Can Americans insist Ambassador Anatoly Antonov Answers His Telephone?
The Russian ambassador to the United States has been in the news this week. He has given an interview to Newsweek, and he published an article for ‘Foreign Policy’ called, “An Existential Threat to Europe’s Security Architecture?” [...]
Chinese Commercial Interests in London
There are reports coming from London about an abandoned vehicle with dead Chinese nationals in it. It’s not clear yet exactly where the deceased had come from. It’s possible they had come from Macau or Hong Kong. The authorities [...]
Gulf crisis turns Qatar into the ‘region’s Israel’
By James Dorsey.
Qatar airbrushed from map in UAE / Credit: Simon Henderson
Prominent US constitutional lawyer and scholar Alan M. Dershowitz raised eyebrows when he described Qatar as “the Israel of the Gulf states.”
Known [...]
Kim Jong-Un’s New Year’s Address
By Stephen Lendman.
Trump disgracefully calls Kim a “madman,” a characterization applying to him, not North Korea’s leader, his country’s security gravely threatened by possible US aggression.
In a New Year’s address, [...]
Ethiopia’s Political Turmoil Worsening: Threatening Regional Security
By Betre Y. Getahun
Political turmoil, ethnic tension and conflict have continued to engulf east Africa’s most populous nation, Ethiopia. The country is now on brink of an all-out civil war which could affect the whole region.
Despite increasing [...]
UN Armed Conflict Report Downplays Saudi Atrocities in Yemen
By Stephen Lendman.
Over two-and-a-half years of US-orchestrated/Saudi aggression in Yemen created the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis.
Millions of lives are threatened by war, untreated diseases including the worst cholera epidemic [...]
Putin Warns of War on the Korean Peninsula
By Stephen Lendman.
In an article ahead of the September 3 – 5 BRICS summit in Xiamen, China, titled “BRICS: Toward New Horizons of Strategic Partnership,” he stressed the importance of continuing the battle against terrorists [...]
China contributes to doubts about Pakistani crackdown on militants
By James Dorsey.
China, at the behest of Pakistan, has for the second time this year prevented the United Nations from listing a prominent Pakistani militant as a globally designated terrorist. China’s protection of Masood [...]
Iran on Trump’s Target List?
By Stephen Lendman.
Trump directed a White House team to examine ways of withholding certification of the Iran nuclear deal when the administration’s next 90-day review is due to Congress.
National Security Council officials, along [...]
Playing both sides against the middle: Saudi engages with Iraqi Shiites
By James M. Dorsey.
Saudi Arabia, with the Islamic State on the ropes in Iraq, is forging ties to Iraqi Shiite leaders and offering to help fund reconstruction of Mosul and other predominantly Sunni Muslim cities that were devastated [...]
Nepal’s War Victims Await Justice
By Pramod Raj Sedhain.
Victims of the decade-long armed insurgency (February 1996 to November 2006) in Nepal are waiting for justice. The delay in formation and the performance of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) & Commission [...]
Senate Bill Limits Trump’s Power to Lift Sanctions on Russia
By Stephen Lendman.
Republican and Democrat Senate leaders agreed to tough new sanctions on Russia – including limiting Trump’s power to lift them. More on this below.
The measure will be attached to legislation imposing new sanctions [...]
Two conferences spotlight Muslim world’s struggle to counter militancy
By James M. Dorsey.
Two conferences this week spotlight the Muslim world’s struggle to come to grips with extremism and militancy. The conferences, the Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh and a gathering in East Java of youth leaders of [...]
Conflict in the Middle East threatens Pakistan and lynchpin of China’s One Belt, One Road
By James M. Dorsey.
Increasingly caught up in the Middle East’s multiple conflicts, Pakistan is struggling to balance relations with rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran amid concern in Islamabad that potential US-Saudi efforts to destabilize the [...]
The Meeting Between President Trump and President Xi Jinping
By Roie Yellinek.
Donald and Melania Trump with Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at Mar-a-Lago, via REX Shutterstock
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On April 6, 2017, the two most powerful men in the world, US president Donald Trump and Chinese [...]
Rising Iranian-Pakistani tensions render Pakistani policy unsustainable
By Jame M. Dorsey.
An Iranian warning that it may attack militant bases in the troubled province of Balochistan threatens to bring Pakistan’s house of cards crashing down.
Pakistan’s tenuous house is built on a torturous [...]
Pence Heading to Seoul, Possible US Aggression on Hold
By Stephen Lendman.
On Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence heads to Seoul, part of a 10-day Asia trip to include Japan, Indonesia and Australia visits. A White House statement said he’ll “arrive in Seoul…on April 16,” return [...]
Marine Le Pen in Moscow
By Stephen Lendman.
French presidential candidate Le Pen’s far-right agenda warrants plenty of criticism.
Le Pen’s meeting with Putin in Moscow deserves praise, not criticism, despite her political motive for coming.
She hopes [...]
Pakistani military engagement: Walking a fine line between Saudi Arabia and Iran
By James Dorsey.
Pakistan is emerging as an important military player in the Gulf as its struggles to balance complex relations with regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran and diverging approaches by different branches [...]
Scotland Independence Referendum 2.0?
By Stephen Lendman.
Ahead of Scotland’s September 2014 independence referendum, most UK and independent polls showed the outcome was too close to call.
In the run-up to the vote, pro-independence supporters gained strength. Some analysts [...]