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(国际观察)美国在阿富汗甩锅 砸了自己的脚 新华社记者 截至13日，阿富汗塔利班已宣布攻占该国34个省会城市中的18个。处境狼狈 美国国防部13日表示，阿富汗塔利班正在设法孤立阿首都喀布尔，美方对阿安全局势“深感担忧”。
文章称，事实上，美国外交政策的许多重大失败都可以归咎于没有认识到美国无法改变的事。这是骄傲自大、不理解美国力量局限性的结果，这个问题现已被放大，因为随着在多极世界中力量变得分散，美国的相对力量受到了削弱。(@参考消息)
North Korea expands threat to cancel Trump-Kim summit, saying it won’t be pushed to abandon its nukesby wpjljron Wednesday, May 16th, 2018.North Korea expands threat to cancel Trump-Kim summit, saying it won’t be pushed to abandon its nukesSEOUL — North Korea is rapidly moving the goal posts for next month’s summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump, saying the United States must stop insisting it “unilaterally” abandon its nuclear program and stop talking about a Libya-style solution to the standoff. The latest warning, delivered by former North Korean nuclear negotia...
By Kang Seung-woo North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's unusual acknowledgement of a food shortage is stirring up legitimate questions about the current situation inside the reclusive state and the reasons behind his admission. Pyongyang watchers also believe the country is facing a quite serious food shortage, and they see Kim's failed major policies as the culprits for the ongoing crisis, along with the triple whammy of last fall's typhoons, COVID-19 and international sanctions. When it comes to humanitarian food assistance from South Korea and the United States, experts also question whether,...
SWAN Corner: Wet Weather Measurement Means More Than Scratching The Surface By Jay Boyd A Brief History Of Flow Measurement History reveals that measuring water levels goes back many thousands of years to ancient Egypt. The Nile River was the source of life for the Egyptians, vital for sustaining life in Egypt. It was the annual flooding of the Nile that brought water to the erstwhile parched landscape for crop irrigation. 1 Flooding would vary from year to year, and hence the Egyptians recognized that they could predict the harvest bounty based on Nile River levels. They developed methods a...