China pushed back on a recent statement by Japan and New Zealand on the South China Sea. Released after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Bill English during a bilateral visit last week, the statement…
Africa
Prominent tribal leader assassinated in car bombing in Libya
A car bomb exploded near Bilal Ben Rabah mosque in Suluq, eastern Libya killing the prominent leader of Awageer Tribe, Ebrik Al-Lawati. The car bombing came after Friday prayer according to sources from the city. This bombing is no accident,…
Americas, featured, breaking, Intelligence, World News
Trump, Russia, Kushner, Manafort… What’s currently happening in Washington
As the drama unfolds in Washington over Trump’s alleged ties to Russian interference, hysteria has risen and ignored piecing together the most critical information. Rumors the past week have Jared Kushner, not President Trump, being initially targeted by authorities. This…
Iran
Growing risk of low-capability attacks in border provinces as Iran doubles down on expansionist regional policy
Key Points Iran’s expansionist regional policies and involvement in Iraqi and Syrian conflicts have revived latent Arab, Baluchi, and Kurdish separatist insurgencies within its borders. There is an alignment of interests between Iran’s various separatist militant groups to carry out…
Americas
US Southern Command Warns of ‘Response’ to Venezuela ‘Instability’
The statement to the Senate Committee also warns of the Russian, Chinese and Iranian “influence” in the region. The U.S. military’s top official for Latin America presented an ominous report to the Senate Thursday warning that Venezuela could be a…
Asia, China, Intelligence, Military
China’s Vision of the Future Networked Battlefield
Cyber, space and electronic warfare challenges to the US in the Western Pacific Compared to the extensive coverage on China’s traditional war-fighting capabilities (e.g. its ‘carrier killer’ anti-ship missiles) far less ink has been spilled on Chinese thinking on the…