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America Is Not Just Losing Power. It Is Losing Purpose.

America’s deepest crisis is not inflation, polarization or debt. It is that the country no longer knows what it is without empire....

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Operation Epic Fury · U.S.-led strikes ongoing

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Russian invasion · Year 4

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Taiwan Strait · Trade War · Rising Tensions

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America Is Not Just Losing Power. It Is Losing Purpose.

America’s deepest crisis is not inflation, polarization or debt. It is that the country no longer knows what it is without empire....

August 4, 2026

Iran Says It Hit 3 US F-35s in Jordan. What Should We Actually Believe?

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims a missile strike on Jordan's Al-Azraq Air Base destroyed three U.S. F-35 fighter jets....

Middle East China

August 1, 2026

He Was on America’s Most Wanted List and Taught in China

Chinese police have returned an American fugitive to the United States after years of legal and diplomatic coordination....

China Culture

July 29, 2026

How Ukraine and Iran Are Becoming One Conflict

The wars in Ukraine and Iran were once treated as separate crises. Increasingly, they look like two fronts in a single, expanding conflict....

Middle East China Ukraine

July 29, 2026

Britain Has Entered the War. Cyprus May Pay the Price

Iran has warned that Britain is now part of the war. If that warning is acted on, Cyprus is the obvious place to watch....

Middle East

July 26, 2026

Did the US Really Ask Korea to Hand Over Samsung and SK Hynix Profits?

Washington may not want cash alone. It may want something even more valuable....

China Culture Technology

July 22, 2026

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Global21Aug 7

In a Defeat for Trump, Saudis Seek Defense Pact with Turkey and Pakistan

By seeking security in a pact with the Pakistanis and the Turks, the Saudi kingdom makes it clear that it is distancing itself even further from the Abraham Acc

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Events in UkraineAug 7

Satellites and drones

Russia disabling Starlink and creating its alternative. Jet-powered AI Gerans.

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Simplicius76Aug 7

Testy New Interview Reveals the Changing Colors of Robert Kagan

It is always interesting to read Robert Kagan’s words, because they represent a glimpse into the heart of the neocon ideological crucible and how it has e

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Events in UkraineAug 6

The costs of total attrition

Drones, agriculture, mining, retail, energy, air defenses.

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Xinhua News Agency1h ago

Japan's defense ministry to request record-high budget for FY2027TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Defense Ministry plans to request a record-high budget of about 8.9 trillion yen (around 56 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal 2027, local media reported on Friday.The actual defense budget could rise further when finalized at the end of this year, as the request includes numerous items for which specific amounts have yet to be determined, Kyodo News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.The report also quoted a senior government official as saying that the final defense budget for fiscal 2027, which runs from April 2027 to March 2028, could reach around 10 trillion yen.According to the report, key spending areas include deploying interceptor drones, introducing artificial intelligence (AI) into command-and-control systems, and further deploying long-range missiles with what Japan calls "counterstrike capabilities."The Defense Ministry plans to procure large numbers of interceptor drones, which are viewed as a cheaper alternative to surface-to-air missiles, to bolster its capability to sustain combat operations.It also aims to build an air defense network combining high-powered laser and microwave technologies.In addition, the ministry plans to use AI to analyze vast amounts of data to help identify targets and enable faster decision-making.Japan officially deployed the Type 25 surface-to-ship guided missile this year, which it has designated as part of its "counterstrike capabilities." It also intends to develop and deploy air-launched and ship-launched variants of the Type 25 missile.Japan's current three security documents, formulated at the end of 2022, call for increasing the country's total defense spending over the five years from fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2027 to about 43 trillion yen. Since fiscal 2023, the country's defense budget has hit record highs each year, raising concerns across Japanese society. ■2026-08-08 17:06:30[Source: Xinhua] [Full Text]

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Clash Report2h ago

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Israel:When it comes to Israel, all Muslim countries should come together. There is absolutely no ambiguity in my mind about that. Given Israel’s current conduct, as well as the historical evidence of what it has been doing—at one stage, in 1948 or 1947, what I consider an illegitimate state came into being; it was, I believe, a product of the Balfour Declaration.During that period as well, fighting continued and the Palestinians continued to resist. So, in my view, this is at the very least a situation that the entire Islamic world will have to come together and confront. In my view, there is no room for disagreement on this. And until the issue of the Palestinian people is resolved according to their aspirations—until there is a permanent solution—the issue will remain.

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AMK Mapping3h ago

A Su-30 departed from Yeysk Airbase, Krasnodar Krai.It may launch a Kh-31P anti-radar missile at Odesa Oblast.

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