“Army of Islam”: Erdogan’s Plot Against Israel

posted in: Middle East, News

How many more sinister steps can Erdogan take before the EU and the U.S. recognize that he is a threat to Western strategic interests? Less than a month ago, the Turkish daily Yeni Şafak ran an interesting article in advance … Read More

China ‘still a player’ on North Korea, despite Trump-Kim talks, Japanese official says

posted in: Far East, News

Peace and stability in Asia will top agenda at upcoming summit between Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul, former foreign minister says. China still has a significant role to play on the North Korea nuclear issue, regardless of the planned talks between … Read More

Trump, Joining Allies, Expels 60 Russians Over Poisoning in U.K.

President Trump at the White House on Sunday. He has been criticized for not being firm enough with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. CreditAl Drago for The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians … Read More

Remove Barriers to Membership Talks, Turkey Tells EU Before Summit

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Minister of European Union Affairs Omer Celik, speaks during a news conference at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul, Turkey March 26, 2018. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS … Read More

Early warning: A potential new refugee crisis for Europe

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe

  U.N. World Food Program Executive Director David M. Beasley visits a house in Havana that was affected by Hurricane Irma. Photo: Yamil Lage / AFP / Getty Images “The head of the United Nations food agency warned [today] that … Read More

March for Our Lives DC crowd smaller than organizers’ estimates, imaging company says

Organizers of the March for Our Lives demonstration in Washington, D.C. claimed Sunday that some 850,000 people attended the pro-gun control event, but an imaging company said the turnout was much less. Virginia-based Digital Design & Imaging Service Inc., which … Read More

Australia earthquake: 6.6 quake in Banda Sea shakes Darwin – ‘Largest by FAR’

AN EARTHQUAKE has rattled Australia, waking residents of Darwin hundreds of miles from the epicentre in the Banda Sea of Indonesia. USGS / Bureau of Meteorology   Australia was rattled by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which hit the Banda Sea in Indonesia. … Read More

Why Trump’s latest steps heighten risk of a global trade war

WASHINGTON –President Ronald Reagan once likened trade wars to the pie fights in old Hollywood comedies. One pie in the face leads to another. And then another. Pretty soon, Reagan said in a 1986 radio address, “everything and everybody just … Read More

Trump said to plan expulsion of Russian envoys over UK nerve-agent attack

posted in: News, Russia

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump is preparing to expel dozens of Russian diplomats from the United States in response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain, two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday … Read More

John Bolton and Washington’s Iran policy industry

posted in: Middle East, News

Bolton is only a by-product of a general policy environment in Washington continually primed to directly confront Iran. In a social media post late on March 22, Trump announced that Bolton will replace Lieutenant General HR McMaster as his chief … Read More

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