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Why US May Be Inclined To Protract Its Stay In Afghanistan – Analysis
While the Trump Administration has experimented with both offensive and reconciliatory gestures, violence perpetrated by the Taliban as well as ISIS continues stifling the process of political resolution and state-building exercises. This would prolong US presence in Afghanistan regardless of the Taliban’s demand that the foreign troops leave Afghanistan before any peace talks begin.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Iran Deal and Saudi Murder; Two Turbulent Events Shook up Middle East in 2018
A murdered Saudi journalist. A scrapped Iran nuclear deal. The two events alone have undone years of diplomacy in the Middle East, testing old alliances and shaking up the regional balance of power, analysts say.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018 -
Trump and China: Towards a Cold or Hot War?
At first glance, the dispute between the US and China revolves around unfair competition and theft of intellectual property. On closer inspection it is about something much more fundamental, namely frantic attempts by Washington to preserve its hegemony over this planet. Are we heading for a clash between the two titans?
Saturday, 15 December , 2018 -
Trump in Afghanistan Quagmire, Reminder of Vietnam war, even Worse
Is it time to declare defeat? Our 17 years of engagement is often compared to the nine years of full U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. But the Afghanistan quagmire is worse.
Tuesday, 11 December , 2018 -
Trump Administration Attempts to make Peace deal in Afghanistan but Prospects Appear Dim
The Trump administration is pressing to open formal peace talks with insurgents in Afghanistan by April, a timetable driven by the president’s mounting impatience with the stalemated 17-year-old war.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018 -
Trump Says CIA did not Blame Saudi bin Salman
US President Donald Trump has said the CIA did not conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saturday, 24 November , 2018 -
Donald Trump suggests France would have been defeated without US
President Donald Trump escalated his verbal assaults against France on Tuesday, suggesting that America’s stalwart European ally would have been vanquished in both world wars if not for the military firepower provided by the United States.
Wednesday, 14 November , 2018 -
US ‘war on terror’ has killed over half a million people: study
Between 480,000-507,000 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 attacks, study says.
Monday, 12 November , 2018 -
President Trump honors the dead of World War I – and avoids politics
The president and first lady Melania Trump traveled separately from most of the other presidents and dignitaries, who had gathered earlier at the Elysee Palace.
Monday, 12 November , 2018 -
Russia and China are spying on Trump’s personal iPhone
Reports say Russian and Chinese spies are eavesdropping on Donald Trump’s personal calls, a global study of the ethical decisions self-driving cars make has mixed results, and Facebook is reviving one of Myspace’s best (and worst) .
Monday, 12 November , 2018 -
US sanctions Myanmar military over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States has imposed sanctions against four Myanmar military and police commanders and two army units responsible for the atrocities against minority Rohingya Muslims in the Buddhist-majority country.
Tuesday, 21 August , 2018 -
White House to Seek Direct Talks with the Taliban
White House to Seek Direct Talks with the Taliban The US President Donald Trump’s administration has told its top diplomats to seek direct talks with the Taliban, a significant shift in US policy in Afghanistan, done in the hope of jump-starting negotiations to end the 17-year war, according to a New York Times report.
Monday, 16 July , 2018 -
One dead in fire at Trump Tower
A man has been killed after a fire breaks out at Trump Tower, the namesake skyscraper of US President Donald Trump in the state of New York.
Sunday, 8 April , 2018
