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Lockheed, N. Grumman Profit Off Delayed, Over-Budget Contracts

A new report finds that U.S. arms contractors’ revenues are surging, even as their programs are late and over budget, undermining military planning and drawing funds and resources away from other government priorities

2025-12-02 08:15:13 0 Comment 6188 view

'No Nation Globally Has Expressed Readiness To Have Its Forces Directly Engage Hamas Fighters'

Hamas was not the only terror group that attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. Several other Palestinian armed groups also took part in the assault, which resulted in the murder of 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, the wounding of thousands, and the kidnapping of 251 people to the Gaza Strip

2025-11-28 13:06:28 0 Comment 18296 view

Ethiopian Volcano Subsides, Leaving Trail Of Disruption And Canceled Flights

Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths

2025-11-26 04:14:25 0 Comment 6018 view

Iran Is Building A Missile Empire, The World Looks Away

Little attention is being paid to Iran in the aftermath of the 12‑Day War, but the threat it now poses is growing significantly

2025-11-24 13:37:07 0 Comment 9684 view

Central Asia Doesn't Need Another Great Game

The November 6 summit between President Donald Trump and the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C. represents a significant moment in U.S.-Central Asia relations (C5+1)

2025-11-24 13:27:24 0 Comment 9492 view

Saudi Arabia Designated Major Non-NATO Ally Of US, Gets F-35 Warplanes Deal

President Donald Trump has designated Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally of the United States during a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington, DC, where the two leaders reached agreements covering arms sales, civil nuclear cooperation, artificial intelligence and critical minerals

2025-11-21 02:04:08 0 Comment 15681 view

Israel's Important New Allies, and an Old Enemy, Turkey

US President Donald J. Trump announced the latest addition to his remarkable Abraham Accords last week: China's and Russia's neighbor, Kazakhstan

2025-11-14 10:54:24 0 Comment 11101 view

FIFA, Politics, And The Weaponisation Of Sport: A Geopolitical Look At Malaysia's Football Scandal

The recent turbulence surrounding Malaysian football has raised eyebrows far beyond the stadiums and boardrooms of the sport

2025-11-14 10:39:46 0 Comment 24105 view

Losing Focus: Why Washington Must Confront Its Real Rival Before It’s Too Late

Washington’s foreign policy today is spread thin across too many fronts. From Ukraine to the Middle East, from sanctions on Venezuela to tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. is trying to manage an increasingly fragmented world order

2025-11-12 02:43:11 0 Comment 12622 view

Collective West Continues Driving Conflict At Expense of Ukrainian Nation

The war that began as a defiant stand for sovereignty has turned into a slow and devastating unraveling of a nation

2025-11-12 02:32:23 0 Comment 10580 view

Trump, Xi Agree To Trade Deal, But The US-led Confrontation With China Continues

US President Trump’s much anticipated summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week in South Korea finished with nothing more than an uncertain one-year truce in an economic war that has been dramatically escalated by Trump since returning to office this year

2025-11-08 13:08:35 0 Comment 18111 view

Europe’s Chip Seizure: A Shortsighted Act Of Economic Self-Sabotage

The Dutch government’s decision to seize control of a Chinese-owned semiconductor firm Nexperia marks a dangerous turn in Europe’s growing fixation with “technological sovereignty.”

2025-10-21 12:21:12 0 Comment 26023 view

The Logic Of Madness: How Escalation In Ukraine Risks Normalising Nuclear War

There is a grim logic behind the unending spiral of escalation in Ukraine

2025-10-21 08:02:27 0 Comment 19460 view

The Hidden Flaws Of American Systems: Between Technological Dependence And Remote Deactivation

Recent crises in the Middle East have exposed an unsettling truth: countries that purchase American weapons systems do not fully control their own defense

2025-10-19 03:35:16 0 Comment 21772 view

Trump Authorizes Regime Change Operations Against Venezuela

President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out lethal, covert operations in Venezuela aimed at overthrowing the government of President Nicolás Maduro

2025-10-18 10:30:56 0 Comment 23717 view

Peaceful Development Or Military Confrontation: The Arctic's Growing Geopolitical Importance

As the global balance of power shifts towards multipolarity, the Arctic has emerged as one of the world’s most strategically significant frontiers

2025-10-18 10:20:39 0 Comment 24082 view

The West’s War on Global Shipping Risks a Global Food Crisis

Efforts by Western powers to interfere with global shipping in the name of punishing or inconveniencing Russia are fast becoming a threat not just to Moscow, but to the entire global economy

2025-10-15 03:47:29 0 Comment 34772 view

Taiwan At The Crossroads Of The Future: Why The World Can’t Afford To Look Away

As Taiwan celebrated its National Day on Oct. 10 the occasion carries far greater meaning than a national commemoration

2025-10-15 03:05:47 0 Comment 22201 view

Never Again: Why Israel Must Reinforce Its Borders and Its Message

Two years after the horror of October 7, 2023 — the day Hamas gunmen burst across Israel’s southern border, murdering civilians, abducting families, and burning entire communities — the world’s attention has drifted

2025-10-13 05:03:20 0 Comment 18892 view

Hamas And The Palestinian Authority Do Not Believe In Any Peace Process

Any attempt to portray Hamas's purported acceptance of US President Donald J. Trump's proposal to end the war in the Gaza Strip as a sign that either the Palestinian Authority (PA) or the Iran-backed Palestinian terror group is now interested in peace with Israel is misleading and baseless

2025-10-08 02:20:11 0 Comment 96029 view