Former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy and Vice Chancellor of Sir John Kotalawella Defence University.” Undersea fiber optic cables constitute the backbone of global digital connectivity, ...
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The interference into affairs of other nations by the USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) started in 1953, six years after it was established. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company supplied Britain with ...
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for almost four weeks – throwing global oil markets into chaos – and there ...
As Trump threatens Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, the East-West route offers a vital release valve for global oil supplies.
Chinese vessels are mapping the sea floor at strategically vital regions of the world's oceans, building detailed knowledge ...
With thousands of US ground troops reportedly on the way to the Middle East, speculation is mounting that they may be assigned to take Iran’s Kharg Island, a key fuel hub in the northern Persian Gulf ...
Syed Asim Munir’s role demonstrates Islamabad’s acute exposure to regional instability and newly found geopolitical relevance ...
Many solo travelers are women, but traveling alone as a woman is not safe everywhere in the world. Travel safety experts from Safeture and Riskline have now released a Female Travel Safety Map, a ...
US President Donald Trump has postponed his threat to strike Iranian power plants for five days after what he said were "productive conversations" between the US and Iran. On Saturday evening, the ...
Around a fifth of the world’s traded oil typically flows through the Strait of Hormuz every day. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the ...