

The war game turned out to be a rather accurate predictor of the future
The renewed VFA may be among the last that the Philippines signs, because the U.S. may not desire to sustain a presence as a part of its regional policy, Joaquin Flores writes.
U.S. provocations in the East are likely to continue and only Beijing knows how much more it will take before there is an explosion.
The inexorable imperial rot will go on, a tawdry affair carrying no dramatic, aesthetic pathos worthy of a Gotterdammerung.
It’s about time there was objective assessment of where Russia intends to move on the world stage. There’s no point in continuing confrontation.
Washington’s overarching motive and objective are to try to stymie China’s global economic growth and its strategic partnerships, Finian Cunningham writes.
Given the lack of any deep thinking going on in the White House, Americans could easily find themselves in yet another Afghanistan.
In Ukraine, it appears easier to be an anti-Russian advocate than a pro-Russian voice. At play is a fear factor aspect having to do with violence and the threat of legal action.