China Sticks Close to Russia as It Makes Cautious Diplomatic Push
WorldAsiaChinaBeijing has sought to cast itself as an advocate for peace in Ukraine, but shown little willingness to distance itself from Moscow’s positions Source link
Opinion: The stock market’s rally was a head fake and the smart money now is with the bears
The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.53%, has fallen below the 4100 level. That is significant because there previously was triple resistance at that level, and when SPX broke out above that level in late January, it seemed as if the next leg of the “new” bull market was underway. […]
U.S. to Expand Troop Presence in Taiwan for Training Against China Threat
WSJ News ExclusiveAsiaThe Pentagon is helping Taiwan focus on tactics and weapon systems that would make the island harder to assault Source link
China Has More ICBM Launchers Than U.S., American Military Reports
WSJ News ExclusiveChinaWhile the U.S. leads in intercontinental missiles and warheads, China’s gains are fueling debate in Congress Source link
Gabbard, Kucinich aim to disrupt two-party voting system at Independent confab
Two former Democratic presidential candidates, Tulsi Gabbard of the 2020 race — and former longtime Ohio politician Dennis Kucinich, a 2004 and 2008 early contender for the White House — will headline the second-ever Independent National Convention (INC) this spring in Austin, Texas. It’s an event intentionally set during a non-election year because organizers argue […]
Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and police abuse: Time for a public-union reckoning?
As the family of Tyre Nichols endures the release of the video of the young Black man’s fatal traffic stop with Memphis police, and the nation still smarts from the civilian-filmed 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis cops, a book hitting this week argues it’s time to disband the public labor […]
Latest offensive in Russia’s war on Ukraine is cartological
MOSCOW — It could soon be an offense here to print any maps that don’t label Crimea and other parts of Ukraine as Russian territory. Political analysts say the new legislation is a symptom of the growing unease spreading through Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s government as the conflict continues into its second calendar year. Source link
Russia’s global energy leverage is lessening as full-scale war in Ukraine nears 1-year mark
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s use of energy as a weapon of financial war is increasingly backfiring, threatening the core of Russia’s beleaguered economy and curtailing its geopolitical influence. Western sanctions, falling prices for Russian fossil fuels and strategic miscalculations are hurting the country’s oil-and-gas industry while the war in Ukraine is poised to stretch into a […]