CPC seeks to tighten "party discipline";
Xi wages an ideological struggle;
China spent $5.5m at Trump properties while he was President;
Less Taiwan investment for China, more for the U.S. and Germany;
Taiwan's exports to China hit 21-year low
Years of corruption and misrule have profoundly discredited Abbas and his cronies among the Palestinian people. Meanwhile, international support (including from the U.S.) has perpetuated a malignant status quo and laid the groundwork for the profound polarization, and radicalization, of Palestinian politics.
Storm clouds are gathering on Israel's northern border.
This week’s spectacle in The Hague is part of a larger international picture, marked by an obsession with the Jewish state.
In the last week, a series of moves between Israel and Lebanese-based terrorist group Hezbollah have raised the question of whether escalation toward general war has begun.