This is the second in a series of articles on how Iran can become an independent Persia without recognized Islam and with citizens' right to bear arms. Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei ...

The Muslim Somali pirates are back in action. In late April, the Somalis seized an oil tanker and a cargo ship. These attacks involved new groups mostly composed of impoverished young men who are ...

West Papua is controlled by Indonesia, whose security forces have failed, for years, to deal with local insurgents like the TPNPB (West Papua National Liberation Army). The group has targeted economic ...

November 9, 2026: In late 2024, China stopped selling drones and drone components to Ukraine. Ukraine responded by ramping up production at domestic drone manufacturers and sourcing more drones and ...

Sixteen years ago, Japan spent $40 million to build a base in Djibouti (on the northern border of Somalia) for its military personnel supporting the anti-piracy patrol. Most Japanese military ...

The short answer is no; Somalia cannot defend itself. Somalia can’t even establish internal law and order. Currently, Turkish forces are attacking Al Shabaab Islamic terrorists again, operating near ...

The MV-8 Komodo heavy tracked surface drone is configured to quickly deploy a 15-meter-long, 3.75-meter-wide scissor bridge that folds back to 7.5 meters long for transport. This bridge can support ...

CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis) is an American-based, nonpartisan nonprofit think tank that specializes in improving American and European cooperation in governance and the transatlantic ...

November 8, 2026: The U.S. Navy is building a new submarine, the Virginia-class USS Baltimore, which is equipped with multiple seabed sensors to map and explore seabed topography and composition. This ...

May 13, 2026: The Chinese population is shrinking and is now somewhere between 700 and 800 million. The official claim is 1.4 billion and the government claims that it was 1.5 billion 12 years ago.