If China’s tunnel system turns out to be for nuclear weapons, it makes Iran’s underground enrichment facilities seem like small change in comparison.
Chinese Tunnels: And We’re Worried About Iran’s Nuclear Program?
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War & Peace
China and the End of the Monroe Doctrine
The British firm Rockhopper Exploration was the first company to obtain oil off the coast of the Falkland Islands in 2010. Since then, these oil deposits have raised the stakes of the historical territorial dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina over these islands located in the South Atlantic Ocean. A recent report by the pro-military think tank, the United Kingdom National Defence Association (UKNDA), attempts to prove, albeit unconvincingly, that China could conceivably play a leading role in the future of this dispute.
The Great $500 Billion Nuclear Debate of 2011
There’s disagreement over whether the nuclear budget should include maintaining and upgrading nuclear weapons, as well other programs such as missile defense and environmental clean-up.
Turkey Not Only Sanctions, But Threatens, Syria
Not only are Turkey and Syria on the outs, but Iran is threatening Turkey.
Iran to Use Israeli Attack as Chance to Avenge Gaza?
Besides defending itself, Iran has another reason for retaliating against Israel — and it’s not the destruction of the Jewish state.
The Passing of the Postwar Era
In every aspect of human existence, change is a constant. Yet change that actually matters occurs only rarely. Even then, except in retrospect, genuinely transformative change is difficult to identify. By attributing cosmic significance to every novelty and declaring every unexpected event a revolution, self-assigned interpreters of the contemporary scene — politicians and pundits above all — exacerbate the problem of distinguishing between the trivial and the non-trivial.
NATO Airstrike Highlights Af-Pak Animosity as Well as U.S.-Pak
Many Afghans were pleased about the NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Stalemate: How Tel Aviv and Washington Will Uphold the Status Quo in Egypt and Syria
The U.S. does not wish to be seen as responsible for “losing” Egypt to Islamists in the coming elections.
Postcard from…Dadaab
As a result of Kenya’s recent invasion of Somalia, the situation in Kenyan refugee camps has sharply deteriorated and is now on the verge of a full-scale humanitarian crisis. In Dadaab, the largest refugee camp on earth with close to half a million people, cholera has broken out, services have deteriorated, and access for both humanitarian agencies and international observers (including press) has become even more difficult.
NATO Airstrike Played Right Into Pakistani Insurgents’ Hands
Ostensibly Pakistani forces fired upon joint NATO-Afghan forces.