Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran has jointly agreed in good faith on the following: The final deal will be endorsed by a binding UNSC resolution. Verification: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text
Category Archives: Government
Chinese Capabilities – 2024 Report to Congress
Excerpted from the 2024 Annual Report to Congress, P. 151 Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China Aviation Industry The PRC is advancing its domestic aviation industry through two major state-owned aircraft corporations, the China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). … Continue reading
Breaking the Impasse
Preface The world has reached a critical point analogous to 1913, when the German and British Empires were locked into a race for naval supremacy. The difference between then and now is that at that time neither one had weapons with which to destroy the world. In view of the … Continue reading
Lust For Power
“Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as “the most flagrant of all the passions.” Because it can only be satisfied by power over others, government is its favorite field of exercise. Business offers a kind of power, but only to the very … Continue reading
An Interlinked World
Like it or not, we’re all irremediably interlinked. However remote and therefore inconsequential a region may appear to be, drought there can severely impact everyone else. Case in point, Chile is in the midst of a 15-year megadrought, and there’s no end in sight. As of 2021, over half of … Continue reading
Mechanics of a Nuclear War
On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped a uranium-based atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb, which had an explosive yield equivalent to about 15,000 tons of TNT, exploded at an altitude of about 1,900 feet and instantly killed more than 80,000 people. In 1952 Edward Teller conceived, and … Continue reading
China vs. U.S – PPP
GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is calculating by summing up the total value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders during a specific period, typically a year or a quarter. There are three main approaches to calculate GDP: the expenditure approach, the income approach, and the … Continue reading
Similarities and Differences Between China and the U.S.
Water The U.S. has 45% of all the freshwater in the world and approximately 4.22% of the world’s population. In the U.S., approximately 35% of the land in the lower 48 states is classified as arid or semi-arid. This includes regions like the Great Basin (most of Nevada, half of … Continue reading
China’s Shipbuilding Capacity
China’s shipbuilding capacity is believed to be over 230 times greater than that of the United States. Chinese shipyards produce roughly 23.2 million tons, accounting for over 50% of the world’s mechant tonnage produced. In contrast, capacity of the U.S. is less than 100,000 tons, or 0.1% of global production. … Continue reading
Opinion: Preventing a Terminal War
The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is rapidly fadin’ And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin’ – Bob Dylan, 1964 … Continue reading