Nippon Steel plans to invest about $3bn in a major modernisation of U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley works in Pennsylvania, making the facility the largest target of its planned investment in the United
Russia, North Korea, and Iran are the world’s most powerful rogue states. They have been working to strengthen their cooperation since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, united by the draconian sanctions
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While it may feel somewhat satisfying to celebrate the implosion of Ron DeSantis’s comically inept presidential campaign, this moment almost certainly also signifies something far grimmer: Donald Trump’s ascension to his third
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CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY AMBASSADORS It is widely known that when an ambassador is appointed, he or she carries a letter to the head of state of the receiving country introducing
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What if an uninvited “guest” comes and refuses to leave? Naturally, the host would get furious and try all means to kick the uninvited guest out. This scenario parallels America’s current situation
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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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An epochal anniversary from the annals of modern history is coming up in another ten days that remains a living memory for the Russian people. The Siege of Leningrad, arguably the most
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Inter arma enim silent leges ~ Attributed to Cicero In English interpretation, the above phrase signifies that amid times of war, legal principles lose their influence. This statement conveys the notion that
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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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A whirlwind diplomatic tour by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to quench the prolonged Israel-Hamas conflict and growing spillover in the Mideast is bound to be a futile attempt. U.S. President
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Why that’s just plain stealing, isn’t it, Mr. President?’ — Senator Thomas Gore to FDR on the President’s 1933 decision to repeal debt repayment in gold Decline of the House of Morgan
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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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The expectation raised by the United States in allowing a UN Security Council resolution on Gaza pass through on December 22, 2023 without having to exercise its veto — albeit a watered-down
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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, which removed him from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Two
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The U.S. federal government’s total public debt has surpassed 34 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, the Treasury Department reported on Tuesday. The total public debt outstanding climbed to 34 trillion
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New Year’s Day of Year 2024 marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic relations. Over the past years, the China-U.S. relationship has experienced ups and downs. Even though it
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