A Restless World – Middle East, China & Kublai Khan & Far East
You have to admit it is really getting interesting in the old Eurasian space from the Middle East to Far East. 1.Turkey, Greece & the Mediterranean ...
Tag: Iran
A Fall of Discontent or Conflict? US-China-Russia
What happens in the November 2020 Presidential election is a going to be a big deal. Not only will that determine how many countries in the World will ac...
Trump-Turkey-Kurds – Beginning of a New Era in US Defense Policy?
1.Where this era began Go back to 2001 when the current era in US Defense began. Remember where we entered that era? That Afghanistan was remote without ...
US-Taleban Deal – An Unnecessary Overreach, A Political Minefield or Both?
How well is President Trump positioned for the 2020 election? Any one who watched both the adoring rally for President Trump in Cincinnati, OH and the sa...
America vs. Iran – Tanker Attacks II
A month ago, we wrote, “So Iran’s so-called power is being reduced step by step & Iran is being forced into a local posture instead of a pan-gu...
Trump’s Steps II & A Naturally Evolving US-India Relationship-I
Sometimes we wonder why people don’t see what is happening before their eyes. Perhaps because their minds are so cluttered with baggage that their ...
President Bush vs. Iran – Chapter 2 Titled Al-Lazarus?
Nothing is as seared in our modern memory as the disastrous chaos in Iraq after the 2003 invasion by President George W. Bush. After the glow of that stu...
America, Iran & Israel – New Reality, New Decisions
Back in 2015, we were enthusiastic proponents of a deal with Iran. Our basic point was simple – Balance of power in the Middle East was an importan...
Syria, Iran, North Korea, China – Lady Luck Smiles Again
Do you even remember the missile strikes on Syrian chemical facilities of last weekend? They were a kinda big deal and seemed even bigger a week ago. The...
China Building a Military Base in Afghanistan – Fruit of a Sapling Planted in 2011?
Say Afghanistan and 99% of people will say “Pak”istan. Since America entered Afghanistan in 2001, the entire focus has been on the Afghan-NaP...