In recent weeks a series of explosions and fires have spread throughout much of Iran, damaging multiple facilities, including the Natanz nuclear facility and the missile construction center. At the same time, the coronavirus pandemic has hit Iran … [Read more...] about Will China save Iran?*
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India: Foiling China’s post-COVID Designs
An ineluctable message from the new pandemic and its continuing devastations across the globe is that all nations fight it together or perish. But the communist leadership in Beijing has taken advantage of India’s current predicament to advance i … [Read more...] about India: Foiling China’s post-COVID Designs
Enabling China’s Weapons Hacking*
For years, the Pentagon has been pretending to be securing its computer networks from Russian and Chinese hacking. But while wasting huge resources on an impossible futile task, it has sponsored the development of weapons systems that themselves are … [Read more...] about Enabling China’s Weapons Hacking*
Christians Under Fire*
Left: "A crane winches a large red cross from one of three domes on the Guantou church in Wenzhou. The Chinese government has ordered the demolition of multiple churches around the country." Credit: Gospal Herlad Although Andrew Brunson called on … [Read more...] about Christians Under Fire*
Improving regional security by resetting US-Taiwan relations
Photo credit: Formosa EnglishNews The US should work with Taiwan and Taiwan's neighbors the same way it works with NATO at the operational level This is a summary of a presentation on September 13, at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. The US … [Read more...] about Improving regional security by resetting US-Taiwan relations
It’s Not the Russians
The truth of the matter is that the transfer to China of America’s industrial infrastructure is the single largest industrial event in modern history. Establishment Democrats and Republicans want to kill President Trump, and they are using the R … [Read more...] about It’s Not the Russians
Trump Cancels Summit in Singapore as Kim’s Regime Totters
President Donald Trump has canceled the planned June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un. This came after repeated complaints from North Korean officials and news organizations, the latest by a North Korean Deputy Foreign M … [Read more...] about Trump Cancels Summit in Singapore as Kim’s Regime Totters
Taiwan’s Submarines – New Thinking Needed*
Left: Photo of one of the two Hai Lung class submarines in service with the Taiwanese Navy. These subs are old and badly in need of a major overhaul. New subs would cost billions and take a decade to deliver. Photo: National Defense Ministry of … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Submarines – New Thinking Needed*
China: The Challenge Facing America and the Pacific*
I do not believe you can speak about the United States in the Pacific without an overall description of American Power as it looks in 2018. The United States is a superpower, meaning that in raw terms it is the most powerful nation-state in the … [Read more...] about China: The Challenge Facing America and the Pacific*
Comparative Thuggery Challenging Interests of US And Its Allies*
Left: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, May 14, 2017. Credit: New Indian Express. - Three recent events, each pa … [Read more...] about Comparative Thuggery Challenging Interests of US And Its Allies*