By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine Who is looking for, or to whom a war is convenient? The theocratic revolution of 1978 led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini which ended the monarchy and dictatorship of the Shah, Reza Pahlavi, had several consequences on the…
By Xander Snyder* – Geopolitical Futures Infighting among the Arab coalition in Yemen is starting to resemble a civil war within a civil war. Disagreements between Saudi Arabia, the coalition leader, and junior partner the United Arab Emirates in Yemen is nothing new, and in…
Sachs* (CNN) — In every generation we depend on a few people of supreme decency and intelligence to hold the world together. In Jewish tradition, there are at all times 36 tzadikim, righteous people, without whom the world would perish.
By Michelle Goldberg* – The New York Times Trump torched America’s foreign policy infrastructure. The results are becoming clear Earlier this week, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, visited The New York Times editorial board, and I asked him about the…
Asoka Bandarage* – Asia Times The Indian Ocean is one of the most contested regions in the world today. China, the US and India, and also Japan, Saudi Arabia and other rich and powerful states, are struggling for influence over Sri Lanka, which is in the geographic heart of the…
By Blerim Mustafa* What matters more: ethics or profit? GENEVA, Aug 8 2019 (IPS) – “I don’t want to see a single war millionaire created in the United States as a result of this world disaster.” 1 These were the words of US President Franklin D.
by Aveek Sen*– Lobelog** Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced on July 20 that they had seized the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz. It was seen as a tit-for-tat move in retaliation for the British detention of the Iranian tanker Grace 1 off Gibraltar…
By Tom O’Connor* – Newsweek President Donald Trump’s decision to send additional U.S. military assets to the Persian Gulf region and the United Kingdom’s proposal to form a coalition of European forces to patrol the Strait of Hormuz may only exacerbate the risk of confrontation…
By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine United States, China and Russia in a dispute for world supremacy The rivalry between the great powers is best appreciated by examining them based on their respective power and in relation to how their political or moral…
By Joe Cirincione and Mary Kaszynski* – LOBELOG** This is not a drill. A new Middle East war is coming, perhaps soon. Only dramatic political action by the American people and their political leaders can stop it.
