Those who curated the story – the narrative – of the Syrian war, got it all wrong from the start… Read More How the Syrian Democratic Forces Were Suddenly Transformed into “Kurdish Forces”
Asia specialist and distinguished columnist David P Goldman is convinced the US and Europe stand a chance against the Red Dragon – but the clock is ticking… Read More ‘You Can Never Be China’s Friend’: Spengler
President Erdogan and Turkey are, for the moment at least, replacing President Bashar al-Assad and his regime as the leading international pariahs… Read More How Turkey’s Invasion of Syria Backfired on Erdogan
An all-out war around the Persian Gulf would drive energy prices into the stratosphere and slump the global economy. Trump’s voters would not like that… Read More The Crisis Over The Attack On Saudi Oil Infrastructure Is Over – We Now Wait For the Next One
The Yemeni Shiite group’s spectacular attack on Abqaiq raises the distinct possibility of a push to drive the House of Saud from power… Read More Houthi Rebels Overturned the Chessboard
A tectonic plate-shaking shift appears to be taking place in the global political order… Read More It’s a New World Order, Alright
For oil markets, it’s the single worst sudden disruption ever, surpassing the loss of Kuwaiti and Iraqi petroleum supply in August 1990, when Saddam Hussein invaded his neighbor… Read More Oil Explodes 20% Higher, Biggest Jump On Record
Imam who masterminded the 2017 strike had been acting as an informant. The day after the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks, the intelligence file on the imam was reportedly wiped out… Read More Spanish Intelligence Knew of Terror Cell Ahead of Barcelona Attack, Say Reports
What is the author of “The Art of the Deal” to do when nobody wants to negotiate any more deals with the US, now knowing full well that the US always finds ways to renege on its obligations?… Read More The Death of the Liberal Idea
The OPCW has opened the door to ridicule, when the simple truth would have been enough… Read More The Evidence We Were Never Meant to See About the Douma “Gas” Attack
American interventionists learned a lesson from Iraq: pre-empt the debate. Now everyone is for regime change… Read More The Liberal Embrace of War
The war on Iraq destroyed the position of the U.S. as the world’s ‘sole superpower’. A war on Iran could do even worse damage… Read More The Lunacy Of Waging A War On Iran From Which China And Russia Will Win
