by John M. Curtis | Jun 14, 2019
When the British lease of Hong Kong expired July 1, 1997, there were concerns about how Communist Beijing would handle the turnover. Hong Kong residents, living under British rule for 100 years, were a different breed, proudly independent but, more importantly,...
by John M. Curtis | Jun 13, 2019
Two oil tankers, one from Norway and one from Singapore, were struck today by magnetic Limpet mines in the Gulf of Oman, causing fire and enough damage to evacuate personnel from the disabled vessels. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the attack, citing...
by John M. Curtis | Jun 12, 2019
Calling 72-year-old President Donald Trump and “existential threat” to the nation, former Vice President Joe Biden borrowed a phrase from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he called Iran an “existential threat” to Israel Jan 24, 2012. Calling Trump an...
by John M. Curtis | Jun 11, 2019
Meeting in Tehran today with Iran’s 59-year-old Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, 52-year-old German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed concern about Iran’s threats to ramp up its uranium enrichment program. Though vehemently denying that it was working on an...
by John M. Curtis | Jun 10, 2019
Watching the Dow Jones Industrials retreat from a 250-point gain to end the session up 78-points to 26,062, 72-year-old President Donald Trump warned again that he would impose another 25% tariff on $325 billion in Chinese goods if he and Chinese President Xi Jinping...