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This week one important news is the US New National Security Strategy. Some call it Trump doctrine. Two key points are known. Because it is rather thick, I recommend Paul Kelly’s commentary. Trump thinks that Europeans are not reliable in the future due to immigration policies.  Paul Kelly | Trump sets out his agenda for brave new world 12-10, 2025 p13 Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Calls Out Europe in New National Security Strategy  (12-12)  Trump, Reagan and the GOP's Foreign P

The battle of AI infrastructure is heating up. The first segment of the video below contains good comments. The second segment shows how NY Times is biased.  * OpenAI's Code Red, Sacks vs New York Times, New Poverty Line?  (12-6-2025)  The WSJ report below gives a good comparison of the US debt and other nations’ debt.  *WSJ 11-29 Is America Heading for a Debt Crisis? Look Abroad for Answers * Mohamed El-Erian: U.S. yield moves have more to do with Japan than Fed  (12-5)  —I

World  JUST IN: Trump warns Venezuela’s airspace is ‘CLOSED’  (11-30)   ‘INTENSIFIED INFILTRATION’: Taiwan drops MAJOR warning as Asia tensions heat up  (11-29)  ‘PREPARED TO USE FORCE’: CIA vet reveals Xi’s REAL plan for Taiwan  (11-29)   Hal Brands, Bloomberg 11-24 Taiwan Has Reached Its Tipping Point   WSJ 11-27 Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan WSJ 11-22 The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s Hands WSJ 11-19

I have written a series about the restart of the Cold War or CW2 ([1,2] and references quoted). The Cold War would not have won had a good grand strategy not been drafted. For an authoritative history of the Cold War, see [3,4]. When writing [4], I was confident that a good Grand Strategy had been proposed, and Trump’s strategy seems OK.    About 6 months ago, 龙应台 published a commentary in the NY Times (see references in “Defence of Taiwan”). She called for negotiation with t

World  * Russia-Ukraine war is a 'war of Russia's choice': Dan Hoffman  (11-22)   ** Why the Cold War Still Matters with John Lewis Gaddis  (11-20-2025) How the Soviets Became Asia’s Biggest Postwar Winner - Sarah Paine  (11-20-2025)   Kudlow: The ENTIRE DYNAMIC has changed  (11-19)  * Trump SCOLDS reporter's questions to Saudi crown prince  (11-19)  Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore: I have never seen the world as 'messy' as it is now  (11-18)  WSJ Walter Russell Mead 11-17 Why

The Cancer Killers: A story where the stakes are life and death  is a documentary about two Australian doctors/researchers who invented a new way to treat cancer. Their approach attacks cancerous cells only, not normal ones. This is novel and, in principle, may apply to many types of cancers. In early trials, some near-death patients had total remission. They started a company many years ago, and after a torturous 20+ years, their treatments have yet to reach the market. The

World  If China Invades Taiwan | The Arsenal of Democracy (clip)   Anne Neuberger on Cyber Rattling, Future Wars, Mamdani, and BBC  (11-14 GoodFellows)  Gen. Keane: This is QUITE significant  (11-14) (China new carrier. drones)  ‘WE BE CAREFUL’: Expert warns China’s fentanyl pledge may hide a broader plan  (11-14)     ** Sec. Bessent reveals new plan blue states are fighting against | Rob Schmitt (11-12)  Syrian president addresses his past connections to al-Qaeda, relations