new video loaded: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire transcript Back transcript U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire The United States said it vetoed the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, because it did not make the cease-fire contingent on the release of the…
China and the US have deep misunderstandings about nuclear deterrence, according to international relations experts, setting the two powers up for potentially disastrous consequences. According to Jiang Tianjiao, an associate researcher at Fudan University in Shanghai, the two countries even have different definitions of deterrence – one of the most important concepts in military strategy….
Asian and European markets surged Thursday as investors weighed Donald Trump‘s White House return. The Republican secured the presidency this week with 50.9 percent of the popular vote and counting. Driven by expectations of renewed trade, corporate tax cuts, and deregulation, many markets are preparing for both growth potential and economic disruption. Trump has suggested…
Once a ballistic missile is fired into the air, a defender has only minutes to identify its precise trajectory and try to shoot it down. The target, an enemy warhead, is inside an object about the size of a car that typically flies through the edge of space at many times the speed of sound….
new video loaded: Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Awarded Nobel Peace Prize transcript Back transcript Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel committee said that Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese grass-roots movement of “hibakusha,” or atomic bombing survivors, has demonstrated that “nuclear weapons must never be used again.” This movement is receiving the Peace…
The domestic narratives employed by the United States and China in framing their technology competition reveal starkly different approaches and underlying strategic objectives. At the forefront is the emphasis on job creation and economic revitalisation. President Joe Biden has positioned the technological race as an opportunity for large-scale employment growth and economic rejuvenation. His projection…