Since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre the United States federal governmen has conducted a foreign policy most accurately described as unipolar in structure. In 2001 the United States was the world's only superpower. It had attained this status with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Spurned on by the savage attacks which transpired on September 11, 2001, members of (President) George W. Bush administration decided that it was in the interests o

By Matthew Clark During the 2nd half of the 19th century the world's premier economic and military power, Great Britain, led an impressive crusade to free labour, Industry (particularly manufacturing), finance, and capital, from government fetters. Albion's mighty Royal Navy, the globes dominant military institution, conducted campaigns on the high seas against the slave trade, piracy, and state opportunism. As a result safety and security on the world's waters reached a leve

By Matthew Clark On Sunday November 9, 2025 my rural church (of the Presbyterian denomination) combined with a neighbouring rural church to hold a Remeberance Day Sunday Service. It was very well done with a bagpiper playing a number of religious/memorial tunes. A retired Canadian Armed Forces read "IN Flanders Field." There was a respectable crowd (for a rural church) of about 30 people. For most Sunday Services both participating churches get less than 15 Christian worshipp

Xi Jinping Chairman Of China's ruling Communist Party has been busy purging The People's Liberation Army. Special attention is being placed in the Rocket Forces. Li Yuchao, commander of the Rocket Forces has been removed, as has political commissar Xu Zhongbo. Li deputy Liu Guangbin and former deputy Zhang Zhenzhong have also been replaced. Deputy commander Wu Guohua took his own life. Air Force commander Liu Yazhou was sentanced to death. Defence Ministers Lu Shangfu and Wei