While the talk of “reparations” has become a subject of political bantering in the US, it has also been spreading around the world and is being used by other nations. Two of those taken to using the term now are Burundi and Congo, of which Bloomberg reports that both are now demanding reparations from their […]
COVID-19 has been ravaging the whole world, and no place has been spared. As the world continues to suffer, the continent of Africa is set to experience a second wave of tragedy as VOA reports that the deadly illness of Ebola has returned to Congo and parts of central Africa. The Democratic Republic of Congo […]
By Theodore Shoebat We are failing to learn from history when it comes to Japan. As Japan is rising militarily, we are ignoring the realities that history teaches:
The Christian Post reports that President Trump says he spoke with God about how to rebuild the economy, and that he believes God will help him rebuild it. President Donald Trump revealed he spoke to God about the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic and God told him He’s going to have him rebuild “the greatest […]
One pattern that I have been hammering at is that economy patterns are linked to political movements, and in the case of Germany, given the “cyclical” nature of her history as a major power of Europe and a nation that tends to use violence heavily against her neighbors, poor economic conditions can result in political […]
When one discusses the “collapse” of a city, it usually refers to the economics, politics, or culture of that city, and seldom to problems in the physical structure of the city itself. However, this is the case in Amsterdam, the famed Netherlands capitol, which is physically collapsing as CNN reports that the wooden piles and […]
Mexico has a large problem with fuel theft. However, there is evidence that due to increased enforcement and security procedures, the number of fuel thefts has declined. However, a new trend has emerged in its place, which according to Mexico Daily News is that train robberies of whole railcars are now a regular occurrence in […]
According to the Christian post, a Turkish-backed Islamic terrorist group is threatening to execute a Kurdish Christian man and English teacher for apostasy. The headmaster of a school in the city of Afrin in northern Syria has been accused of apostasy and arrested by an Islamist group loyal to Turkey, which wants to punish him […]
By Theodore Shoebat China is the center focus by the media when it comes to foreign policy. But, there is a much more powerful country — both militarily and technologically — and that is Japan, and no one is focusing on the real prospect of a Japanese frankenstein. This is what I discussed in my […]
By Theodore Shoebat Trump recently declared that Biden will not be to handle the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, if h becomes the next US president. In an interview with Fox and Friends Trump said: “Let’s face it, Joe’s shot … You’re dealing with people that are very sharp. You’re dealing with world-class chess […]
California is known as a “hot” place, although her reputation has significantly “cooled” off for many reasons. Now amid growing taxes and social instability, she is experiencing another “cooling off” as record high temperatures are causing likewise a record heat wave, the worst one in seventy years, and all happening at a time when massive […]
When people think about empires, they often think of the British, French, or Japanese, and sometimes the Americans or the Dutch. However, there are other countries that also had empires such as Denmark, Germany, and Italy. Poland, while she is often mocked and the subject of jokes for “dumb poles”, she is also an imperial […]
With all of the tension taking place in Belarus, the Russian newspaper Pravda notes that Russia is very concerned about the potential loss of Belarus to “the West”, and says that it poses a military threat to the survival of Russia. If Belarus goes to the West, then, militarily, Russia will lose control over long-range […]
As the world has focused on Erdogan’s power grabs and expansion, a less-discussed aspect of his attempts to re-create a new Ottoman Empire has been serious problems in the Turkish economy. The Turkish lira has seen continual instability since 2018, but according to Zero Hedge, is now in a full-blown currency crisis as there are […]
I have noted in passing that there is a “national lumber crisis” taking place due to the effects of COVID-19, which have disrupted supply chains for the foreseeable future. This information has largely come from individuals working in the industry as well as those involved in shipping lumber who have shared data about purchases. According […]
By Theodore Shoebat The one event that really marks the beginning of the international nationalist phenomena that we have been witnessing is 9/11. 9/11 quickly led the US to commence its invasion of Iraq; this invasion had a ripple effect, causing instability throughout the Middle East, and this chaos, inevitably, caused a wave of migrations […]
