Flu epidemic officially declared in Belgium

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​brussels times​​​ Last week, the criteria for a flu epidemic were met for the first time this winter. More than one in five patients (22%) who visited a primary care physician for flu-like symptoms →

From 'Free Speech' to Elon Musk

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american thinker By Dennis Lund There was a time, in years past, when calling someone a hypocrite was taken as an insult to a person’s integrity, or more specifically their lack thereof. That is no →

The Storm is Over

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american thinker By Henry F. Smith, M.D. It is been two years and nine months since the start of the COVID pandemic. In my region of Pennsylvania, the newest milder omicron variants are certainly →

North Korea fires missiles amid tension over Russia arms aid

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​nbc news​​​ North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, the South Korean military said, the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests this year. →

Wang Yi urges US to stop ‘containing China while calling for dialogue’ in phone call with Blinken

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​global times​​​ Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, during which Wang called on the US to stop its old →

China to explore habitable planets outside the solar system around 2030: CASC

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​global times​​​ China has outlined a fresh batch of ambitious plans for deep-space exploration, a lunar probe mission, and next-generation launch vehicles as the country is on track to become an →

The turn towards the Cold War

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modern diplomacy By Giancarlo Elia Valori Europe has once again become divided politically, economically and militarily: Russia in the east, NATO and the EU in the west, and the countries in between →

The Afghan Crisis and its Implications for India

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modern diplomacy By Naman Anand Through this paper I would try to analyse the implication of the Taliban takeover on the relations between India and Afghanistan and its long-term implications on the →

Combatant Commands Must Jettison the Forward Operating Base

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national interest by Ramon Marks In a world where multipolar challenges are rising, the strategic role played by U.S. Combatant Commands and forward operating bases in the national security framework →

Ukraine war: ‘General Mud’ retreats, ‘Marshal Frost’ advances

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asia times by Andrew Salmon An unhappy new year is looming in Ukraine as a late winter descends upon the killing fields. A basic fact of war is that it favors the initiative – the attacker, not the →

China-Russia joint exercise is upright, aboveboard

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​global times​​​ From December 21 to 27, the Chinese and Russian navies will hold the Joint Sea-2022 military exercise in waters east of the sea area from Zhoushan to Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang →

Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill that overhauls U.S. election law

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nbc news By Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V, Julie Tsirkin and Kate Santaliz The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a $1.7 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the House to avoid a holiday →

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