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China / Foreign Affairs / Hong Kong

American Superpower X

By Steve on February 20, 2010

The American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz steamed into Hong Kong harbor on Wednesday afternoon with all the political hoopla these actions seem to generate these days. Back when Hong Kong was a British territory, such…

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Africa / Foreign Affairs / Politics

Tragedy in Zimbabwe

By Steve on September 24, 2009

This week the government of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe lifted the ban on a number of foreign journalists and news agencies. CNN is going to shortly be airing the first interview Mugabe has given to…

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Foreign Affairs / Social Commentary

Iranian Protests

By Steve on June 21, 2009

The verdict has been reached in Iran with the supreme leader of the country Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaiming a decisive electoral victory for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and declaring any further demonstrations by supporters of…

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Foreign Affairs / Space Program

Chinese Space Walk

By Steve on September 27, 2008

In the last 24 hours, two notable events occured. Senators John McCain & Barak Obama squared off for their first televised debate for the U.S. Presidency. On the other side of the world, astronaut Zhai…