by Dave Patterson | Sep 14, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The US Navy is investing in a series of artificial intelligence-powered autonomous watercraft designed to float on the ocean’s surface — but recent confrontations with Iran have brought into question the usefulness of these unmanned vessels. Iran has dispatched...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 7, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Military Affairs, Opinion
While the Biden administration desperately strives to cut a nuclear deal with Iran, the Tehran government continues to acquire advanced weapons technology. “Despite loose economic sanctions placed on Tehran by the West, the Iranian government has not stopped...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 20, 2022 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
The Chinese economy is experiencing a post-pandemic slowdown, despite the Red Dragon spending hundreds of billions of dollars to resuscitate its economic landscape. For years, when China coughed or sneezed, the United States and the rest of the world would contract...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 9, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
Continuing its regional war-like tantrum over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Beijing announced it is done communicating with the Biden administration on climate change, drug enforcement, and other topics. To date those dialogues have accomplished little...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 30, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The United States and NATO failed to give Ukraine Soviet-era MIG-29 fighters to replace combat losses last March, but now discussions are ongoing to provide the embattled country modern fighter aircraft. The Kyiv government hasn’t been shy about asking for up-to-date...