Epstein Secrets

be made about another big and seemingly stable dictatorship: China. The well-orchestrated visit to the United States last month of ruler-in-waiting Xi Jinping was in keeping with the regime's plan for a smooth transition of power over the next year — and a decade- long reign of Xi. Yet even China's own go

ruler-in-waiting Xi Jinping was in keeping with the regime's plan for a smooth transition of power over the next year — and a decade- long reign of Xi. Yet even China's own government planners say that the political stasis this implies is unworkable. In a remarkable new report co-written with the

p them put their internal problems aside." Martin, who spent most of his 25-year career at the CIA in the Middle East, argues that some clerics and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, confronted with a discontented and restless population, are looking for ways to solidify public support. "The way they see it, if Israe

ace and none have been scheduled since Trump and Xi Jinping met last month in Japan and agreed to re

echnologies, which many view as a national security threat. No face-to-face meetings have taken place and none have been scheduled since Trump and Xi Jinping met last month in Japan and agreed to resume talks, the Wall Street Journal notes. -- Another norm threatened: Trump is signaling that he may seek

ses with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the airport in Jeddah on June 24. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Getty Images) GET SMART FAST: 1. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a foreign tanker and 12 crew members that it accused of smuggling Iranian fuel. The seizure is the latest in a series of attacks involving

Technologies, which many view as a national security threat. No face- to-face meetings have taken place and none have been scheduled since Trump and Xi Jinping met last month in Japan and agreed to resume talks, the Wall Street Journal notes. -- Another norm threatened: Trump is signaling that he may seek

ace and none have been scheduled since Trump and Xi Jinping met last month in Japan and agreed to re

sses with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the airport in Jeddah on June 24. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Getty Images) GET SMART FAST: 1. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a foreign tanker and 12 crew members that it accused of smuggling EFTA00046075 Iranian fuel. The seizure is the latest in a series of atta