On April 13th, the "shadow war" that has raged between Israel and Iran for decades finally broke into the open. That day, Iran's clerical regime fired over 300 drones and missiles at Israeli territory in retaliation for Israel's targeting of a top Iranian military commander in Syria days earlier. The massive Iranian attack, and Israel's limited response days later, has ushered in an ominous new "balance of terror" in the Middle East.
Floods paralyze parts of the Persian Gulf;
A mounting Sudanese hunger crisis;
Another step forward for Russia in the Arctic;
China’s floating reactors spark U.S. worries
What might Moscow’s endgame be? The ultimate goal seems to be to recreate a Russia-dominated “Union” state that at least some, if not all, of the former Soviet republics will be forced to join.
Russia’s alternative futures;
The Pentagon's satellite security concerns break into the open;
Russia blacklists Freedom House;
Russian income for Ukrainian defense
U.S. sanctions Chinese companies for supplying Russia’s military;
China’s wealthy are movin' out;
China subsidizes fentanyl sales to the U.S.;
China stops providing real-time data on stock trades;
Forty percent of Americans see China as an enemy: pew