by Dave Patterson | Mar 19, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
This week’s dust-up between the U.S. and Russia started with the declassification and release on Monday of the National Intelligence Council’s “Intelligence Community [IC] Assessment – Foreign Threats to the 2020 U.S. Federal Elections.” The...
by Caroline Adana | Mar 5, 2021 | Articles, Trade
The trade war ramps up as China is considering curbing its export of rare-earth metals. Since these metals are essential in electronics, solar panels, and electric vehicles, China puts pressure on President Joe Biden’s plans to switch U.S. energy production from...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 1, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs
Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) are routine for the U.S. Navy and increasingly necessary to blunt China’s threatening presence in the South China Sea. Such operations in that area have served two purposes: first, to secure all vessels’ transit rights in...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 22, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs
The Biden née Obama recipe for negotiating with Iran is simple. Start with a cup of breath-taking naivete – found in the optical section of your local drug store on the “Rose-Colored Glasses” aisle. Add a pinch of get-an-agreement-at-any-cost. Avoid adding...
by Kelli Ballard | Jan 14, 2021 | Articles, Politics, Social Issues
To say that America is politically divided might just be the understatement of the year. As the country prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden, protests and civil unrest break out across the nation. The red and blue divide only seemed to grow more...