Click image to enlarge On August 18, 2026, President Trump asserted on his Truth Social site that the Strait of Hormuz is now a “new US territory.” This needs to be carefully unpacked. Contrary to the opinion of some of his -to put it mildly- detractors everywhere, this is not … Continue reading
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U.S. – Iran MOU 06-17-2026
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
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
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
U.S.-China GDP by PPP 2017 & British-German GDP 1913
In just over 100 years the pattern is eerily similar; and so is the possibility of a similar confrontation and for the same reasons: the Thucydides Trap. We all know the tragic loss of lives and treasure in World War I and its follow-up, World War II. But all-out war … Continue reading
History of the Gulf of Mexico
The Spanish discoverer of the Gulf was Sebastián de Ocampo, who circumnavigated the island of Cuba in 1508. The Gulf was unnamed until the early 1540s and was considered part of the Atlantic Ocean. The earliest maps referred to the Gulf as Seno Mejicano or Golfo de la Nueva España, … Continue reading