The Jews Who Cried When the Berlin Wall Fell 30 Years Ago
Not all of the tears that flowed when the Berlin Wall came down 30 years ago on November 9, 1989, were tears of joy. On the dark, eastern side of the wall, there were...
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The Rise of ISIS and its Aftermath in Afghanistan
“I will see you guys in Newyork”. Abu Du’a, the leader of ISIS, whose nom de guerre (war name) was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, told his American captors as he was released from brief detention...
The New Strategic Context of China-US Relations
If strategy is the making of medium- and long-term plans to achieve an overall aim, then new developments since 2018 have resulted in a new strategic context for China-U.S. relations. Unfortunately, these new developments...
Forget about 5G, China has kicked off its development of 6G
The world has barely started using 5G, the latest generation of wireless connectivity, but China is already looking ahead to 6G. China’s science and technology ministry announced yesterday (Nov. 6) that it has formed...
Top Secret Israeli Oil Firm to Pay $30m for Catastrophic Spill in Landmark Case
In 2014, some 5 million litres of crude oil leaked into the Evrona Nature Reserve in what is considered to be one of Israel’s worst ecological disasters Israel’s state-owned Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company will pay 100...
The US Army is creating robots that can follow orders
Military robots have always been pretty dumb. The PackBot the US Army uses for inspections and bomb disposal, for example, has practically no onboard intelligence and is piloted by remote control. What the Army...
14 Terror Safe Havens around the Globe: Read US State Department Report on Terrorism
US State Department released Country Reports on Terrorism 2018 this Friday in which Iran tops the list as world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism. The United State government accused Iran of spending nearly one...
Turkey’s Erdogan confirms Trump meeting amid tensions
US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good call” with his Turkish counterpart. But relations between the NATO allies have nose-dived over differences on Syria, Russian military hardware and the Armenian genocide....
Indian EAM’s visit to Serbia: What you need to know?
Where is Serbia? Serbia is a European nation at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. This former Yugoslavian country has a population of 7.2 million people Why Sudden Interest in Serbia? Indian External Affairs is visiting Serbia...
India shuts the door for RCEP: The Aftereffects
India’s much-anticipated decision of not joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has clearly shown one thing that it has tried to keep the domestic market more secure. RCEP which is a 16 mega-regional...
