The United States is implementing a new national security strategy or NSS, and President Trump has released a paper explaining the policy. It has also been amplified by Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis where Mattis explains what the Pentagon plans to … [Read more...] about America’s New Security Strategy and Taiwan*
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Surviving Cyberia
Russia's cyber-attacks on the United States, have not been limited to interfering with the 2016 elections. Nor did Russian spying, stealing information and spreading disinformation begun in 2013 when several of them conspired to interfere with and … [Read more...] about Surviving Cyberia
The Story Behind the Meltdown and Spectre Threats
Left: First IBM PC, 1981 - (IBM Model 5150). The latest revelations that Intel, AMD and ARM microprocessors have major security vulnerabilities should have surprised no one. In 2004 IBM sold its PC group to the Chinese Lenovo, and Intel opened its … [Read more...] about The Story Behind the Meltdown and Spectre Threats
Erdogan’s Nuclear Ambitions*
Turkey is rapidly developing into a threat to peace and stability in the Middle East. The regime of President [formerly Prime Minister] Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP Justice and Development Party are increasingly authoritarian. Their effort to … [Read more...] about Erdogan’s Nuclear Ambitions*
Japan’s New Cruise Missiles Not for North Korea*
Left: JSM Cruise Missile. Rather dramatically Japan has announced, according to Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera that it intends to buy cruise missiles for its fighter aircraft ostensibly to counter North Korea’s missile buildup. But this … [Read more...] about Japan’s New Cruise Missiles Not for North Korea*
Sliding into U.S.-China Crisis*
Despite Pres. Trump’s repeated claims of friendship with China’s Boss Xi Jinping, Washington-Peking relations have been slid by slow motion into crisis. [Trump might be reminded of British 19th century Prime Minister Lord Palmerton’s quip: … [Read more...] about Sliding into U.S.-China Crisis*
Does Europe Have a Death Wish?*
Two recent decisions by European official bodies indicate that the answer to the question posed in the title of this article may be “yes”. The court of the European Union has ruled that no member country has the right to close its borders to illegal … [Read more...] about Does Europe Have a Death Wish?*
Beijing’s World Strategy*
In a world of regional conflicts, new fighting in the high Himalayas in Bhutan sheds new significance on Beijing’s world strategy. Bhutan, an incredibly beautiful retreat in the heart of the highest mountains in the world with only a million … [Read more...] about Beijing’s World Strategy*
Countermeasures to Russian Disinformation*
The Russians have several advantages in the information warfare game. The mind of society is the battlefield in the current global struggle for geopolitical domination. The uses of soft power dominate in this battle and information warfare is … [Read more...] about Countermeasures to Russian Disinformation*
The road to Pyongyang through Bejing*
North Korea’s second intercontinental ballistics missile launch July 29 is a challenge to the five countries trying to keep the Peninsular stable. Neither China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S. nor Russia would welcome a reunited, strong and independent … [Read more...] about The road to Pyongyang through Bejing*