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Japan has a really large deficit and debt (deficit was 7.6% and debt was 226.10% of GDP in 2013) so in a sense its fiscal policy is not sustainable. Japan's military expenditure however is only a smart part of its govt spending (about 1% of GDP). While Japan does need to cut back on spending in...

They export lots of tea and clothes. :)

Operations from the US special forces would be welcome too. I can't see them being enough to push ISIS back though. If you're going to be involved you need a clear goal. If the goal is to destroy ISIS and take Mosul back, I can see no other way than to lead a ground invasion.

I think that this is a good move by Pakistan. So far there were only airstrikes and drone strikes in that area. It was about time the ground forces stepped in as well.

The US should deploy ground troops. That's the only way... Iran hasn't been fully involved in Iraq either and in any case doesn't have the capabilities of the US army.

It's a good strategy because the local populations will accept a local king and will be less likely to revolt. It's described very clear on my post above. There were two main factors. The soldiers were: 1) exhausted by years of campaigning 2) afraid of the prospect of facing other large armies...

After Aornos, Alexander crossed the Indus and fought and won an epic battle against King Porus, who ruled a region in the Punjab, in the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC. Alexander was impressed by Porus's bravery, and made him an ally. He appointed Porus as satrap, and added to Porus' territory...

You need huge starting capital to join the BRICS bank which Greece doesn't have. Greece should sign a deal with the creditors now and impliment it. That's the only way to get the money and avoid a default.

King Porus (the Latinisation of the Greek Πῶρος - Pôros, a representation of the Puru Vedic tribe) was the King of Paurava, an ancient kingdom located between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers (in Greek, the Hydaspes and the Acesines rivers) in modern-day Punjab, Pakistan, and later of dominions...

So far so good. Nothing. That's exactly what should be done. Uninhabited islets and rocks that can't sustain human habitation or economic life of their own should not have an EEZ. That's a given in international law. I don't think that there's a dispute there. Turkey on the other hand claims...

Because Russia thinks that it's above international law, that doesn't mean that Turkey (or any country) should think so as well. Russia is being punished for what it has done, no country should pull stuff like that and keep going. ArsalanKhan21, what you write is really confusing. There are...

wiki, relevant to the Muslim population in Crete. :) Ottoman rule The Ottomans conquered Crete in 1669, after the siege of Candia. Many Greek Cretans fled to other regions of the Republic of Venice after the Ottoman-Venetian Wars, some even prospering such as the family of Simone Stratigo (c...

Innocent passage...?

I think that the Barak 8 missiles are really good. Any ship with these missiles must have extremely good air defense capabilities.

True or not, this doesn't really have to do with the problems at hand or the incident though. Cyprus is a completely separate issue. This more or less only has to do with the delimitation of Greek national airspace.

Greece says 10 nautical miles, Turkey says 6. Known issue.

I'm fine. :) It seems that Olympiacos will win once again. I think that any country that supports its national interests (including Canada) should be pro-West. Russia, especially after what happened in Crimea, shouldn't be a country to support unless it changes its foreign policy.

That's the way all international organizations count, I don't know any other way. In any case, are you Canadian? Why aren't you supporting Canada instead of Russia? O.o?

A more advanced economy means more revenues and thus more money to spend on weapons and defence systems. Political decisions matter too but without money you're not going anywhere.

The French economy is about 30% larger than Russia's so...