it's not because China is blocking navigation. China is not being aggressive; the United States is being aggressive, and playing the role of "world policeman." The United States has no jurisdiction in the South China Sea. Can anyone imagine what the U.S. response...
Why is Sweden not a member of NATO?The Kingdom of Sweden:The Kingdom of Sweden is located in a region of northern Europe called Scandinavia. Sweden has a population of a little more than 10 million and the capital of the country is located in the city of Stockholm....
The world need not fear China. It is NATO itself that poses a grave threat to global peace and stability. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Libya to Syria, the military adventures waged by NATO have claimed countless lives and displaced millions. Even more worryingly, the United States, the mil...
All of which might be written off as just another odd moment in a presidency unlike any other. Except that attacking Denmark was not enough for the president. He decided to expand his target list to include NATO because, as he pointed out, Denmark is a member of the Atlantic alliance. An...
Why is Finland not in NATO?Finland:Finland is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital is Helsinki, and its two official languages are Finnish and Swedish. Finland borders both Russia and Sweden, and was, at different times during its history, a part of each one....
Why is Antarctica guarded? Why is Austria not in NATO? Why is Guam a U.S. territory? What is Bhutan? What is China's national religion? Where is the People's Republic of China located? Why is Africa often called the plateau continent? Why isn't Ireland in NATO? Why are the Philippi...
George Walden
While establishment pundits in the U.S. panic over Trump’s commitment to NATO, it could well be that European economic and political decay causes NATO’s collapse. For all thejabberingby the chattering classes, it is Europe that has failed to hold up its end of the bargain on defense and...
I mean, the food issue is the issue that gives me nightmares because I don't see a way to fix it. The biggest loser by far is China. Everything about China's functionality is dependent on a globalization and a demographic moment that has passed. [01:22:14] I think we're in the ...
Russia’s framing of its invasion as a step to pre-empt neocolonial encroachment by NATO, while being a colonial war of conquest itself, has been a popular narrative not only in the Global South but also in Western fringes on the far left and far right. Even if Trump's ann...