Balikatan Fires First Typhon-Launched Tomahawk —China Anger Over Philippines-Japan Arms Deal | EP828

Japan is becoming its own hub in a hub and spoke model of quasi-alliances in the Asia-Pacific. It’s cooperating with many countries and selling needed weapons. Japan is the most trusted major power among ASEAN countries. Beating the EU, US, China, and India.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRGTpagxus

What the Xi–Trump Summit Means for the US–China Power Race

We need engineers and technologists to advance the country forward, including in the government. It’s a great tragedy that when we gave a technologist, Elon Musk, great governmental power, he used it not to build, but to destroy. Rather than using his business and technical expertise to make government better, he used his biased ideology and political incompetence to destroy things that were providing good to Americans and the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI0f_iVcDQ8

How EU is pivoting away from ‘toxic’ Trump & closer to China | Fareed’s Take

Trump’s threats on Greenland have shifted Europe away from the United States: militarily, diplomatically, and economically. Chinese businesses are getting business instead of the US because of Trump’s unethical threat to steal Danish territory with military force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWZACdqdFcc

Illegal mining in Ghana, sometimes funded by China, is destroying Ghana’s land and Ghana’s rule of law.

Illegal mining in Ghana, sometimes funded by China, is destroying Ghana’s land and Ghana’s rule of law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vug6f_8zwO8

Trump’s Iran blockade: ‘Which moron came up with this idea?’ | Malcolm Nance

The ships and crews that Trump is blockading are not just Iranian ships and crews. Is the US going to steal or sink foreign ships? What if Pakistani or Chinese military vessels escort their ships? Will the US start a war with these countries to enforce the blockade? Ships’ crews can lock themselves in the bridge and engine rooms, which will stop boarders from controlling the ship, what will the US do then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mHpmTN86-Q

NATO’s Biggest Weakness Just Became Obvious

The US really needs to up their game when it comes to mass, cheap, attritable drones.

Many US methods are obsolete and America’s industrial base is not prepared to mass produce drones. Russia and China are already ahead of the US in drone warfare.

The US needs to work with Ukraine to learn from their experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzuiV2WWoVU