Lee Kuan Yew & Singapore-Israel 'Special Relationship'

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The Ultimax machine gun is proudly Made in Singapore. Today marks the end of an era as arguably the best-known Asian leader of his generatio... Continue reading →

China Syndrome: Japan Sells Subs to Australia?

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Next stop for Soryu -class Japanese subs? The Land of Oz. Whoa, another security-related post after the previous one on China's fisher m... Continue reading →

Territorial Disputes & China's Fisher Militia

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And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” [Matthew 4:19] Since it's the weekend, let's try something dif... Continue reading →

Territorial Disputes & PRC Travel Warnings on Philippines

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Good luck finding these sorts of wedding photo ops back in the PRC. An area of study in international relations that nobody has looked at is... Continue reading →

Re-Trying Carlos the Jackal, Celebrity Terrorist

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bin Laden is dead and gone, but Carlos rambles on. Whereas Osama bin Laden struck me as a po-faced fanatic, Venezuelan Carlos the Jackal alw... Continue reading →

Drill Baby Drill! In the Philippines' Disputed Waters

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For a profit, would you dare to fight the Chinese? The mother of all "political risk"-laden investments is probably this one: Say ... Continue reading →

The Fate of French-Made Warships Ordered by Russia

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Like giving matches to a pyromaniac? French-built warships ordered by Russia. It is no secret that the French economy is not doing so well. ... Continue reading →

Poland's Turn to Experience Russian Gas Pains

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Where'd all the gas go? Nobody may really know...except the Russians. Energy geopolitics between Russia and its European "customers... Continue reading →

Fee for Westerners on the 'Jihadi Highway': $25

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Yonder lies adventure...for $25, whitefella jihadist. Does god really care for your life in the suburbs? / A dull little life full of dull l... Continue reading →

Could Military Rule Work? Thai Junta & Phuket

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Cleaning up paradise. As a pragmatist, I am not wedded to ideas that "democracy" and "free markets" are necessarily the ... Continue reading →

PRC Jihad vs US Tech: Norton, Kaspersky Banned

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Battling the evil empire of US technology. There's more fun news suggesting a further escalation of China's tech jihad against Ameri... Continue reading →

Marketing the Unmarketable: Israel's Soft Power

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Not your grandfather's idea of "nation branding." Regardless of the party in power, one thing you can count on is that the Uni... Continue reading →

Sisi's No Sissy: Ending Egypt's Unsustainable Subsidies

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His sartorial choices may have been Oppa Moammar Style, but Sisi has made a good start. For the record, let us recall how Egyptian President... Continue reading →

A Bad Idea: Flying Passenger Jets Over Ukraine

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I am greatly saddened by the loss of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over the airspace of Ukraine. I have been following the disaster since it was re... Continue reading →

Iraq's a Goner, But Kurdistan Isn't

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It's another fine mess we can lay on the West's doorstep: Mosul residents seek refuge in Kurdistan. Wolfowitz of Arabia, Kimmitt the... Continue reading →

Spies Like Us: USA, PRC and, er...'IBM'

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The silly season is upon us once more in the spying biz as the US and China make tit-for-tat accusations about each others' covert activ... Continue reading →