One country that has not been caught with its pants down amid the current inflationary and food shortage crisis is China, which in the first half of the current crop year alone has accumulated about 69 percent of the world’s corn reserves, 60 percent of rice reserves, and 51 percent of wheat reserves. China has been preparing for years, it turns out, for a collapse of the global economy. While the... 

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu — the Chief Rabbi of Safed and a member of the Israel’s Rabbinate Council — claims that we are witnessing the beginning of the end of America as a superpower — which will pave the way for Israel to take its place in “guiding civilization forward“: “It is with great sadness that we can remember this event [storming of the US Capitol] as part of the process of America’s... 

China is looking to the future as it embarks on a mission to develop cutting-edge technologies in order to become the new military tech superpower. China has selected 120 top specialists to work in a leading research institute to push the development of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies for military applications, the South China Morning Post reports, citing state media. It’s been... 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced plans to turn his country into the world’s strongest nation by 2050. David O’Brien of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China explained to Sputnik what could be behind Beijing’s push for global dominance. Sputnik: What is your outlook regarding China’s future development? How likely is it to become the biggest superpower? David O’Brien:... 

A British Conservative MP has admitted saber rattling and sanctions are “having no effect whatsoever” on Iran saying everyone should quit “yesterday’s policies and recognize “Iran’s status as a regional superpower.” “The policy of saber rattling and sanctions has not worked. They are yesterday’s policies. Iran is not going to be deterred from pursuing its nuclear program,” said... 

China has long preferred to keep out of international affairs, rejecting the interventionist instincts of the United States and NATO that have been on display in Libya in recent months, and concentrating on affairs at home. China’s leaders espouse a doctrine of “non-interference” in other nations’ affairs and take every opportunity to reassure the watching world of its “peaceful... 

Never has one country enjoyed complete global domination as has America. For about five decades, the United States has been the strongest military, economic and cultural power on earth. For the past two decades, the international order has been America and the others (barely). However, the fun times are coming to an end. After the financial crash of 2008 and concomitant recession, Uncle Sam was revealed... 

Oakton, Va. – Two American icons, General Electric and Berkshire Hathaway, lost their triple-A credit ratings. Then China, America’s largest creditor, called for a new global currency to replace the dollar just weeks after it demanded Washington guarantee the safety of Beijing’s nearly $1 trillion debt holdings. And that was just in March. These events are the latest warnings that...