Bottom Line Up Front Baghdad’s difficulty in assembling a new government is a result of U.S.-Iran competition for influence in Iraq. The latest choice for Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, appears to be acceptable to both the United States and Iran. Despite its struggles against COVID-19, Iran has unified Iraq’s Shia …
Read More »US-China Trade War
The conflict between the US and China is not simply economic — it has political, cultural and military dimensions.
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The colonial and imperialist militaries, political and economic systems are defeated by the mutilating powers of the pestilence. The COVID-19 virus is controlling our so-called modern lifestyles and quarantining ourselves within walls of our rooms to reflect and reimagine.
Read More »US-Saudi Oil Clash Sets Stage for Future Epic Battle
The coronavirus pandemic and the global economic meltdown forced Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Russia to call time out in a war that was less about prices and more about market share and survival of the fittest. The agreement among producers to cut production by …
Read More »Governments are using coronavirus to build “The Architecture of Oppression”, Warns Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked information on U.S. National Security Agency, has warned that governments may use the coronavirus to curtail freedoms.
Read More »Russia Claims To Break Up Ukrainian Spy Group In Annexed Crimea
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have uncovered a Ukrainian intelligence “sabotage and terrorism” group in annexed Crimea that included a female Russian military officer who allegedly divulged “state secrets.”
Read More »Three ASEAN States Push Back on Beijing in South China Sea
In an unusual show of unity against China, Southeast Asian nations have been pushing back on Beijing’s sweeping assertion of sovereignty over the South China Sea amid dissatisfaction over its stance in negotiations for a Code of Conduct, analysts say.
Read More »US Cut in WHO Funding Draws Criticism From World Leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the World Health Organization is drawing criticism from world leaders, as coronavirus infections exceed 2 million worldwide.
Read More »Air Force makes final basing decision for next two Air National Guard F-35A bases
The Department of the Air Force selected Truax Field, Wisconsin, and Dannelly Field, Alabama, for the next two Air National Guard F-35A Lightning II locations.
Read More »Russia tests direct-ascent anti-satellite missile
U.S. Space Command is aware and tracking Russia’s direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile test April 15.
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