warship names show navy’s growth

Chinese Navy type 055 Nanchang joins the naval parade to celebrate the anniversary of Chinese PLA Navy Qingdao, China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2019. ... Chinese destroyers have been named like Shenzhen, Type 051B destroyer. . ..

how the oligarchs seized the reins of power

Since more than half of Pakistanis lived in East Pakistan, under any type of democratic set-up they would have come to dominate the national political decision making process. ... Together, the landed aristocracy and the civil service constituted an oligarchy whose policies exacerbated..

is russia really cutting its military spending?

Of course, to some degree, the impression that Russia must still be spending a fortune on its military is partly shaped by the assertive political rhetoric coming out of Moscow, which is amplified by official propaganda and reinforced by exuberant public demonstrations—like the military parade..

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u.s. deploying carrier strike group to send 'message' to iran

The strike group consists of Abraham Lincoln, Nimitz-class carrier USS Leyte Gulf, Ticonderoga-class guided Carrier Air Wing Seven and destroyers from Destroyer Squadron Two.. U.S jets parked on the flight deck of Nimitz-class USS Abraham Lincoln in Strait of Hormuz February..

malaysia: no class act

MALAYSIA: No Class Act . by Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) . Monday, May 6th, 2019 . ... Malaysia, of course, is not the only country where lawmakers have been trying to find a way to combat so-called “fake news.” ..

committee for a workers' international

This challenge falls to the working class, hitherto woefully let down by its parties. ... No warmed-up capitalist recipes can bring back the ‘glory days’ in which, in truth, the working class never won more than a few morsels from the table. ..

un / guterres african union

“Our objective is to reach a solution that has a national consensus between the military council and the political and social class and leads to a peaceful transition.” . 16. ... Category . . . . . Geographic Subjects . , LIBYA , SUDAN . . . Creator . ..

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