Ever since the 13th century, the Silk Road from China to Europe was used to carry everything from silk and pasta to exotic spices from the Far East to Western Europe. It was the route by which both Orientals and Europeans were enriched. In the early 2010s, China devised an agenda by which they would restore the Silk Road under the "One Belt, One Road" policy. The One Belt carried goods across China, the Indian subcontinent, and Turkey to Istanbul and the starting point of the several routes of the historic Orient Express. The One Road was the maritime route to Western Europe by way of the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal, and the Mediterranean. In 2018, China released its Arctic Policy white paper which included the inclusion of the Polar Silk Road, the Chinese trade route through the Northeast Passage from the Bering Strait to the Barents Sea. The new route would cut the trip from China to the markets in Western Europe by one-third. The Chinese chose Greenland as the terminus and transshipment hub for trade with the West. When China adopted an aggressive agenda at exploiting the Polar Silk Road to enhance its trade with the West, the United States and Russia stepped in to ensure that those initiatives were limited to commercial exploits and did not include military adventurism. After consultation with the President of the United States, Russia was entrusted with the responsibility to ensure that the Polar Silk Road would be used for solely commercial purposes. The Chinese did not necessarily agree with or abide by these values or restrictions.

The Polar Silk Road: China's Arctic Ambush

Literature & Fiction

Knowles, Chris

Genre Fiction

Independently published

On August 4th, 2015, Russia submitted a claim to the the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, established by the Law of the Sea Convention, to over 463,000 square miles of seabed within its 44% sector of the Arctic Ocean. The claim included not only the already-acknowledged territorial waters which extend 12 nautical miles Northward from the Russian coastline and the Exclusive Economic Zone which extends 200 nautical miles toward the North Pole, but to a total area extending 350 nautical miles from land. The basis of the claim was that the portion of the Arctic Shelf which forms the seabed beneath the Russian sector, including the Lomonosov Ridge, was an extension of the Russian land mass itself. The value in increasing Russia's claim was not in the increased surface area but what lies beneath the seabed. The oil and natural gas deposits in the Arctic are estimated to represent 25% of the untapped reserves on the face of the planet. Those reserves are believed to amount to nearly 36 billion barrels of oil worth nearly $2 trillion at mid-2015 prices. The four other nations whose lands border the Arctic Ocean, Canada, Denmark (via Greenland), Norway and the United States, are expected to file objections to Russia's claim and submit claims of their own.

War at the Top of the World: The Battle for the Arctic Shelf

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

From occult underground to superhero! Was Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley? Can Captain Marvel be linked to the Sun gods on antiquity? In Our Gods Wear Spandex, Christopher Knowles answers these questions and brings to light many other intriguing links between superheroes and the enchanted world of estoerica. Occult students and comicbook fans alike will discover countless fascinating connections, from little known facts such as that DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz started his career as H.P. Lovecraft's agent, to the tantalizingly extensive influence of Madame Blavatsky's Theosophy on the birth of comics, to the mystic roots of Superman. The book also traces the rise of the comic superheroes and how they relate to several cultural trends in the late 19th century, specifically the occult explosion in Western Europe and America. Knowles reveals the four basic superhero archetypesthe Messiah, the Golem, the Amazon, and the Brotherhoodand shows how the occult Bohemian underground of the early 20th century provided the inspiration for the modern comic book hero. With the popularity of occult comics writers like Invisibles creator Grant Morrison and V for Vendetta creator Alan Moore, the vast ComiCon audience is poised for someone to seriously introduce them to the esoteric mysteries. Chris Knowles is doing just that in this epic book. Chapters include: Ancient of Days, Ascended Masters, God and Gangsters, Mad Scientists and Modern Sorcerers, and many more. From the ghettos of Prague to the halls of Valhalla to the Fortress of Solitude and the aisles of BEA and ComiCon, this is the first book to show the inextricable link between superheroes and the enchanted world of esoterica.

Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Weiser Books

Celebrate the return of one of the greatest sci-fi shows of all time with this detailed guide featuring exclusive material from the brand-new season. Returning after more than a decade off the air, the 10th season of The X-Files promises to be one of the most anticipated television events of 2016. The Complete X-Files, Revised and Updated Edition is the only authorized debriefing on all ten seasons of the cult television series and the X-Files films created by Chris Carter. The book takes readers into Carter's never-before-seen archives with explanations of unsolved plots, breakdowns of popular episodes, a discussion of the FBI's paranormal investigations bureau, and other insider information. In addition to exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, The Complete X-Files, Revised and Updated Edition features exclusive material and unpublished photographs from season 10, giving fans a backstage view of the making of this sci-fi phenomenon.

The Complete X-Files: Revised and Updated Edition

Humor & Entertainment

Hurwitz, Matt

Television

Insight Editions

Ever since the Vietnam War, if not World War II, the acquisition process for new goods or services used by the U.S. Armed Forces has been the same. It has involved as much paperwork, and taken as long, to acquire a new software program as it takes to acquire a new aircraft carrier. A service's needs were more likely than not to change between the time the bids were let and the date upon which the product was delivered. This process may not have drastically changed the configuration of the aircraft carrier, but in the realm of software the specifications and need for output can change by the day. {n response to this impediment, the Air Force undertook a new project, Operation Kessel Run. The Kessel Run Experimentation Lab was opened in downtown Boston. It was a joint venture between the Air Force and private industry. Its mandate was to turn around requests for software programs and apps in a matter of months, if not weeks. The timeliness of their output could well make the difference between victory and defeat in an air war. On February 27th, 2019, contingents of Russian tanks, artillery, and mobile SAM launchers rolled across the Ukrainian border and established encampments in Kiev, Kharkiv, and Odessa, as well as a command and control center in central Ukraine. Their purpose was to occupy Ukraine as a precursor to its annexation by the Russian Federation. Ukraine requested the assistance of the United States. That assistance was provided in the form of support by the Air Force and a Naval Carrier Strike Group. Their success depended upon the responsiveness of Kessel Run.

Kessel Run: The Digital Battlefield

The Complete X-Files is a declassified look at all nine seasons of the American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter. Delve into the mystery and myth of X-Files with in-depth looks at its entire television run, the first X-Files film, and the upcoming cinematic sequel. X-Files creator and producer Chris Carter takes us into the never-before-seen archives with explanations of unsolved plots, discussions of the FBI's paranormal investigations, scene by scene breakdowns of popular episodes, and insider information on both the previous and upcoming X-Files films. Discover the mystery behind Mulder's alien abduction, Scully's secret objectives, the designs of the shadowy "Cancer Man," and the full truth about the Mytharc episodes. Includes many bells and whistles, such as gatefolds, alien and monster charts, alien and monster cards, movie posters, a secret dossier, Mulder and Scully booklets , and more! The Complete X-Files will captivate fans and sciencefiction audiences, proving that nothing is what it seems and that "the truth is out there."

The Complete X-Files: Behind the Series the Myths and the Movies

THE X-FILES

HUGINN MUNINN

Clash City Showdown: The Music, The Meaning and the Legacy of The Clash

Knowles, Christopher Loring

Music

THE DIGITAL SILK ROAD: CHINA'S STEALTH INVASION OF EUROPE

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