Global defence spending rises 9% to record $2.2tn

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

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 5, 2024

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

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 3, 2023

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

US restricts sales of AI chips Nvidia and AMD to Middle East

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

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 July 2022

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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 Strikes Back

posted in: Middle East, News

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

Iran’s chief negotiator warns Israel against war preparations

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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

Iran: 5 Killed, Over 90 Injured as Strong Quakes Strike Major Port City; Two of Magnitude 6.0, Says USGS

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

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