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
There is an emerging consensus in the Biden administration that Ukraine is barely hanging on in its war with Russia and that some sort of negotiated settlement will be needed. While this is portrayed
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Iran and the Houthis have been tapping into the Automated Tracking System (AIS) to locate and attack ships in the Red Sea and, since Saturday, December 23rd, ships in the Indian Ocean. Where
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The British are about to sign a Naval Security Pact with Ukraine, doubling down on their support for the sinking Zelensky-led country. Pardon the pun. Meanwhile, Germany is upping its commitment of arms for Ukraine,
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On Saturday, December 16th, the Houthis launched a swarm attack of Kamikaze drones (aka loitering munitions). The USS warship, the USS Carney, shot them all down. Reportedly the attack involved 14 drones. CENTCOM
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Republicans are complaining that neither the Biden administration nor Zelensky could tell them how Ukraine could win the war with Russia or what plan the administration had for Ukraine going forward. Nor
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President Joe Biden is pushing hard for more Ukraine money and resisting (at least so far) Republican efforts to put strong border security provisions into the aid bill. There are negotiations between
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Lloyd Austin, the US Defense Secretary, threatened Congress over aid for Ukraine. Austin said that if Congress does not appropriate $61 billion in aid for Ukraine it is “very likely” US troops on
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Will Congress vote more money for Ukraine? The Biden administration is asking for a massive $61.4 billion. $30 billion will buy arms for Ukraine and some undisclosed part of it will be used
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The Houthis have attacked commercial vessels in the Red Sea and also attacked a US Warship, the USS Carney. According to the Houthis, they fired missiles and launched kamikaze drones. The Houthis,
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China is devoting a great effort in building aircraft carriers. It has already deployed two conventionally powered carriers, the Liaoning Type 001 (60,000 tons) and the Shandong Type 002 (65,000 tons). China
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Barring some unforeseen contingency there will not be a war in Europe, beyond Ukraine, for some time to come. That prediction, however, is based on NATO’s ability to deter a future Russian attack.
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Wednesday, November 15th in Z-Day for the War in Ukraine. CIA Chief William Burns will arrive in Kiev for urgent, secret meetings with Zelensky. It is worth asking, how come Burns is
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There is a growing consensus that the West (meaning the United States with the help of the UK) wants to replace Ukraine’s president, Volodomir Zelensky. My friend and colleague Larry Johnson thinks the CIA
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A Ukrainian army major, the assistant to Commander of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valeri Zaluzhny was killed by an explosion in his home in an upscale Kiev suburb in the village of Chayki. According
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Volodomir Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, is at war –with his generals. He has admonished the head of the Ukrainian armed services, Valery Zaluzhny, who last week told the Economist “Just like in the First World War, we have
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