The United Kingdom is Poking Russia: The Royal Navy is “Toothless”

 

The United Kingdom is Poking Russia: The Royal Navy is “Toothless”: All of Its Nuclear-powered Attack Submarines Are Inactive By Drago Bosnic The British Navy has been fading away, reducing both the quantity and quality of its ships. According to various reports over the last 20 years, London now has nearly twice as many admirals as it does actual warships. Worse yet, many of those formally combat-capable vessels are in such a dilapidated condition that they’re barely usable as ships (much less warships). Read here

The New Middle East Trade Corridor Emerges After the Strait of Hormuz is Closed. Alternative Routes for Energy Exports By Steven Sahiounie Global energy markets continue to face mounting uncertainty as tensions between Washington and Tehran show no signs of easing. Governments across the Middle East and beyond are accelerating efforts to develop alternative routes for energy exports and international trade. Read here

The WHO’s Climate Narrative Doesn’t Match the Evidence By Mark Keenan The World Health Organization has found a new cause. Having emerged from the COVID era with its credibility under increasing scrutiny, the WHO is now attempting to redefine climate change as a public health emergency. The latest push comes from a special commission urging that climate change in Europe be treated as an international health crisis requiring urgent action. Read here

Grain or Fish? The Geopolitical Evolution of Land and Sea Powers By Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz The most important contradiction in history has emerged between the way of life that depends on the land and the way of life that opens to the sea. In other words, the history of humanity is the history of the long and uninterrupted competition between the continental powers and the sea powers. Read here

The Paradox of Virtue: Why Moral Philosophy Has Failed to Transform Humanity By Prof. Ruel F. Pepa Since the dawn of civilization, philosophers have sought to identify the virtues that ought to guide human conduct. From the wisdom of ancient Greece to the ethical systems of the Enlightenment and beyond, countless thinkers have proposed ideals intended to improve both individual character and society as a whole. Read here

Congress Moves to Institutionalize US-Israeli Relationship By Philip Giraldi There is near certainty that Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 will pass through the House of Representatives to become law this coming week after a failed attempt last Thursday in the House Armed Services Committee to pass an amendment to delete it led by Democratic Party Congressman Ro Khanna and Republican Thomas Massie. Read here

United States Launches Renewed Attacks on Iran By Abayomi Azikiwe Aggressive actions take place proving that Washington is not serious about a permanent settlement with Tehran while the Israeli Defense Forces continue their assaults on Southern Lebanon violating the ceasefire of two months earlier. Read here