Tensions are escalating/have surged/continue to climb dramatically in Syria as the long-simmering conflict/proxy war/struggle between Israel and Iran shows no signs of abating/reached a fever pitch/intensifies. Recent attacks/clashes/incidents have highlighted/exacerbated/revealed the growing danger/threat/risk posed by this regional power struggle

And Beijing is boosting its army at scale — the People’s Liberation Military Navy is presently numerically greater than the U.S. Navy, though its land forces and nuclear forces are rising apace. People in the ideological poles – that is, conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats – tend to be more possible than their more reasonable co