How the West will oppose increased Russian influence in Central Asia
After witnessing unfortunate events in the Crimea and not having been able to realize its ambitions in Ukraine, the USA is now trying to maintain influence in Central Asia. The region, which borders troubled Afghanistan, may become...
Thai Regime Collapses - Preparing for the Fallout
Thailand's prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra was dismissed from her position along with several ministers from her cabinet by a Constitutional Court ruling regarding her transferring of key officials to pave way for her brother-in-law's promotion to National Police Chief.
Odessa: A Model of Warfare “On the Cheap”
The attack in Odessa is, we are told, soon to be repeated. In today’s world, the planning of “isolated incidents of spontaneous violence” requires careful coordination. NATO hacking teams, US Embassy attaché’s, corrupt police officials and media...
Syrian Conflict: The Battle for Homs
Syrian forces have edged closer to restoring order across the pivotal Syrian city of Homs in recent weeks, in tandem with other major gains being made across the rest of Syria. Encircled and depleted terrorist forces appear...
The White House Plays Dirty
The latest actions undertaken by White House representatives and the Washington administration clearly highlight how the chief dogmas of current American politics require open confrontations and secret operations in various regions of the world to...
Two Chinas
The problem of the two separate Chinas interacting is by no means new and generally it pertains to issues with Taiwan, i.e. defining the relationship between Beijing and Taipei in the new bipolar world of the second half of the 20th century. The USSR and the USA were the...
Antitank missiles for Syrian rebels part of existing US arms trafficking mechanism
It is well-known in the intelligence community that the business of the US defence establishment is making war, and making sure that the world...
The Strange Case of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
This piece investigates the unique peculiarities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Instead of being a Eurasian counterpart to the EU, an additional IO bridge between East and West, or even influenced by organizations like ASEAN, the SCO is dominated by micro-agendas that work in opposition to the theoretical literature explaining international organization purpose. Consequently, this particular IO is not only failing to become a nexus...
The problem of stability and security in the South China Sea
The stability and the security of countries along the South China Sea have recently been facing serious new challenges. China’s decision to introduce special rules for crossing the border that China arbitrarily set back in 2009 in the sea basin has provoked...
A US & Filipino Front Vs. China
The reversal of longstanding policy preventing the US from using Filipino territory for military bases signifies and escalation in tensions between the United States and China, as well as exposes the true nature of the US "pivot" toward Asia...
The US Defence Cuts: Myth and Reality
The mainstream media networks have been really vocal in an attempt to conceal the underlying aims and reasons of the introduction of new cuts in the US defence budget and reduction in the size of its army. While the Hagel plan has been...
Pakistan: the army and the civil administration – a looming crisis? Part II
The public statement by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif defending the army’s honor and dignity during a time of internal and external challenges to Pakistan has caused a wave of criticisms by the opposition parties. The Leader of the...