Quote of the week: “In politics, words are the coin of the realm. Used judiciously, they can build political capital, coalesce a public consensus, or enrich a nation. But when frittered away or ineffectively employed, words in political life can bankrupt a candidate, sell out a policy, or even dissolve a government. — James A. …
Whatever Flots Russia’s Boat: The World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Goes Operational
by | 2019-09-25 | No Comments
Co-authored by Blake A., CNS Graduate Research Assistant In April of this year, Russia announced the commissioning of the world’s first and only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP). The ship, named the Akademik Lomonosov, recently moved to its permanent mooring station in Pevek, a port in the Arctic Circle (69.706101°, 170.289877°). Satellite images captured the …
A trace of the Quds in Tehran?
by | 2019-09-24 | No Comments
More than a week has passed since the attacks on Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais. While many details about the attack remain murky, at least some of the fog of war seems to have been lifted. The US, the UK, France and Germany now concur that Iran was directly responsible for the attack and …
Free Falling, cont.
by | 2019-09-23 | 2 Comments
Prophecy of the week: “The show of their countenance doth witness against them; And they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! For they have wrought evil unto themselves.” — Isaiah Lo, the standing of the United States continues to fall. Allies and friends make the United States stronger. …
