Global recession is coming. The two biggest export economies in the world - Germany (blue) & China (black) - are seeing their new export orders in the manufacturing PMIs fall sharply. That's deteriorating global demand as we teeter towards recession. Only outlier: the US (red)...
The draft security agreement between PRC🇨🇳 & the Solomon Islands🇸🇧 has implications for the security of all the Pacific islands. If a hostile power controls a base on the Solomons they can block shipping traffic from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean, into the Coral Sea, & beyond
Caused Germany to overturn 75 years of post-WW2 defence policy;
Caused Switzerland to break with 200 years of neutrality;
Caused Finland to debate joining NATO;
Caused neutral Sweden to send lethal aid to Ukraine;
Finally, a sobering note we've heard from several analysts, too: Russia is still expected to adjust and has combat power to do so, senior U.S. defense official said.
Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes. This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now.
AMTI and @C4ADS present "Pulling Back the Curtain on China's Maritime Militia", a report featuring the most comprehensive study of the militia to date as well as a methodology for identifying militia vessels and over 120 ships thus identified. Read here: https://t.co/QRSff6SVZ9
Has the pandemic sped up the timeline by which the Chinese economy will surpass that of the United States? On November 19 from 9:00 am-10:15 am ET, join us for our first debate of our 2021 "China’s Power: Up for Debate" conference and decide for yourself: https://t.co/fPTBNqwyz3
NOW: Vice President Leni Robredo releases her Kalayaan sa Covid Plan if she wins the presidency. First on the list is "Freedom from sickness," which focuses on strengthening the health care system, compensating HCWs, mass vaccination. | @krixiasINQ