A senior Pentagon veteran’s assessment exposes a volatile nuclear-armed superpower that may struggle to sustain high-intensity warfare.
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Ignored orders and growing resistance in Chinese Military after purge of top generals
Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are a rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority.
The water struggle on the Mekong River
The lack of a treaty for international rivers in Asia heightens tensions among downstream countries, exacerbated by extensive dam construction along the Lancang.
The bluer the sky, the colder the homes
Despite the success of Beijing’s “blue sky” energy policy, the forced coal-to-gas/electric program has created a significant humanitarian and economic crisis in the rural areas surrounding the capital.
Canada walked away from the AIIB once
It should keep it that way. Here’s why.
Greenland is the flashpoint
China and Russia test NATO, Canada, and Indigenous Arctic jurisdictions.
The Chinese Communist Party’s ‘inverted world’
Beijing’s blatant distortions of reality are rooted in Marxist ideology.
What will happen to the oil-for-loans project between China and Venezuela after Maduro’s arrest?
The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has prompted warnings that a new government may refuse to recognize debts deemed odious or illegitimate.
Two weeks in January
America’s secret engagement with Khomeini: the story of how Ayatollah Khomeini brokered his return to Iran to pursue the rise of the Islamic Republic.
From Maduro’s extraction to a North Atlantic showdown
The West’s new hybrid war front.
Beyond Iran
The uprising in Iran exposes Revolutionary Guard networks in Canada.
Did the U.S. just capture a Russian or Iranian spy ship?
Why did Moscow extend so much effort to protect a ship described in media reports as an “empty, rusting oil tanker”?
Deaths of Cuban intelligence agents highlights Cuba’s role in sustaining authoritarianism in Latin America
Cuba’s deep involvement in Venezuela’s security apparatus contradicts claims of a purely humanitarian presence.
China’s hidden grip on America’s power grid
A new report reveals that nearly half of all solar inverters and battery energy storage systems imported into the U.S. from 2015–2024 came from high-risk Chinese manufacturers.
Maduro, Venezuela, the U.S.—and the oil shock China can’t price in
Maduro’s capture triggers heavy sour crude squeeze as Caribbean tanker routes shift and China’s $17-19B oil-backed loans hang in balance.


