In today's world perception determines the reality so media is more important than ever. If you wouldn't replace your military commanders with foreign agents, then you shouldn't replace your media bosses with foreign agents either.
Agreed. I totally dig the medieval settings this series creates. The yurts, the costumes, the weapons, it all comes together nicely. I heard the production consulted a lot of Ph.D.s to create the environments so I think it's pretty darn close to the actual deal. The story is based on actual...
A backdoor is fine as a precaution for the S-400 firing on Russian aircraft one day. But if Russia does secret dealings with the US/Europe and it stops working against their aircraft, then we've got a major problem. That said, I don't think Russia can afford such a bad rep vis-a-vis its weapon...
All I know is that quality series like Dirilis Ertugrul is extremely necessary for today's Muslim youth to learn, love and be motivated to defend Islamic practices, norms and values. It's pretty much all we've got to fight off the West's predatory culture of relentless capitalism, ignorance to...
Okay but perhaps Pakistan SHOULD do that afterall. Unfortunately the world is in a new era now where PERCEPTION determines the reality. When a lie is repeated enough times, people naturally start to believe it's the truth.
Saudi family cannot pull investments out of the US without getting toppled. MBS wouldn't want the US to remove him and put one of his jailed cousins on the throne.
16% is a very significant drop. Coronavirus and reduced demand for Saudi oil in 2020 will probably further drop SA's defense spending, which will solidify India's spot on the list.
Nuclear option? US doesn't even need to exercise the Molotov Cocktail option. Saudi royal family will readily do anything and everything Uncle Sam asks for. The House of Saud knows it's the only reason they're allowed to stay in power.
Guys, does Pakistan have an official cyber warfare division? I can't seem to find much info on Google other than some news where India accuses Pakistan of deploying bots for propaganda purposes, etc.
Chinese gold reserves (in tonnes) in the last 20 years. There are some major jumps in the last few years.
https://tradingeconomics.com/china/gold-reserves
Compare this to US' gold reserve trends for the same period.
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gold-reserves
Okay, that makes sense. Would it be an option for China to sell these bonds to 3rd countries interested in increasing their USD reserves? At a loss, if necessary. That might dump some of the risk for China.