Will Russia Be the Real Loser in the New U.S.-China Cold War?
China found itself in the international wilderness after its suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. The violent crackdown elicited widespread
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DEFCON Warning System – Update 5/1/20
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 2 P.M., Friday, May 1st, 2020. Condition code is Green. DEFCON 5. Iran
China Has No Reason to Make a Deal on Nuclear Weapons
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has informed his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that any future agreement on nuclear-arms control between the U.S.
Chernobyl forest fires pose no health risk from radiation, says IAEA
Basing its assessment on data provided by Ukraine, the IAEA said the increase in levels of radiation measured in the country was
Iran’s Ayatollahs Will Struggle to Survive the Oil Slump
At a time when Iran’s Islamic regime is already facing unprecedented pressure over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as well as
NATO and outer space: Now what?
t the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) December 2019 Leader’s Summit in London, leaders acknowledged that technology is rapidly changing the international
China rattles sabres as world battles coronavirus pandemic
China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world,
COVID-19—a Biblical Plague?
(This article was originally published a month ago. Some of the data may therefore be out of date.) In just a few
Decoding the Latest U.S. Report on Arms Control: Are Russia and China Really Cheating?
On April 15, 2020, the State Department released the executive summary for the 2020 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation,
These Are 2020s 5 Most Dangerous Hotspots
The prospect of global conflagration in 2020 is low. Everyone awaits the result of the U.S. election, and a better understanding of
Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities who could take the post of the President
What happens when people who are far from politics, such as celebrities, get involved in it? As a rule, this is chaos,
How nuclear forces worldwide are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic
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