As oil dives, Kurds return to sidelined farms

Iraq’s Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms ... ( read original story ...)

Is China Preparing for War in the Taiwan Strait?

Although Beijing is undoubtedly committed to further widening the military imbalance in the Taiwan Strait and to deploying assets that can delay or even prevent a U.S. intervention, China’s ability to ... ( read original story ...)

COVID and economic growth not a problem for Taiwan

which sits next door and does not believe Taiwan should exist. In this strategically fraught corner of the globe, where COVID-19 was first detected and contained, business is rebounding as the world ... ( read original story ...)