Some thoughts on Ukraine: Russia’s invasion and likely absorption of that country into Russia (either swallowed whole or as a satellite), establishes some terribly alarming precedents for other countries embroiled in disputes. Thus far, China has merely rattled sabers at Taiwan. It has made threats and launched aerial flyovers into Taiwanese airspace. But it has […]
The Iran-Taliban Eastward Pivot to China As Biden Withdraws from "Forever Wars" How Will US Adapt to a Changing Role?
Since the ascendancy of Xi Jinping as Chinese leader, it has increasingly asserted its role as a global rival of the US. In particular, during the Trump presidency China asserted its nationalist claims to territories in the South China Sea disputed by neighboring states. China, the US and our allies have disputed these claims and […]
BREAKING: Israeli Aerospace Engineers Earned Tens of Millions Illegally Selling Advanced Missiles to China
חשיפה: המדינה שיוצאי התעשייה האווירית פיתחו עבורה טילים משוטטים היא סין. Israel’s Shin Bet announced it had broken up a ring of Israeli aerospace engineers which had sold the country’s most advanced missile technology to China in return for “tens of millions” of dollars. There were at least 20 individuals involved in the illegal […]
Trump, Netanyahu Pull UAE Rabbit Out of Hat
Today, Donald Trump announced at the White House that Israel and the UAE planned to sign what media reports are calling a “historic” peace deal which would normalize relations between the two countries. The deal, apparently largely brokered by Jared Kushner, seems at first glance quite a feather in the First Son-in-Law’s cap. It offers […]
