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The Problem is Washington, Not North Korea
The Problem is Washington, Not North Korea Photo by Stefan Krasowski | CC BY 2.0 Washington has never made any effort to conceal its contempt for North Korea. In the 64 years since the war ended, the US has done everything in its power to punish, humiliate and inflict pain on the Communist country. Washington has subjected […]
US Deploys Two More Aircraft Carriers Toward Korean Peninsula: Yonhap
US Deploys Two More Aircraft Carriers Toward Korean Peninsula: Yonhap According to a report by South Korea’s primary news outlet, Yonhap, the Pentagon has directed a total of three US aircraft carriers toward the Korean Peninsula, citing a South Korean government source. Yonhap reports that in addition to the CVN-70 Carl Vinson, which is expected […]
How America and China Could Stumble to War
How America and China Could Stumble to War Can Beijing and Washington escape the Thucydides Trap? Would a Chinese leader barely in control of his own country after a long civil war dare attack a superpower that had crushed Japan to end World War II five years earlier by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and […]
Japan Prepares For North Korea “Emergency”
Japan Prepares For North Korea “Emergency” Judging by the precautionary actions of North Korea’s neighbors, the next 48 hours on the Korean peninsula could see substantial volatility, because at the same time as China’s largest carrier was said to suspend flights to Pyongyang, the Japanese government has asked the U.S. to provide advance consultation if […]
Air China Suspends Flights To North Korea As Kim Vows “Merciless Response To Any US Provocation”
Air China Suspends Flights To North Korea As Kim Vows “Merciless Response To Any US Provocation” In the latest escalation over what may be an imminent preemptive airstrike on North Korea by US warships now located just 300 miles away from the North Korean nuclear test site, moments ago China’s national airline, Air China, announced […]
Australia more vulnerable than ever to fuel import disruptions
Australia more vulnerable than ever to fuel import disruptions This is because after the closure of 3 oil refineries in Sydney and Brisbane fuel imports have skyrocketed and these additional imports come from and pass through an area where there are high tensions now: the South China Sea and Korea. Fig 1: USS Carl Vinson […]
China Prepares Countermeasures Against South Korea Missile Shield
China Prepares Countermeasures Against South Korea Missile Shield The recent deployment by South Korea of the controversial US-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system in response to potential ballistic threats from North Korea, has led to a furious response by China, whose first-strike ability would be compromised under the existing military configuration. And […]
The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Warmongering
The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Warmongering I have spent a few days reading Yves Engler’s book, The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy (2012) about the inhumane, cold-hearted and ruthless actions of Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper. This has left me feeling nauseated and ill. Today, sitting in a coffee shop in Vancouver, I looked across the […]
America’s Global Dominance (Since WW II) Has Just Ended
America’s Global Dominance (Since WW II) Has Just Ended On March 22nd, I headlined “Why the Western Alliance Is Ending,” and I listed the recent events which indicate that the Western Alliance doesn’t have much longer to go. And, now, it has actually already ended. The handwriting is on the wall, for everyone to see; it’s so […]
The invisible network that keeps the world running
The invisible network that keeps the world running It’s been just over 45 years since the Apollo Moon landings, and some would have it that we are failing to build big anymore; that we’ve since become too fascinated with the small, too impressed by our tablet computers, games consoles, and smartphones that we don’t invest in […]
