The Narcostate
It’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more…
Russia
Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (Dec 9) that Moscow could adopt what he described as a US concept of using preemptive military…
Biden to back African Union spot in G20 at US-Africa summit
The United States is expected to discuss the African Union’s role in the Group of 20 nations at a three-day summit in Washington, DC….
Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow could adopt what he described as a U.S. concept of using preemptive military strikes, noting it…
Gas Starts to Flow from Russia to China’s East Coast as New Pipeline Is Connected
The final link in the 5,111-kilometer natural gas pipeline that runs from the gas fields of eastern Siberia to Shanghai was put into operation…