by Gordon G. Chang The world needs to look at what the Chinese leadership is in fact doing. Xi Jinping appointed what is now known as his "war cabinet" in October, at the Communist Party's 20th National Congress; he is implementing the largest military buildup since the Second World War; he … [Read more...]
Iran’s Military at the Panama Canal: Significant National Security Threat
by Majid Rafizadeh Iran's military presence at the Panama Canal, the major maritime chokepoint in the Western Hemisphere -- which is controlled by America's main enemy, China -- is a serious national security threat to the United States in more ways than one. "Iran has been aggressively … [Read more...]
Turmoil in Peru. Everything is getting worse.
James Jay Carafano Updating an issue we have discussed before. The crisis in Peru may not be making global headlines anymore, but things are far worse. Protests in Peru are entering their third month as radical leftist mobs demand the reinstitution of former President Pedro Castillo of the … [Read more...]
Putin’s Nuclear Risk And Reward Calculation
By: Jakub Grygiel Moscow regularly engages in nuclear saber rattling, and its battlefield problems in Ukraine have only increased the tempo and volume of Russian rhetorical reliance on nuclear weapons. Using nuclear weapons, even on a very limited, tactical level, is not cost-free, however. … [Read more...]
Ukrainian customs management, other officials sacked amid wave of security raids
Davyd Arakhamiia, head of faction of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s party Servant of the People, has announced the spring dismissal of the entire State Customs Service management team and the imprisonment of corrupted employees. “I will notify the public of the announced spring imprisonments,” … [Read more...]
Nuclear War. “90 Seconds to Midnight”: The Pentagon’s 1945 “Doomsday Blueprint” to “Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map”
by Burak Bekdil In its Freedom in the World 2022 report, Freedom House, a U.S. government funded organization in Washington, D.C., put Turkey in its "not free" category of countries, along with Afghanistan, Angola, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nicaragua, … [Read more...]
Zelenskyy signs law activists say carries risks of usurping judicial power
Contrary to the conclusion of the Venice Commission, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved a law criticized by judicial activists for undermining the independence of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court (CCU). On 20 December, he signed law Parliament-approved law #7662 about the … [Read more...]
Red Cross Russia office collects military gear for Russian Army, violating principle of neutrality
For over 150 years, the International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has religiously guarded its neutrality in conflicts, in order to provide humanitarian aid to those in need on both sides of the front. This rule has been shaken by the Russian Red Cross Society’s alignment with the … [Read more...]
The mysterious weapons behind Ukraine strikes on Russian airbases
Explosions on two Russian strategic airbases located 400 and 700 km from the Ukrainian border have mystified observers and been called a “game-changer” in the war, as Kyiv can now potentially hit Moscow. Has Ukraine finally achieved the long-range strike capabilities it says it needs to win the war … [Read more...]
Afghan Taliban Government Minister For Refugees And Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani: Iran Is Sending Former Afghan Soldiers To Fight In Ukraine
The Afghan Taliban government's Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani has said that Iran is sending former Afghan soldiers to fight in Ukraine. Haqqani's statement corroborates earlier media reports stating that Iran has an ongoing policy of using Afghans to fight as part of … [Read more...]