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RussianForeignMinisterSergeyLavrovsaidinaninterviewwithRussianstateTVrecentlythatWashingtonisseekingtodeploymilitarybasesinneighboringcountriesofAfghanistan.HesuggestedthattheUShasbeentryingtopersuadeIndiatoprovideopportunitiesonitsterritoryfortheUSmilitary.ButIndiasstanceremains...
TheUSmediahaverecentlyfrequentlyhighlightedtheweaknessesofTaiwansdefense.TheyarguethattheUScannotwinawarintheTaiwanStraits.Forinstance,theWashingtonPostquotedareportfromtheWashington-basedthinktanktheCenterforaNewAmericanSecurity,claimingtheUShasfewcredibleoptionstorespondifChina...
UStechgiantFacebook,nowrenamedMeta,recentlyranintotrouble.FrancesHaugen,aformerFacebookdatascientist,testifiedbeforetheUSCongressthatFacebooksproducts,harmchildren,stokedivisionandweakenourdemocracy.USmediaNationalPublicRadioreportsthattherearefourkeypointsinHaugenstestimony.Firs...
The historic resolution adopted at the sixth plenum of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) demands careful study and serious reflection. Alas, most Western commentary will instead overwhelmingly interpret it in terms of the president's growing power. ...
After toppling the Ghani government on August 15, the Taliban might have hoped for quick recognition, regionally and worldwide, as a legitimate dispensation with de facto control over the entire country.