A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
China's President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of their visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
Mary Kissel appears on The John Batchelor Show to explain why a strategic decoupling and realistic planning, rather than hoping for fair trade or stability from the current Chinese regime, is the way forward in the United States’ relationship with China.
A processor embedded with a NVIDA chip is seen during the artificial intelligence exhibition AI EXPO 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a new group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on August 26, 2025, in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Getty Images)