruption Among High-Ranking Officials would begin to operate. Events are unfolding … [Read more...] about South Korea: “Prosecutor Wars” Among Friends and Foes of Yoon Seok-yeol
Ethiopia on the Brink of Civil War
For a time, it seemed that with the return of its capital (Mekelle is the capital city of the Tigray region) by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the war in the northern region of Ethiopia was at an end. However, it soon became clear that the fighting was active on two levels: on the battlefield and in the humanitarian crisis. The November 2020 war between the Ethiopian … [Read more...] about Ethiopia on the Brink of Civil War
Why Isn’t Turkey Putting the S-400 Into Service?
As we know, Russia and Turkey signed a contract for Moscow to supply Ankara with S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in 2017. On October 23, 2019, Rosoboron export reported that Russia had fulfilled this contract ahead of schedule by supplying all elements of S-400 systems to Turkey, including missiles, and Turkey had fully paid for the contract. As a result, Turkey was the … [Read more...] about Why Isn’t Turkey Putting the S-400 Into Service?
France Faces an Existential Crisis
Once hailed the future of the Fifth Republic for he promised to reform France’s stalling economy and reclaim some of the nation’s long lost ‘shine’, French President Emmanuel Macron is now being compared to the notorious Marechal Petain – the man who sold France to the Nazis back in the late 1930s. Some protesters to his new ‘pandemic rules’ have gone as far as to compare him … [Read more...] about France Faces an Existential Crisis
What Card is Washington Playing in Afghanistan via Ankara?
Despite the intense debate that has been going on in Turkey and beyond over the last few days about the advisability of Ankara taking over the baton from the USA in Afghanistan, as well as the main intrigue – what it will do in the IRA, President Tayyip Erdoğan confirmed the other day that Turkey was ready “to take over the Kabul Airport if the United States provides the … [Read more...] about What Card is Washington Playing in Afghanistan via Ankara?
US Fingerprints on Terrorism Aimed At China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
In April a terrorist bombing targeted a hotel in Pakistan’s southwest Baluchistan province hosting China’s ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong. Ambassador Nong Rong was not at the hotel at the time of the bombing, but the attack still ended up killing 4 and wounding several more. In July an explosion targeted a bus carrying Chinese engineers working on the China-Pakistan … [Read more...] about US Fingerprints on Terrorism Aimed At China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Lebanon in Distress is On the Verge of Collapse
The situation in Lebanon has deteriorated markedly in recent weeks, with mass protests over the deteriorating economic crisis and political collapse that have taken place in the country over the past three years. Protesters block roads and streets, set fire to tires and trash cans, protest insane price increases, another drop in the national currency against the US dollar, and … [Read more...] about Lebanon in Distress is On the Verge of Collapse
A Strategic Rapprochement between Beijing and Moscow Accelerates
Twenty years ago, President Vladimir Putin and Chairman Jiang Zemin signed one of the most important international agreements in the post-Soviet history of Russia – the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation. The concept of a traditional lasting friendship in this Treaty corresponds to the two … [Read more...] about A Strategic Rapprochement between Beijing and Moscow Accelerates
The Baghdad Summit: A New Reality in the Middle East
In the Middle East, against the backdrop of recent transformations at both the regional and international levels, and the shameful way the United States is fleeing Afghanistan, various alliances and partnerships are also being reshaped. One of the most important processes taking place in this context is the rapprochement between Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan. For example, at the end … [Read more...] about The Baghdad Summit: A New Reality in the Middle East
If US Can’t Have Myanmar, No One Will
A South China Morning Post (SCMP) article citing US corporate and government institution “associates” inadvertently gave away the entire game unfolding in Southeast Asia’s Myanmar. It is a conflict where US-backed armed opposition groups (previously depicted by the Western media as “peaceful” “pro-democracy” activists) are fighting Myanmar’s central government, police and … [Read more...] about If US Can’t Have Myanmar, No One Will
What was the End Result of the US Attempt to Stage a Coup in Turkey in 2016?
Five years ago, on the night of July 15-16, 2016, a group of military conspirators tried to unseat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. The residence of the president was attacked, military vehicles took to the streets in large cities, and the insurrectionists’ aircraft carried out strikes on the parliament building. Army and police units … [Read more...] about What was the End Result of the US Attempt to Stage a Coup in Turkey in 2016?
