What may be the only presidential debate of the campaign is tonight, hosted by ABC. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be looking for opportunities to create viral sound bites, which means it should be entertaining but not very informative.
Turkey has applied to join BRICS, according to reports. That could be problematic since it’s a member of NATO, which is in a proxy war with BRICS member Russia.
A CEASEFIRE in Gaza will not bring peace to the Middle East. Those who think otherwise need a lesson in history.Continue Reading
Insiders say President Biden is being urged by First Lady Jill Biden to stay in the race—even though leading Democrats admit privately he’s unlikely to win in November.
The Middle East is in turmoil, but trying to understand the conflict in terms of simple geopolitics doesn’t provide good answers.Continue Reading
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT is in a legal standoff with the state of Texas over control of the border with Mexico.Continue Reading
Hostilities involving nations like Yemen, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, and Pakistan leads Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis (US Army–Ret.) to conclude that the Iran-Hamas conflict has escalated into a regional Mideast war.
ONE OF THE ISSUES discussed by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week is preparing for “Disease X.”
The US and UK struck about a dozen targets in Yemen Thursday night, retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. This threatens to turn the Israel-Hamas war into a regional one.
A wave of cold air described by one forecaster as “gobsmackingly bananas” is due to hit the US this weekend, raising questions about the energy grid in Texas which suffered from widespread blackouts during a cold snap in 2020.