How the Army’s New Recon Unit is Changing Warfare
“Soldiers hate two things: the way things are, and change.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bp_-JlmFEg
Tag: international relations
The End of the American Empire | The David Frum Show
On the international stage, the United States is acting like brash huns, its president receiving gifts of gold as countries complement him and shower him in gifts in hopes of corruption as they beseech Trump to lift tariffs. In the short term, the U.S. has higher taxes on goods they import and difficulty selling abroad where foreign countries tariff back and where tariffs on imports into the U.S. make U.S. goods more expensive. In the long term, the U.S. reputation is tarnished and countries may never trust the country again as the country already elected Trump twice, and may always elect another one in the future. A world where the United States can’t be trusted is a worse world for the United States and Americans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb_2J7-Es6g
‘We are under attack’: Italian defense minister accuses Russia of waging hybrid war
“Attacks include: accusations that a notorious Russian military intelligence hacking group targeted defense, transport and tech firms involved in helping Ukraine; arson attacks on depots containing equipment destined for Ukraine in Poland; Russian ally Belarus weaponizing migrants to destabilize Poland; drones of unknown origin buzzing airports across the continent; and Moscow being accused of undermining the presidential election in Romania.
Poland called a Sunday rail line explosion “sabotage” and on Tuesday blamed two Ukrainians working for Russia.
Globsec, a Prague-based think tank, calculated there were more than 110 acts of sabotage and attempted attacks carried out in Europe between January and July, mainly in Poland and France, by people with links to Russia.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-defense-minister-guido-crosetto-russia-hybrid-war/
History Tells Us How the Ukraine War Could End (it’s worse than you think)
We can’t assume other people in history and in the current world think like us. Not everyone is a reasonable person who can be reached with diplomacy. Some people are ideologically psychopaths and are willing to kill many many people to get what they want. Such people can only be stopped by force.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqn27gl2vg
Update from Ukraine | Betrayal! Secret Talks to Force Ukraine for defeat
In secret talks, the Trump administration has been talking with Russia about Ukrainian capitulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZqRmMvBnY
Trump defends Saudi crown prince, who US intelligence found ordered killing of Washington Post columnist
“Asked by a reporter about Khashoggi’s murder during a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump defended the crown prince — who minutes earlier had pledged to increase his past commitment of $600 billion in investments in the U.S. to $1 trillion.
“He’s done a phenomenal job,” Trump said of Mohammed, adding: “Things happen, but he knew nothing about it.”
And, referencing Khashoggi, the president also seemed to offer an explanation for his murder: “a lot of people didn’t like that gentleman,” he said.
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Moments later, he went further and suggested that ABC should lose its broadcasting license over the reporter’s question.
It was not the first time Trump made excuses for Khashoggi’s murder, something he also did in 2018. And it followed the president praising Mohammed for his record on “human rights” and declaring that he and the Saudi crown prince have “always been on the same side of every issue.””
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/18/trump-defends-mbs-saudi-arabia-00656679?utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=RSS_Feed
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to ‘major non-NATO ally’ status
“In addition to easing weapons transfers, the agreement will open Saudi Arabia as a location to store U.S. weapons, and make the country eligible to bid on Pentagon maintenance and repair contracts and purchase depleted uranium ammunition.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/18/trump-saudi-arabia-ally-00658467
Hamas Rejects Historic UN Resolution While Israel Worries About Hidden Dangers | Einat Wilf Analysis
The reason the two-state solution always fails is because Palestinians don’t want to live next to an Israeli state.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFIOk676KGc
The Forgotten War That Paved the Way for Islam in Central Asia
The Muslims defeating China led to Islam being prominent in Central Asia and to paper technology leaving China and changing the world due to captured paper makers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPegSsK3l5o
What Happened to Russia’s Troops in Africa?
Russia intervenes in Africa not just for control over resources, but to compete against the West for influence. Russia can avoid sanctions and global condemnation by having African countries vote with them. Russia uses private military companies that in theory are independent, but in reality are arms of the Russian state.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVLBitv_A_4