In one month, non-aligned Indonesia trained with the US military and the Chinese navy. One suitor can protect her; the other claims her waters but pays the bills. Nickel, sea lanes, the Uyghur silence, and two revealing surveys explain the double romance of the flirting Garuda, and why Taiwan is the clock ticking on her choice.
Is Spain a ruined country? Trump's four words to GB News stand on a hard record: a NATO ally paying not even half the agreed target, an immigration system buried under 1.17 million amnesty applications, the Ceuta border collapse, and a navy losing much of its future aviation over the F-35. The numbers say the warning is deserved.
The Financial Times exposed C430L, a covert program in which Russia's top missile engineers help Iran build supersonic cruise missiles designed to threaten US warships. Russia arming Iran means two wars are merging into one axis, while American interceptor stockpiles shrink and China watches for a window of opportunity on Taiwan.
The France wildfires of 2026 now have a police file: 375 people arrested, 142 of them minors, while the media kept blaming climate change. Nine of ten fires are caused by humans, and about 30 percent are set on purpose. From Spain to Greece, the pattern repeats, and the climate change narrative burns faster than the forests it blames.
The Brazil Argentina crisis reached a historic point when Brazil withdrew its ambassador after Milei called Lula a convict and a thief in Sao Paulo. Behind the anger stands Judge de Moraes, his censorship, and the persecution of Bolsonaro. The October election will decide what comes next for Brazil, Argentina and America itself.
China Naval Expansion is reshaping the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. China is rapidly expanding its navy and shipbuilding capacity while the United States retains key advantages in nuclear-powered carriers and global experience. The challenge is whether America can sustain its long-term maritime edge.
Europe Israel relations reached their lowest point since October 7, and this week German Chancellor Friedrich Merz refused to punish Israel with broad sanctions. Discover the map of friends and enemies, the informal socialist and Muslim alliance behind the hostility, and the German word that keeps the last wall standing.
Secretary Rubio (@SecRubio) said it on Al Jazeera: “NATO does not exist without the United States and everyone knows this fact.” If Europe won’t let us use the bases we pay for to defend THEM, then shut them down and…
