Zamir Awan Scaring scenario is developing in the Middle East. Senior Israeli defense officials say the country is preparing for the possibility of an armed conflict with regional arch-rival Iran and its proxies. Israeli army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, said Tuesday that the Israeli military …
Read More »How India views AUKUS
Dost Barrech The inking of the AUKUS, a trilateral security pact among Australia, the UK and the U.S. on September 15, 2021, with an effort to counter China in the Asia-Pacific without Indian inclusion has taken back many experts. The AUKUS for the first time will be building …
Read More »At COP26, the New Cold War Comes to Climate Change
China’s lack of transparency regarding global warming is consistent with its foreign policy in general. “It is not a secret that COP26 is a failure,” proclaimed Swedish activist Greta Thunberg to thousands of young people who gathered to protest in the streets of Glasgow. Even before the conclusion …
Read More »Delta Concern: Variant Now Accounts for 99% of All Coronavirus Cases Worldwide
Delta is hitting Europe hard, especially in the eastern part of the continent, where there are much higher rates of vaccine hesitancy. The highly transmissible Delta variant—first detected by scientists in India nearly a year ago—now represents ninety-nine percent of all sequenced coronavirus cases worldwide, according to top officials at …
Read More »Housing needs, the Internet and cyberspace at the forefront in the UK and Italy
Giancarlo Valori Modern construction methods and smart technology can revolutionise the building process and the way we live. Population growth and demographic changes have led to a global housing shortage. According to research carried out by the Heriot-Watt University National Housing Federation and by the Homeless Charity Crisis …
Read More »The Washington Conference 100 Years Later: Averting Great-Power Conflict in Asia
The world’s leading powers agreed to limit a naval arms race in 1921 at the United States’ urging. Lessons from the Washington Naval Conference are still relevant as the United States and China face a potential new arms race today. A hundred years ago, Washington was the setting …
Read More »India’s and Pakistan’s attitude towards Afghanistan
Giancarlo Valori The CIA, MI6 and the Russian Security Council have recently pointed out that India is emerging as a global hub for the development of intelligence operations on Afghan soil, while also becoming the vital sponsor of the military opposition to the Taliban. A joint working group …
Read More »Should the United States Support Chinese Separatism?
Supporting separatist movements in Tibet or East Turkestan could backfire, but Washington has other options. The People’s Republic of China and its communist dictator Xi Jinping often depict their country as united and monolithic, even though in reality it is anything but. As Xi doubles down on efforts …
Read More »What a Trumpless 2024 Republican Primary Would Look Like
It’s of course too soon to know anything definitively on 2024. But as modern fundraising forces presidential campaigns to start much earlier, it’s never too early to start analyzing. Former President Donald Trump is acting like he’s running again. He has numbers well above every other potential Republican …
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