Iran launched a research rocket on Monday and unveiled its first major space centre that will be used to launch research satellites, state-run television reported. The report said the rocket was the first launched by Iran “into space,” but analysts have expressed doubts about similar technological achievements announced by the country in the past. Iran […]
Dozen Killed As Sri Lanka Marks Independence
Roadside bombings in Sri Lanka killed more than a dozen people today as the country’s president marked the island’s 60th anniversary of its independence, claiming terrorism was "facing a defeat it has never faced before". The capital, Colombo, was effectively sealed off, with roads blocked and mobile phone operators cutting off services in the morning […]
‘US Qaeda strategy fatally flawed’
In its ideological struggle against al-Qaeda, American anti-terrorist strategy too often overlooks the basic tenets of the infamous Chinese warlord Sun Tzu, namely: know your enemy. That is the fixed view of leading analysts, who conclude that through ignorance of the enemy it faces, ignorance of its nature, its goals, its strengths and its weaknesses, […]
‘Undertaker’ Close to Power in Serbia
A former cemeteries manager known as the undertaker stands his best chance of becoming head of state when Serbia votes tomorrow in a fateful presidential election. To his many critics, the extreme nationalist Tomislav Nikolic will be digging Serbia’s grave if he repeats his first-round victory, plunging the pivotal Balkan country into renewed isolation, and […]
Australia must tighten arms sales controls
China’s use of advanced Australian designs for a new generation of stealth missile boats should prompt tighter controls over commercial sales to Beijing, a top Australian security analyst said on Friday. Working with a Chinese joint venture partner, Australian marine design company AMD has sold catamaran designs to China’s fast-expanding navy for the Type 022 […]
Pentagon ABC: Divide and Rule
A united power is difficult to cope with. The divide-and-rule manta has been used not only within a country but also in international politics. Although it has become a basic formula for ruling classes all over the world to maintain their ruling power by suppressing their peoples, it has equally been used by dominant international […]
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