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Antiwar.com Original Actually, None is Necessaryby Fred Reed Posted on The Correlation of Armed Forces: U.S. goods and services trade with China totaled an estimated $634.8 billion in 2019. Exports were $163.0 billion; imports were $471.8 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with China was $308.8 billion in 2019. Trade in services with China (exports and imports) totaled an estimated $76.7 billion in 2019. Services exports were $56.5 billion; services imports were $20.1 billion. The U.S. services trade surplus with China was $36.4 billion in 2019. There ...

The Militarization of Space Is Older Than You Think There’s been a lot of misinformation put forward in the intervening years, but one thing is clear to paraphrase the narrator of the film Fight Club: the idea (for a space force) had been on the tip of everyone’s tongue, the president just gave it a name. In fact, even giving the president credit for the name is a stretch, despite his anecdote about saying to himself, “Why don’t we call it the Space Force?” Mostly, it is safe to say that he sanctioned it. By signing the four space directives and ultimately issuing the executive ord...

Coping with Covid-19: How the fine-wine market is making the best of a tough year The World of Fine Wine’s auctions and secondary market correspondent, Chloe Ashton, takes a look at how the pandemic has continued to have an impact on fine-wine saleroom activity during the third quarter The fine wine market has become comfortable with uncertainty. Since the glory of autumn 2018, which saw the Liv-ex 1,000 index reach record-breaking heights, turmoil of one kind or another has plagued major markets—but the industry and its assets have resisted well. Exceeding expectations “Things are les...

Image: Glasgow Times While America’s been responsible for some of this year’s weirdest fitness trends and Australia’s led the way when it comes to food or drinks, Europe has been responsible for the most memorable style trends of 2020. Lewis Hamilton and Conor McGregor reviving the ‘Canadian tuxedo’; Richard Biedul and Harry Styles redefining masculinity when it comes to men’s fashion; Johannes Huebl singlehandedly proving that a pandemic’s no excuse to dress poorly… They might be struggling with The Bat Kiss right now, but Europe’s not struggling to come up with the goods. ...