Yemen is Trapped as the US and Saudi Aggression Carried On
The serious, or rather the deplorable, situation in Yemen – something that nobody knows how and when it is possible to change, and bring the country to a normal state of affairs – continues to profoundly disturb the entire world community. In this regard, the question arises: how did this country, located on the outskirts of the Arabian Peninsula, become plunged for many years … [Read more...] about Yemen is Trapped as the US and Saudi Aggression Carried On
Both the British and the Americans Are Having to Confront New Realities
Brigadier Mark Totten of the British Royal Marines recently gave an interview to the Times newspaper of London. In the interview he revealed that the British were going to embark on covert tasks focusing on Russia and China. The British SAS and SBS forces were planning on new missions directed against both Russia and China. Precisely what these tasks for the special forces … [Read more...] about Both the British and the Americans Are Having to Confront New Realities
Iraq – Caught in the “Friendly” Embrace of the US Python
Iraq’s leadership is faced with a huge challenge – the choice of proper solutions and decisions in relation to the presence of foreign, especially US, troops in the country, and it has, for too long, failed to make any progress on this issue. The real question is how this complex issue can be dealt with effectively while neighboring Iran continues to use its representatives to … [Read more...] about Iraq – Caught in the “Friendly” Embrace of the US Python
The Situation in Somalia May Trigger a New Civil War
In the last few months, the situation in Somalia has gradually been getting worse. With the country about to hold elections, increasingly violent confrontations between supporters of the president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, and opposition supporters, mass demonstrations and terrorist attacks by Al-Shabaab (banned in the Russian Federation), there is a risk that another civil … [Read more...] about The Situation in Somalia May Trigger a New Civil War
The DPRK and the United States in the Summer of 2021
On June 18, 2021, speaking at the plenum of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Kim Jong-un analyzed in detail the political trend of the new US administration’s relations with the DPRK. He explained the relevant strategic and tactical countermeasures and courses of action to maintain relations with the US in the coming days. The Party Secretary-General … [Read more...] about The DPRK and the United States in the Summer of 2021
Belt & Road: The China-Laos-Thailand Corridor
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reaches out in all directions, across Central Asia into Europe, up into Russia, through the seas and oceans of Asia, out to Africa and of course, deep into Southeast Asia. The Southeast Asian leg of BRI consists primarily of a now-under-construction high-speed rail (HSR) line connecting China’s Yunnan Province with Laos, Thailand and … [Read more...] about Belt & Road: The China-Laos-Thailand Corridor
Saudia-UAE Rivalry Upends ‘Gulf Unity’
With Saudi Arabia’s strategic partnership with the UAE largely unravelling in the face of a directly growing competition and rivalry between them — which in turn is an outcome of the UAE’s own bid to position itself as the new leader of the ‘Sunni Muslim world’, and Saudi Arabia’s bid to ensure its survival as the traditional hegemon – ‘Gulf unity’ is facing an unprecedented … [Read more...] about Saudia-UAE Rivalry Upends ‘Gulf Unity’
For Now, the Mossad is Outplaying Tehran
The multiple secret operations carried out by the Israeli special services in recent years against Iran are legitimately indicative of the vulnerabilities inherent in the Iranian strategic infrastructure. And, given the many years of confrontation between Israel and Iran in the area of covert operations, this vulnerability is currently taking on a special significance for … [Read more...] about For Now, the Mossad is Outplaying Tehran
Turkish Intelligence Establishes its Own Laws in Central Asia
The so-called “disappearance” of Orhan Inandı, president of the Kyrgyz-Turkish Lyceum network, in Kyrgyzstan is adding new details, which put both the so-called “Western democracy fighters” and Ankara’s demonstrative disregard for international norms and the sovereignty of independent states, stealing their political opponents abroad with the patronage of the US and the EU in a … [Read more...] about Turkish Intelligence Establishes its Own Laws in Central Asia
North Korea and “Human Trafficking”
On July 1, 2021, the US State Department accused Russia of being “actively complicit” in the forced exploitation of North Korean workers and included it in a list of 11 countries where authorities violate the accepted anti-trafficking norms. It was alleged that in 2020 the Russian Federation issued almost 3,000 new tourist and student visas to North Koreans. The United States … [Read more...] about North Korea and “Human Trafficking”
The Talks in Vienna: What is Going On Behind the Scenes?
