Budgets expected to increase further amid ‘deteriorating security landscape’ triggered by invasion of Ukraine Global defence spending increased by 9% to a record $2.2tn during 2023 driven by heightened geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an annual … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, The atmosphere we find ourselves in is more than unsettling. It’s a whirlwind of unacceptable realities that we can scarcely believe. We’ve all seen the blocking of freeways and bridges, whether we wanted to or not. Now there … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Demonstrations are going on all over the world, and here in the U. S. They’re on several university campuses, choking Central Station, the Brooklyn bridge… They’re waving flags, shouting slogans, demanding a ceasefire? Maybe somebody should have … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, It was the only thing that hadn’t gone wrong. At least there was no war in the Middle East. But, suddenly, there is. Maybe this wasn’t thought all the way through. Did the terrorists not know the … Read More
The United States has extended restrictions on exports of high-performance AI processors to some Middle Eastern countries. It concerns chips from Nvidia and AMD. A filing by Nvidia, Reuters writes, would indicate that the U.S. government has imposed new export restrictions on the … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Does it seem like things are building to some kind of crescendo? The mainstream sources of information have been holding back the onslaught, but the levy’s about to break. Material is now circulating freely, and at some … Read More
Al-Qaeda has staged a remarkable comeback in Iraq in the last year. Former National Security Advisor Jim Jones has called it “al-Qaeda’s renaissance”. Al-Qaeda could stage another renaissance in South Asia if the American drawdown from Afghanistan is botched. The … Read More
The raging war of words coincided with protracted diplomacy over the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, which Israel has relentlessly criticized. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator and deputy foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, issued a stern warning to Israel while … Read More
Aseries of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people, injuring over 90 others and reducing an entire village to rubble. The quakes, including two of magnitude 6.0, struck west of the major port city of … Read More
New York, SANA- Russia has renewed the call for the withdrawal of foreign occupation forces from Syria and the cessation of the attacks on its territories, condemning western countries’ support for terrorist organizations. “The tense situation in Syria is linked … Read More