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Just when geopolitical practitioners were betting on regime change in Qatar – orchestrated by a desperate House of Saud – regime change ended up happening in Riyadh, orchestrated by Warrior Prince, Destroyer of Yemen and Blockader of Qatar, Mohammad bin Salman (MBS).

A brief trip to Crimea in June 2017 made me understand: Crimea wants to be a part of the "bigger world," but only together with Russia.

How much longer can Theresa May survive as British Prime Minister? On 20th May she famously posted on her Facebook page: "the cold hard fact is that if I lose just six seats I will lose this election."

Newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been the chief point of contact for Russia and China for important military, energy, and economic investment dealings with the Kingdom.

The whimsical Saudi rulers are playing musical chairs again, with the king's favorite son jumping the succession queue in what some observers have called a "soft coup" to become heir to the oil kingdom throne.

The smoldering high-rise tower block in London where families were burned alive this week now stands as a vile condemnation of Britain’s get-rich Tory government.

A tectonic geopolitical shift happened in Astana, Kazakhstan, only a few days ago, and yet barely a ripple registered in Atlanticist circles.

The representative of the Kurdish self-defense units (YPG), Nuri Mahmoud in an interview with Sputnik Turkey revealed the details of ongoing operation in Raqqa.

Despite a vicious smear campaign to denigrate Britain's Labour leader as a "terrorist sympathizer," Jeremy Corbyn still pulled off an amazing achievement in the general election.

The UK general election result of 2017, which sensationally saw Theresa May's Conservative Party lose their parliamentary majority, and Labour receive its highest share of the vote for 20 years - once again left smug, know-it-all Establishment pundits with egg on their faces.

It's the general election that looked a foregone conclusion a few weeks ago, but could - if some opinion polls are to be believed - end up being a very close run thing.

US President Donald Trump could not possibly have predicted the game-changing after-effects of his triumphal sword dance in Riyadh.

The Western Establishment would have the rest of the world believe that Iran is the “largest state sponsor of terrorism”, though in reality it’s been a major victim of terrorism for decades.

The dramatic war of words that has erupted between Persian Gulf Arab states has the hallmarks of theatrics. Saudi Arabia and several of its allies are accusing Qatar of “sponsoring terrorism” and “destabilizing” the region.

This was the general election the outcome of which was supposed to have been beyond doubt. When Prime Minister Theresa May announced on April 18 that she was going to the country for a new mandate, three years ahead of schedule, opinion polls put the Tories around 20 points ahead.

The last few days have seen so many events connected to NATO and the leaders of the alliance’s member countries, that one can easily get confused.

You are about to enter the ultimate minefield.

The struggle between the unipolar and multipolar camps to determine the future of the 21st century is rapidly turning into a contest between two competing hemispheric-wide connectivity projects.

Whenever Daesh adds to its tragic litany of "lone wolf" and/or "network" attacks – in Manchester, Paris, London, Nice, Berlin – the West rages against those "evil losers" (copyright Donald Trump).

There are reports that Salman Abedi, the Manchester suicide bomber, returned from "Daesh stronghold" Libya just days before he carried out his horrific attack.