Since US President Trump took office, the US has become more blunt in its dominance and more apparent in its greed for gain and power. Trump’s “America first” is not merely a slogan but the basis of its foreign policy. Not that it was not the case before, but now it has a whole new dimension where insolence has become the norm for its diplomacy.

On 6th August Rodrigo Duterte, the president of Philippine led the ceremonial signing of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in Malacañan about two weeks after its signing "Ten days ago, I signed into law the Organic Law for Bangsamoro Region for Muslim Mindanao which I hope will finally end the decades of conflict that is rooted in the Bangsamoro's pride for self-determination and recognition of their unique identity," Duterte said…

According to Bloomberg, 13th of August, 2018, “America never made up the growth it lost in the 2008 global financial crisis and the recession it triggered. A decade later, U.S. households are still counting the cost.

After weeks of turmoil, Qatar has come to Turkey rescue as its currency plunged causing a severe economic crisis. Qatar offered Turkey $15 billion of investment according to Turkish officials, following a meeting between Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday August 15th.