Новости за 05.01.2024

AUKUS, the trilateral pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, was a steal for all except one of the partners.  Australia, given the illusion of protection even as its aggressive stance (acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, becoming a forward base for the US military) aggravated other countries; the feeling of superiority, even as it was surrendering itself to a foreign power as never before, was the loser in the bargain.

By Michael Walsh and Charles A. Ray

The Integrated Country Strategy for Zimbabwe (ICS Zimbabwe) declares that “Zimbabwe’s strategic importance to the United States is as a potential growth hub for southern Africa.” This is a remarkable conclusion to draw for a country that currently ranks near the very bottom of the DHL Global Connectedness Index—a major index that measures globalization based on international trade, capital, information, and people flows. This not only begs the question... Читать дальше...

By Lawrence W. Reed

If you’ve ever visited London, you most likely noticed Nelson’s Column, the majestic monument to Britain’s greatest naval hero. It resides in Trafalgar Square, a short walk from Parliament. If you’ve never visited London, you probably know of it anyway, because both the man and the monument are famous the world over.

You might even have heard of a recent clamor about it all. Some people—none of whom ever accomplished half as much for Britain as Nelson did—want to tear it down. Читать дальше...

By William L. Anderson

Anyone following the news knows that after a bruising congressional hearing on antisemitism on elite college campuses knows that Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, and Claudine Gay, president of Harvard, recently lost their jobs. while the presidentfrom the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is under fire. While the issue is being framed as these presidents permitting (and sometimes encouraging) antisemitism on campus, the real issue... Читать дальше...

In September of 2021, many government officials in America were advocating requiring people to take experimental coronavirus “vaccine” shots in order to stay employed, go to school, or just shop at stores or attend events. At the same time, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a man with a very different approach to the matter, was being appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to be the state’s a new surgeon general and Department of Health leader.

Countries that approved the first-ever United Nations General Assembly resolution on “killer robots” should promote negotiations on a new international treaty to ban and regulate these weapons, Human Rights Watch said today. Autonomous weapons systems select and apply force to targets based on sensor processing rather than human inputs.

By Dave Patterson

Perhaps puffed up with a false sense of invulnerability after 23 attacks on commercial vessels, Iran-backed Houthi terrorists attempted a Red Sea hijacking on Dec. 31. That proved fatal. The US Navy patrolling the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait made short work of the small boats attempting to take down a Maersk-operated merchant vessel.

US Navy Takes Fight to Houthis in the Red Sea

Since the Houthi assaults in the Red Sea began, this was the first... Читать дальше...

History repeats itself.

Palestinian airplane hijackings and attacks on Israeli civilians in Israel as well as on Israeli and Jewish targets abroad pockmarked the 1970s and 1980s.

The violence put the Palestinian issue on the world agenda. The violence erupted, and at times, was driven by fierce debate among Palestinian guerilla leaders on whether to drop maximalist demands for replacing the State of Israel with a (Palestinian-dominated) “secular democratic state” and strive for a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Читать дальше...

By Joseph Clark

The U.S. remains committed to providing a persistent defensive presence in the Red Sea alongside allies and partners, the commander of Naval Forces Central Command said today.  

Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said about 1,500 merchant ships have safely transited the Red Sea since mid-December when the U.S. launched Operation Prosperity Guardian. The operation is a multinational, maritime security initiative responding to the recent escalation in Houthi attacks originating from Yemen. Читать дальше...

(Albawaba) -- Amid rising tension in the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will leave the United States on Thursday and head to the Middle East.

By Dalia Al-Aqidi

As the curtain rises on a new year, the collective gaze of Americans is steadfastly fixed on the upcoming elections, which are scheduled for Nov. 5. In the forthcoming months, the political landscape of the US is poised to undergo a transformational journey, marked by a wave of political campaigns orchestrated by the Republican and Democratic parties.

Their efforts are focused on two primary objectives: winning the White House and gaining more seats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Читать дальше...

Saudi Arabia led widespread condemnation on Thursday of suggestions by far-right extremist ministers in the Israeli government that Palestinians should be forced to migrate from Gaza.

Israel’s National Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for “a solution to encourage the emigration of Gaza’s residents” and the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian enclave, a day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich made similar comments.

Saudi Arabia “categorically condemns... Читать дальше...

By Jeff Seldin

The leader of an Iranian-backed militia tied to repeated attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq is dead, killed in what American officials are describing as a precision airstrike in the heart of Baghdad.

U.S. defense officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of the operation, said the midday Thursday strike targeted a vehicle outside the headquarters of the Harakat-al-Nujaba militia, killing Mushtaq Jawad Kazim al-Jawari and another militia member. Читать дальше...

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican’s doctrine office issued a response on Thursday to “clarify the reception of Fiducia Supplicans” amid widespread international backlash to the Vatican’s recent declaration on same-sex blessings.

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), published a five-page press release on Jan. 4 that refers to Fiducia Supplicans as “perennial doctrine” and underlines that pastoral blessings of couples... Читать дальше...