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China and its closed border allies are now trapped in a zero Covid nightmare The Pacific rim has become an arc of introversion – of countries which face lingering economic damage as they shut themselves away 9 May 2021 • 1:40pm What joy it must have been to be an Australian over the past year – assuming that is, you weren’t one of those citizens unfortunate enough to have been abroad when Covid struck and have as yet been unable to return home. It hasn’t exactly been a non-stop party – crowds were banned from Sydney’s New Year celebrations, and everyone across the country has f...

Shortage: The U.S. Military Needs More Precision-Guided Munitions Yet even if the Pentagon wants more smart bombs, the U.S. defense industry may not be able to provide them. Here's What You Need to Remember: Finally, while smart munitions are invaluable—better to expend a million-dollar missile than risk a $100 million aircraft—CRS asks whether there is always value for money. “For instance, in 2017 a U.S. ally used a $3 million Patriot missile to engage a $300 quadcopter drone,” the report notes. Since the 1980s, smart bombs have become the wonder weapons of modern warfare. One lase...

Stop Hyping the China Threat While China’s rise may not trigger a Thucydides Trap with the United States, the possibility of conflict remains due to increasing tensions in the South China Sea and the ratcheting up of threats against Taiwan. THE ESCALATING strategic rivalry between the United States and China represents the greatest foreign policy challenge that President Joe Biden’s administration faces today. The growing confrontation over the South China Sea (SCS) and China’s increasing threats towards Taiwan have left many fearing that war could erupt due to crisis miscalculation. Ex...

The coronavirus is running riot and health systems are buckling in India Credit: DANISH SIDDIQUI /REUTERS As people in London, Tel Aviv and New York start to move past the excitement of getting coronavirus jabs and turn their thoughts to booking summer holidays, it might appear for many that the world is at last returning to normal. In countries which have been able to harness the scientific marvel of rapidly-developed vaccines,  the jabs have had a profound effect on future prospects. With infections, hospitalisations and deaths plummeting and study after study highlighting the protective ...

Merkel promises all Germans first vaccine shot by September Pledge will only be met if pharma companies stick to delivery commitments Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 08:21 German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference after meeting with vaccine producers and Germany’s state prime ministers for a “vaccine discussion” via video conference. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Pool/AFP via Getty Images   Chancellor Angela Merkel promised all Germans a first shot of Covid-19 vaccine by the end of September, as long as drugmakers stick to their delivery commitments. Even if new shots aren’t approv...