The United States is increasing its presence in the Indo-Pacific area with new navy military construction in the North of Australia, which will serve as support for its Marine contingent stationed in that area. The US base is the Robertson...
Hong Kong’s current resistance to an increasingly authoritarian China is indicative of the Western World’s folly that began with President Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. The United States’ then-assumption that a diplomatic opening to China, and consequently the opening of...
In a new sign of overcoming US sanctions and insistence on beefing up its suffering economy, Iran has recently announced the completion of 41 drilling projects over the period of only four months. The wells included both appraisal and workover,...
2047 looms as a spectre over the young rebels of Hong Kong. It is the year in which the Sino-British agreement expires, and the semi-autonomous city’s liberal order may yield once-and-for-all to the political might of the Chinese state, becoming...
There’s no nice way to say it – the Democratic Party as a whole is in disarray, and their message to voters is wildly incoherent. While some candidates try to steer a middle course, most are attempting to capitalize on...
Months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to reach a successful conclusion with the Union of Right-Wing Parties and avoid a general election. A senior Likud official told Channel 13 that if he can form a coalition, the...
Tuesday night in Detroit, Michigan began the two night war of words and policies among the top 20 leading Democratic presidential candidates. It was pretty much politics as usual, as they did battle for what was destined to be the...
Two missile tests in less than a week is a record even for North Korea. Last Thursday, Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan. Today, two more with the same characteristics have taken flight with the same...
‘The UK is due to leave the European Union’ says a bilingual advisory brochure that has been available in public buildings across the Republic of Ireland for some time. The document offers advice to business on ‘Getting Brexit Ready’: ‘Review...
When the Scots originally voted to remain in the United Kingdom (UK) in September 2014, they did so with the implicit understanding that they would also be remaining in the European Union (EU) as part of the UK. One of...