A familiar storm gathers Sri Lanka’s inflation reached 8% in September 2026, above the Central Bank’s 3–7% target band for a third straight month, and another push is coming from abroad. Brent
Washington has fondly hoped that it could bring about regime change in Russia. Now it seems even more likely that there will be regime change, but not in Russia –in Kiev. The
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French President Emmanuel Macron has put off his visit to Ukraine, officially scheduled for this week, citing “security concerns.” The French government has not issued any public statement. Macron’s change of plans
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Volodymyr Zelensky has finally been successful in firing General Valerii Zaluzhny. This time, according to reporting coming from Kiev, Zaluzhny has accepted the order and has thanked Ukrainians for their sacrifice. Zelensky
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The Biden administration wants the Ukraine war to continue at least until after US Presidential elections next November. But there is a lurking danger that won’t be possible, especially if Russia mounts
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The shootdown of IL-76 has raised serious questions over who ordered the shoot down. Was the shootdown on orders of Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR), and was Kyrylo Budanov in any way involved?
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The Chinese are increasingly angry with Iran. Reuters has reported that Chinese officials have asked Iran “to rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with
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Forbes has produced an excellent report on keeping US troops in Iraq and Syria. The bottom line, despite appearances to the contrary, the US isn’t leaving either place anytime soon. If true, what about
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Rumors are making the rounds in Kiev that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will fire the head of the Ukrainian armed forces, General Valerii Zaluzhny. Zelensky and Zaluzhny have been at odds for
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The Energy Department has announced it is putting solar panels on the roof of the Pentagon for environmental reasons. No study has been done on the feasibility of this venture. No one has figured
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We now know more about how the Houthis and their Iranian partners target merchant ships and US warships. They use radar and satellite communications to target both commercial shipping and warships. The
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Since mid-November the Houthis have been launching attacks against shipping in the Red Sea. The US sent a number of AEGIS destroyers to help protect international shipping, performing the dual role of intercepting Houthi
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On January 8 Ukraine was hit by the second massive missile and drone attack in ten days. The Russians struck at locations in many Ukrainian cities including Kiev, Odesa, Kharkiv and L’viv
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According to Bloomberg News, China had strategic missiles filled with water instead of fuel touching off a corruption scandal that led to Chinese President Xi’s military purge of China’s Rocket Forces. Bloomberg reported that
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NATO has a huge problem that it cannot overcome for decades. Put most simply, the armor vehicles NATO has won’t survive in a firefight with the Russians, notwithstanding the fact that Russian
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On January 1, 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod on December 30th “would not go unpunished.” On December 31st the Russians launched some 50 drones at
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