Prime Minister Abe Works Asian Security: Laying a Foundation for Navigating the Future

01/18/2017
2017-01-15 By Robbin Laird Notably, Prime Minister Abe visited Donald Trump shortly after his electoral victory. After a meeting at Trump Tower in mid-November 2016, Abe had this to say: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described Donald Trump as a "trustworthy leader" after meeting the U.S. president-elect on Thursday to…

The Challenge of the Dodgy Dossier: Trump and the Main Stream Media

01/17/2017
2017-01-17 By Kenneth Maxwell Donald Trump has always seen the Main Stream Media (MSM) as his competitors and frequently enemies. The press was the most vilified target during his raucous Presidential campaign. Attacking the press always drew the loudest and most popular response from his followers, other than attacking "crooked Hillary…

A Look at the CIA’s Global Trends Report from South Africa

01/12/2017
2017-01-12 Our partner defenceWeb provided an interesting take on the Global Trends Report published each four years by the National Intelligence Council. By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, Wednesday, 11 January 2017 The world is becoming more dangerous and difficult to govern with rising tensions between and within countries, growing nationalism and isolationism and slower…