Category: WEST

The Global Majority Does Not Condemn Russia

Commentary Contrary to the spin promoted by the Western media, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not been universally condemned, sanctions have not been widely adopted, and trade with Russia has not been limited to a trickle. The demonization of Russia is primarily a project of America and its allies. By some metrics—such as the countries’…


Israel Urges Hard Line Against Iran at Nuclear Talks

TEL AVIV, Israel—Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday urged world powers to take a hard line against Iran in negotiations aimed at reviving an international nuclear deal, as his top defense and intelligence officials headed to Washington to discuss the flailing talks. Israel has been watching with concern as world powers sit down with…


CCP Pushes Misinformation on Foreign Cyberattacks in Leaked Internal Document

A leaked document shows that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been disseminating misinformation about cybersecurity inside China. It overstates the severity of cyberattacks targeting the Chinese regime or businesses and claims that “a certain Western country” is waging a cyberwar on China. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued…


CCP Says Western Forces Launching Cyberattacks on China: Internal Document

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has warned of cyberattacks launched by “Western anti-China forces” in a leaked internal document. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued by a municipal agency of Tieling city in the northeastern province of Liaoning. The document was dated June 19, 2020, three-and-a-half months before the CCP’s centenary….


Evacuations Lifted as Progress Made Against Fires in US West

BLY, Ore.—Firefighters in Oregon reported good progress in the battle against the nation’s largest wildfire, while authorities canceled evacuation orders near a major blaze in Northern California and another on Hawaii’s Big Island. Containment of the Bootleg Fire in remote southern Oregon was up to 84 percent late Sunday. It was 56 percent contained a…


Airports in the US West Dealing With Shortage of Jet Fuel

A shortage of jet fuel, coupled with supply chain issues and an urgent demand from firefighting aircraft, continues to cause problems at airports around the West. In Nevada, state and federal lawmakers said they are investigating a possible shortage of jet fuel that could delay cargo delivery and passenger travel at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in…


West and Rights Groups Accuse China of Massive Uyghur Crimes

UNITED NATIONS—Human rights groups and Western nations led by the United States, Britain, and Germany accused China of massive crimes against the Uyghur minority and demanded unimpeded access for U.N. experts at a virtual meeting on Wednesday denounced by China as “politically motivated” and based on “lies.” China’s U.N. Mission sent notes to many of…


Radical 30 X 30 Plan Will Ensure That This Land Will No Longer Be Your Land

Commentary Moving rapidly to transition the United States away from fossil fuels in the name of combatting climate change, the Biden administration is employing a mix of executive authority and legislative action to force the transformation. While much attention is focused on which climate-related provisions ultimately make it into the administration’s massive infrastructure bill, a…