South China Sea: The New Sarajevo.

Well, it's about time that the U.S. and Chinese Defense Secretaries have that long overdue chat -- you know, the one to avoid the kick off of WWIII in the South China Sea. They talked for an hour and a half and they better do much more if they want to avoid war. 

We've already witnessed China's military clashes with Indian troops, not to mention her repeatedly threatening Taiwan. They also had some unsettling words for Japan and the Philippines.

Meanwhile, the United States has been stoking the fire for years in Hong Kong, courtesy of the CIA, in hope of slowing detaching the SAR from the mainland. And who can forget about trade wars and economic sanctions. 

So, things aren't exactly peachy and they risk getting much worse in the short term. National security threats are the latest black swan, likely to replace the previous one, known as COVID-19.

Even Trudeau would have trouble getting this genie back into the bottle. As a result, we'll have to watch this situation evolve one day at a time -- and pray that events don't mindlessly spiral down as they did in 1914. 

Please keep peace in your prayers.