By Lawrence Solomon | First published by The Defense Post As became clear on October 26, when Israel’s fighter planes all returned home safely after destroying 20 Iranian military sites in three successive bombing waves, Iran has neither the aircraft nor the surface-to-air missiles capable of challenging the Israeli Air Force. Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin are the […]
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In the restrictive environment of China, Shanghai’s iconic Jifeng Bookstore, with its high-quality selection of humanities and social science offerings, embodied resistance, defiance, and an indomitable spirit. When Jifeng was forced to close in 2018, the fate of one bookstore became a symbol of how public life in China had been strangled. With its relocation […]
Unpacking the threats posed by Big Tech, AI, and foreign meddling in our democratic processes. Who’s really running our elections and how manipulated are we in the choices we make? Talk Nation Radio invited three experts on the topic of election and foreign interference to look at the ways we’re persuaded and manipulated by search […]
By Lawrence Solomon | Jewish News Syndicate Israel is arguably more secure now than at any time in its history. Hamas has largely been dismantled. Hezbollah has lost two-thirds of its short- and medium-range missiles and all of its senior leaders. And Iran has lost one-third of its advanced ballistic missiles in futile attempts to […]
Translated by Probe International The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) faced a critical juncture in the early spring of 1989, with the potential to align with the world by embracing China’s cultural heritage and implementing gradual reforms. In the revised edition of her book, “Deng Xiaoping in 1989,” Chinese investigative journalist and author Dai Qing suggests […]
Translated by Probe International Iconic Chinese investigative journalist Dai Qing’s new book Deng Xiaoping in 1989 was published in June by Bouden House in New York. After years of absence from the media, 83-year-old Dai Qing granted an exclusive interview to Voice of America, in which she hopes to offer fresh details about Deng Xiaoping’s decisions during the Tiananmen Square Incident, particularly […]
No other country devotes as large a share of its resources to the protection of countries threatened by belligerents and tyrannies. By Lawrence Solomon | Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) Israel devotes a larger proportion of its GDP to arms and security exports than any other country on Earth. That devotion makes it unique in another […]
By Lawrence Solomon | The Financial Post Despite the immense expense of Israel’s war with Gaza — predicted to total US$67 billion by 2025 in military and civilian costs — most segments of the Israeli economy are faring well. The overall economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first half of this year and is expected to end the […]
By Qian Lang for RFA Mandarin | Radio Free Asia Summary Prominent Chinese journalist, Gao Yu, known for her critical views of China’s Communist regime (CCP), found herself without any form of communication when police abruptly pulled her access to landline, mobile phone, and internet services on Monday. According to an update posted to Gao’s […]
By Patricia Adams and Lawrence Solomon | Published by The Epoch Times Ramped up pro-Hamas, anti-Israeli rhetoric from communist China under leader Xi Jinping since Oct. 7, serves a higher domestic priority for Xi—the subjugation of Taiwan, on which so much of his reputation depends. In fact, China has little to lose and much to gain should […]