Rebuilding Syria – without Syria’s oil
What happened in Geneva this Wednesday, in terms of finally bringing peace to Syria, could not be more significant: the first session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee.
Category: US
American Navy not yet ready for WWIII…maybe in a decade or two.
The US Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier was delivered with only two of its 11 elevators –vital to get munitions to its deck– operational. For the Navy, it’s the latest in a series of costly embarrassments. The USS Gerald...
5 big defeats for Trump’s America
Donald Trump made it a banner promise of his presidency to stop the US being abused as the world’s “piggybank” – but not all foreign powers seem to be cowed into submission by his assertive style of foreign economic policy....
China claims US, UK might be behind HK protests
The Chinese government, for the first time, has explicitly accused the US and UK of being behind the “pro-democracy” protests in Hong Kong
Airbus, Boeing signing economic suicide pacts with Beijing
Airbus is considering whether or not to shift the assembly process of its latest generation of A330 planes to China as part of a bid to increase its market share in the world’s fastest-growing civil-aviation market.
What Went Wrong With The Boeing 737 MAX 8 ?
The crash of the 737 MAX 8 jet in Ethiopia has rocked the world and apparently spelled hard times for Boeing. The incident itself – as well as its aftermath – has also raised some questions that need to be answered.
America’s long-held lease on Diego Garcia may eventually come to an end
The US coordinates most of its military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan from Diego Garcia. It also uses the sub-equatorial atoll to monitor strategically important sea lanes between Asia, Africa and Europe.
They really think they still rule the world
With the vast majority of the world still seeing Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela, America’s hawkish special envoy has hinted that Washington might sanction third parties that defy the US regime-change efforts.
Manila wants to review 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with US
In a move that threatens to roil Philippine-American bilateral relations, Manila has called for a review of the long-time allies’ 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), the bedrock of the two sides’ strategic ties.
US Greatest Threat to Global Security
Japan and South Korea – US allies and home to a combined 82,000 US troops – see the United States as a “major threat” to global security. The Koreans fear the US more than North Korea, and more than anyone fears Russia.