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on the US President, Joe Biden, to cancel the sanctions against Iran and on Tehran to reopen talks on the full implementation of the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). He also presented his (incomplete) report on the implementation of the deal to the UN Security Council: “I … [Read more...] about The Talks in Vienna: What is Going On Behind the Scenes?
The Bloody Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has stated that she is “deeply concerned” about the ongoing violations, including executions, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, adding that the long-awaited investigation into the situation there will be ready in August. In her view, all the parties to the conflict in the country’s northern region are guilty … [Read more...] about The Bloody Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
The US Withdrawal Isn’t the End of the War in Afghanistan
Even through the US/NATO forces have largely withdrawn from Afghanistan, and the Taliban (banned in Russia) are increasingly advancing towards the northern provinces to expand and consolidate their rule, war in Afghanistan is highly unlikely to end in the coming weeks and months. Whereas a number of Afghan militias have vowed to ally with Kabul to resist the Taliban, and … [Read more...] about The US Withdrawal Isn’t the End of the War in Afghanistan
The Dangerous Truth About What We Aren’t Allowed to Know
With millions dead and a world economy shattered, the truth about COVID 19 isn’t getting closer, no, it’s getting further away, buried by politics, shrouded in lies. 99 percent of those who write about COVID, either medically or from a security standpoint, have no qualifications in either arena. Moreover, those few that are qualified either lie or, if “the truth is out … [Read more...] about The Dangerous Truth About What We Aren’t Allowed to Know
Why is the US Creating a Nexus of Regional Instability around Afghanistan?
After more than 19 years of its failed war against the Taliban, the Americans’ rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan is looking a lot like the situation in Saigon in 1975, following the US defeat in the Vietnam war. In addition to the departure of US troops, Washington is also saying there’s a possibility that it will be forced to evacuate its diplomatic staff from the country in … [Read more...] about Why is the US Creating a Nexus of Regional Instability around Afghanistan?
The Middle East: USA’s Provocative Actions
On June 27, 2021, US warplanes carried out surprise air strikes targeting three locations of Iran-backed militia along the border between Iraq and Syria. In its Telegram channel, Sabereen News reported that four fighters were killed as a result of the attack on the headquarters of the 14th Brigade of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), more commonly referred to as al-Ḥašd … [Read more...] about The Middle East: USA’s Provocative Actions
How Different is Biden’s China Strategy from Trump’s?
The Joe Biden administration has been withdrawing its troops, missile defense systems and fighter jet squadrons from the Middle East for the past few months to focus more on southeast Asia to deal with what the Pentagon calls the US’ “number one enemy”, China. With the Biden administration, which came into power promising to start a new era of relations with China and end the … [Read more...] about How Different is Biden’s China Strategy from Trump’s?
Afghan Fiasco Caught Up with the US in Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that during the 10 years of war in Syria, 36% of the country’s 18 million inhabitants have lost their homes, 6.6 million people have become internal refugees, and 13.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. More than 5.6 million people have left Syria since 2011. The ongoing war in Syria is largely … [Read more...] about Afghan Fiasco Caught Up with the US in Syria
Erdogan Changes the Political Landscape
At the end of June, one of the leading Jordanian newspapers, Assabeel, published an article about how Erdogan “is returning Turkey back to a leading role in the international arena”, and listed what the publication considers the most successful steps of the Turkish leader in recent years. In particular, it is noted that he defused a significant part of the controversial … [Read more...] about Erdogan Changes the Political Landscape
Great Britain – the Queen of Lies and Provocations
Global media outlets have been busy reporting about an incident involving British servicemen who, in a provocative move, intentionally entered Russian territorial waters and failed to comply with a request from the Russian military until members of the latter were forced to fire warning shots. On June 23, 2021, HMS Defender, a British warship, sailed near Cape Fiolent in … [Read more...] about Great Britain – the Queen of Lies and Provocations
