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When drones were bores and bees
Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/07/2023
» When I was a child the word "drone" was used either as a reference to a lazy male bee or a monotonous dull sound, epitomised by people like teachers, preachers or prime ministers "droning on" in boring fashion.
Nato dodges bullet on Sweden, identifies new rifts
News, Peter Apps, Published on 17/07/2023
» It's unusual for much to be left to chance at Nato summits.
India displays diplomatic finesse
News, Kasit Piromya, Published on 10/07/2023
» Sitting on the edge of the Indian Ocean's eastern shores in Suvarnabhumi's "Golden Peninsula", and looking out west towards the Indian sub-continent, one cannot help but be in awe and admiration of the Democratic Republic of India's rise as a world power and how it has played the art of diplomacy with finesse.
When, how will air travel recover?
Oped, Published on 06/07/2023
» Global commercial air travel demand reached 90% of pre-Covid levels in May 2023, according to Bain & Company's Air Traffic Demand Forecast Model. A complete rebound is anticipated in the first half of 2024, primarily driven by the resumption of Chinese air travel. However, current recovery trends may be dampened by the evolving macroeconomic environment. A potential recession and rising inflationary pressure could adversely affect leisure travellers' disposable income in the next two years and delay full air travel recovery.
Is Germany Europe's new defining military power?
News, Peter Apps, Published on 01/07/2023
» As pundits and Western officials speculated wildly this week on what the apparent exile of the Wagner Group and its chief Yevgeniy Prighozin to Belarus might mean, Germany announced it would move to base 4,000 troops -- an entire combat brigade -- in neighbouring Lithuania.
Prigozhin and the aftermath of Russian folly
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 30/06/2023
» 'I said to Putin: 'We could waste [Prigozhin], no problem. If not on the first try, then on the second.' I told him: 'Don't do this'," said Aleksander Lukashenko, long-ruling dictator of Belarus, clearly delighted at having upstaged his arrogant Russian counterpart. The worm had turned, and it was the Russian dictator who needed help.
'Mocha' action shows SAC's ability
Oped, Published on 06/06/2023
» The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha was a very powerful and deadly tropical cyclone, but technological advances, an early warning system and the effective action of the State Administrative Council (SAC) of Myanmar and the collective effort of the public saved thousands of lives across the Rakhine coast, and Sittwe, the capital city of Rakhine state, remains resilient.
Russia, China in arms trade with Myanmar
Oped, Published on 27/05/2023
» It's hardly a surprise but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark United Nations report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions transfers to Myanmar, beset by longtime military rule, amid spurts of democratic governance, but overall isolation and indifference.
Global ammunition race may decide Ukraine war
News, Peter Apps, Published on 08/05/2023
» At the US Army Ammunition Plant in President Joe Biden's hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, production lines are running day and night through the working week to deliver artillery shells.
A new middle class and core industries
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 04/05/2023
» This article, after a few interruptions, is Part 3 of "Changing Thailand: The Series." It began with a prologue that presented an overview, emphasising that Thailand has been lagging behind its neighbours in terms of per-capita income growth.