China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at China’s Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. PHOTO/COURTESY: REUTERS/Jason Lee In Summary Senior Chinese … Read More

The European Intervention Initiative: A New Military Force Established In Europe

Authored by Alex Gorka via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The predictions have come true about the emergence of a new defense group that will change the European security environment. On June 25, the defense chiefs from nine EU countries signed off on … Read More

Mark Mobius: Trump will win the trade fight with China — and here’s how to play it

“I agree with him completely,” Mobius says, referring to Trump’s stance on the trade gap with China. (Bloomberg photo) With markets closing early today and not opening at all tomorrow, the big bears just might take a break from growling … Read More

Are the US and North Korea on the brink of another nuclear showdown?

Are the United States and North Korea headed for the ultimate of summer blockbusters: another nuclear showdown? At least for the moment, all sign point to a solid yes. And the American people need to take notice. Lost in the … Read More

Reykjavik In June Has Not Had As Little Sun In 100 Years

Last June in Reykjavík was so cloudy that you would need to go back a century to find a gloomier one. RÚV reports that for the entire month of June, the sun has appeared for a grand total of 70.6 hours; … Read More

John Bolton Held Secret Talks With Tory Brexit Supporters – Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US National Security Adviser John Bolton held a secret meeting last week with members of the European Research Group of Conservative lawmakers in London, local media reported. The meeting lasted more than an hour, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper … Read More

Japan to commit 350 million yen, personnel for N. Korean denuclearization

Foreign Minister Taro Kono (Mainichi) Foreign Minister Taro Kono will tell International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano at a planned July 4 meeting in Vienna that Japan is ready to allow the use of a 350 million yen … Read More

Tremors change life in Volcano: With no end in sight, stress levels rise

John Broward, chief ranger for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park If the lights by the window shake, it’s a magnitude 3. If the water sloshes out of the catchment tank, it’s a magnitude 5. Living in a village rocked by hundreds … Read More

Iranian police open fire on protesters

Iranian protesters gather at Mobile market in Tehran on June 25, 2018. In the latest protest in Iran, several people were injured in the southwestern city of Khorramshahr late Saturday during a demonstration against water pollution, Iranian state media reported. … Read More

The Great Russian Disinformation Campaign

In a new book, Timothy Snyder explains how Russia revolutionized information warfare—and presages its consequences for democracies in Europe and the United States. Journalists listen to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia, on … Read More

In eastern Europe, Army girds against Russian might, manipulation

ORZYSZ, Poland — Soon after a U.S. Army convoy crossed Poland’s border into Lithuania during a major military exercise this month, two very strange things happened. First, four Army Stryker armored combat vehicles collided, sending 15 soldiers to the hospital … Read More

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