Military
Pahlavi was just 18 years old and in the U.S. training to be a jet fighter pilot when the revolution that ousted his father – Iran’s last Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi – unfolded in the 1979 Iran Revolution. After his father died in exile in Egypt in 1980, he declared himself the new Shah, but […]
... written on Jan 12 2026Every time the United States makes its move against a sovereign state – either through an invasion or a political intervention – it’s always about oil or the U.S. hegemony, and little about democracy. We had seen it in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and the list goes on. The entire Middle East […]
... written on Jan 10 2026Since August, the U.S. had assembled warships, jet fighters and roughly 15,000 troops on Venezuela’s doorstep. Bombers deliberately flexed muscle while U.S. intelligence personnel were already inside the South American country. The Pentagon even released videos of American forces in the Caribbean training to raid compounds and conduct night-time flight operations. Still, some politicians and analysts in both […]
... written on Jan 04 2026At a time when the U.S. declares trade war with China and the rest of the world, while trying to also strike a peace deal with Russia and Ukraine, few notice tensions are growing at the top of the world – the Arctic. U.S. President Donald Trump wants Greenland, Russia is modernising its Arctic military […]
... written on Dec 31 2025Beachside luxury resorts. High-speed rail. AI-optimized smart grids. An extremely ambitious plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip as a high-tech coastal hub – described as a “Middle East Riviera” – is finally revealed. Welcome to “Project Sunrise,” the Trump administration’s pitch to foreign governments and investors to turn Gaza’s rubble into a futuristic coastal destination. […]
... written on Dec 21 2025Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, has pledged to make the country “strong and prosperous” again. Her role model was Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister and “Iron Lady.” Her political mentor in Japan was Abe Shinzō, who was assassinated in 2022. During her run for her party’s leadership, Takaichi focused mainly on Japan’s economy and […]
... written on Nov 26 2025Launched in 2022 and began sea trials in 2024, China’s latest war machine – the Fujian aircraft carrier – has effectively entered service. Even though the carrier is powered by conventional fuel, meaning it must either make a port call or be met by a tanker at sea to refuel, the U.S. isn’t laughing. The […]
... written on Nov 10 2025Maduro has to make the right decision fast – he could find himself trapped and might soon discover that he cannot flee the country even if he decided to. The Trump administration has already offered a US$50 million bounty for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the Venezuelan leader – doubling the US$25 million reward […]
... written on Nov 02 2025Donald Trump was shocked, angry and speechless, but also powerless at the same time when China tightened restrictions on rare-earth exports this month. It was a counterstrike which the White House didn’t expect largely due to the perception that the Chinese were always inferior and highly depended on the U.S. and its allies. After all, Beijing has […]
... written on Oct 23 2025Sorry, Volodymyr Zelensky. There won’t be any Tomahawk missiles headed to Ukraine now that Russian President Vladimir Putin successfully hijacked the Ukrainian president’s masterplan. Putin had managed to talk and charm U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone just one day before Zelensky’s arrival at the White House. Trump said his session with Putin was “very […]
... written on Oct 18 2025
