Confronted With Thorny Problems, Trump Turns to the Military
Politico The president has used the armed forces during his second term as an initial option rather than a last resort.
Day: January 17, 2026
Japan Aims To Be Indispensable to Trump. Australia Should Follow
The Strategist Australia could make its case to Trump more effectively by first consulting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about the concept of strategic indispensability, which…
Cognitive Warfare: An Allied Blueprint and a Pentagon Opportunity
Small Wars J. NATO’s Chief Scientist has done the hard work. The report on Cognitive…
Shocking moment male nurse repeatedly slaps disabled 5-year-old patient as dad reveals anger over how carer was caught
SICKENING footage shows a nurse violently slapping a disabled five-year-old patient repeatedly. But the carer, Bruno Valenzuela, was only arrested after the disturbing video was broadcast by a local news channel. Valenzuela, 31, attacked the youngster …
The Last Algorithm
[](/images/the-last-algorithm-header.webp) I just had a strange premonition that we’re about to get ASI-like outcomes from AI in 2026, but not from a new model. I…
Hilarious moment Trump mimics Emmanuel Macron as president puts on French accent while recounting phone call
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has hilariously mocked French leader Emmanuel Macron with a cartoonish French accent. Trump mimicked the Frenchman at a White House roundtable on Friday, as he recounted a phone call between the two leaders. Replaying their a pho…
Why US Cities Are Reverting 1-Way Streets Back To Original 2-Way Design
Excessive speeding was so common on parallel one-way streets passing a massive electronics plant that Indianapolis residents used to refer to the pair as a “racetrack” akin to the city’s famous Motor Speedway a few miles west.
Sudan: A truce of separation
The proposed humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan aims to undermine the unity of the country.
Analysis: Canada’s leader leaves China pronouncing success, but Trump lurks in the background
Canadian leader Mark Carney met China’s Xi Jinping this week.
Greenland and Denmark set for anti-Trump protests – Europe live
‘Hands off Greenland’ rallies have been organised in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and NuukEuropean leaders spent the past year treading carefully around Donald Trump as he levied tariffs, pushed Nato countries to increase their defence spending …