Commentary Ukraine, the scene of the Chernobyl nuclear plant catastrophe in 1986, may soon provide an encore, only this time it won’t be an accident. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex, Europe’s largest, has been bombarded by artillery, rockets, and drones during the Russian-Ukraine War. Shelling Zaporizhzhia “is completely unacceptable and must be avoided,” warned the United…
Firing FBI Leadership Isn’t Enough
Commentary Victor Davis Hanson’s recent appearance on EpochTV’s American Thought Leaders with Jan Jekielek includes one of the most unabashedly scathing critiques of the FBI currently available. As much is obvious. Hanson’s (mostly) ironic statement that he and Jan would “probably have the FBI knocking on this door by the end of the interview” is funny…
Washington’s Flawed New Law
August 19, 2022
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Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series. Each part looks at a different part of the new Inflation Reduction Act. This first article offers a general assessment of the law followed by a more detailed summary of its green initiatives. The second part of this series will deal with the revenue enhancers…
China and Russia Collude
Commentary China on Aug. 17 announced plans to send troops to Russia for military exercises. The troops will join the Russian military, along with troops from India, Mongolia, Belarus, and Tajikistan. The “Vostok” (East) exercises, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, take place in the context of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and Beijing’s threats to do the…
Taiwan: Piggybacking on the 4th Industrial Revolution for New Military Prowess
Commentary The existential threat to Taiwan is self-apparent, or at least it should be to anyone who has watched how, in recent weeks, China has bracketed the island with missile tests, military exercises, and increasingly hostile incursions by the PLA Air Force. Equally self-evident is Taiwan’s need to beef up its defenses. Besides the usual…
Canada Partners With the WEF to Unleash Digital IDs—Is the US Next?
Commentary The World Economic Forum (WEF) is actively promoting digital IDs. The Known Traveler Digital Identity (KTDI) is a WEF initiative that, according to its website, “brings together a global consortium of individuals, governments, authorities and the travel industry to enhance security in world travel.” As you can probably tell by the name of the initiative,…
Military Fallout From Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit
Commentary Military fallout from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit is stretching from Beijing to Taipei and Tokyo to Washington. Remarking on her recent visit to Taipei, Pelosi vowed that China would not be able to isolate Taiwan. She also defied the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), saying that Beijing does not get to dictate…
China in the Process of Housing Deleveraging
Commentary China has always been hoping to avoid the mistakes committed by its predecessors. A decade ago when China was forced by the U.S. to appreciate its currency value, China refused to do so aggressively. From 1985 to 1987, USD/JPY fell from 260 to 120, or the Japanese Yen appreciated by more than double. Chinese…
Biden Must Walk His Talk in Asia
Commentary President Joe Biden reportedly agreed to a meeting with China’s dictator, Xi Jinping, to be held on the sidelines of an upcoming conference in Southeast Asia. One of two upcoming summits in November—the Group of 20 nations (G-20) summit in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Thailand—will be the likely location….
Chess Pieces: Taiwan and the Great Game
Commentary In diplomacy, there always is the public face and the secret or sub rosa dimension. Secrecy is a hallmark of diplomatic relations. During the Nixon-Kissinger secret negotiations with China, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger both wanted to conduct their diplomacy such that “the success of the secret negotiations with China overshadowed the fact that…
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