Xi Jinping Health Questions Rise After Modi’s “Is It Okay? NEW DELHI — A brief moment involving Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi has triggered fresh questions about his health after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to check on him during his opening remarks. The moment lasted only a few … Read more
BRICS vs G7 2026 The global balance of economic power is becoming more competitive as BRICS expands its influence and the G7 tries to maintain its position at the center of the Western-led financial system. The latest BRICS discussions in New Delhi have again put the rivalry between the two groups in focus, particularly around … Read more
Why Modern Air Defense Systems Struggle to Stop Low-Cost Drone Swarms Modern air defense was built around a familiar problem: detect an incoming aircraft or missile, track it and launch an interceptor before it reaches its target. Cheap attack drones are changing that equation. The problem is not simply that drones are difficult to detect. … Read more
BRICS Currency vs US Dollar: What Happens to Global Trade if Dollar Loses Dominance? Walk onto the floor of any major international shipping hub or foreign-exchange trading desk, and you will hear the same reality check: global commerce is an addiction, and the US dollar is the drug. Over 85% of all foreign-exchange transactions touch … Read more
Russia Fuel Crisis The war in Ukraine has been fought on the battlefield for more than four years, but some of the most important pressure on Russia is now coming from somewhere else: its energy infrastructure. Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and fuel facilities are beginning to create problems for Moscow’s domestic fuel … Read more
Canada 51st State? The idea of Canada becoming the United States’ 51st state has moved far beyond an internet joke. President Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of Canada joining the United States, and the issue has returned to the spotlight as relations between Washington and Ottawa have become increasingly tense. In recent weeks, … Read more
NATO vs BRICS Military Comparison: Soldiers, Helicopters, Bases & Firepower Compared nato vs brics military The debate over global military balance often pits the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against the expanding BRICS bloc. While NATO functions as an official 32-nation defense alliance bound by mutual defense obligations, BRICS operates as an economic partnership without … Read more
US-Iran War WASHINGTON — Rising military friction between Washington and Tehran is no longer confined to isolated proxy skirmishes in the desert. Over the past several days, commercial shipping monitors and naval command centers have shifted their focus to the narrow waterway that handles roughly twenty percent of the world’s petroleum: the Strait of Hormuz. … Read more
NATO Defense Spending Fight Explodes in Washington Over US Taxpayer Burden Walk into any congressional office on Capitol Hill this week and mention allied military contributions, and you will get an earful. The diplomatic soft-pedaling that defined Washington’s foreign policy for decades is gone. Instead, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are openly asking why working-class … Read more
Xi Jinping Skips BRICS Leaders Dinner A small moment at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi has suddenly attracted a lot of attention. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the summit, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and took part in the day’s major diplomatic discussions. But when Modi hosted a gala dinner for BRICS leaders and … Read more