Tag: war

Is China Gearing Up for War?

The Chinese regime is hinting at war. From an amphibious landing exercise simulating an invasion across the Taiwan Strait, to increasing benefits for military members, to making changes to a law that gives communist leader Xi Jinping more power to mobilize the country and wage a war, a series of military-related moves by China is…


Conservatives Clash Over Whether to Defend Taiwan

ORLANDO, Florida—Influential conservative thinkers were in stiff disagreement over whether the United States should defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China, at the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando on Oct. 31. Michael Anton, a former Trump national security communications official and Hillsdale College lecturer, argued that China would seek to conquer Taiwan…


New Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray Capital; Kids Among Dead

NAIROBI, Kenya—A new airstrike hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday following several days of such strikes last week, and a Tigray spokesman asserted that six people including children were killed, as the year-long war intensifies. Government spokesman Legesse Tulu told The Associated Press the airstrike targeted a site in Mekele city used…


Civilian AI Companies at the Forefront of US Strategy to Defend Taiwan

Analysis The United States is deploying advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous defence systems to defeat an invasion of Taiwan. The U.S. considers AI as a key enabler for Taiwan to hold out long enough to receive assistance from allies. Known colloquially as the ‘Taiwanese Porcupine’ strategy, or more formally as the Overall Defense Concept…


Ukrainian President Admits Probability of ‘Full-Scale War’ With Russia

An all-out war between Ukraine and Russia has not been ruled out amid increased tensions between the two nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday. Answering a question at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) forum on the possibility of full-scale war with Russia, Zelensky replied “yes, that could happen. That’s true.” “It’s the worst…


Antonio Graceffo: China’s Internal and External War of Propaganda to Throw the World Into Chaos

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda systems both within the country and abroad are running full steam ahead. It’s a part of an overall strategy to dominate the flow of information in the world. This comes from a desire to control the narrative on various aspects of the issues most concerning to citizens in the…


China’s New Stock Exchange Plans Fuel Fears of a Bourse War

SHANGHAI—China’s plans to launch a new exchange in Beijing, announced by Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, boosted shares in Chinese brokerages, but knocked down Shenzhen start-up board ChiNext and shares of Hong Kong’s bourse, amid fears of rising competition. Although China’s securities regulator said the planned Beijing stock exchange is based on the city’s…


Bali Bomb Case Starts in Guantanamo 18 Years After Capture

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba—Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center had their first day in court Monday after being held by the United States for 18 years without charge in connection with the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and other plots in Southeast Asia. Indonesian prisoner Encep Nurjaman, known as Hambali, and two…


Airlift Begins for Afghans Who Worked for US During Its Longest War

WASHINGTON—Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got underway for translators and others who risk Taliban retaliation because they worked for the United States during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said. The operation to evacuate U.S.-affiliated Afghans and family members comes as…


38 Wartime Love Letters Found in Box Bought at Auction Returned to Late Veteran’s Family

Somehow, 38 wartime love letters shared between a U.S. Medical Corps doctor serving in Korea and his wife back home in Detroit, Michigan, ended up in a box in a basement in Ontario. But luckily, that was not the end of them. Kingsville, Ontario, resident Angela Thompson found the box decades after the letters were written…