Geopolitics

Xi Jinping's pre-Inauguration military messaging to Trump

As an astute businessman and reflexive negotiator, Donald J. Trump intuitively understands the art of leveraging — the use of power and perceived power to influence enemies and friends alike to achieve desired results. Read More.

European nations offer Syrians cash ... to go back to Syria

Has the fall of the 20-year reign of dictator Bashar Assad enticed Syrians in Europe to return home? Read More.

Dictator out: The winners and losers in post-Assad Syria

The Assad family dictatorship which has run Syria for 53 years and has withstood 13 years of bitter civil war, has now collapsed in just over a week. A sweeping series of Islamic rebel attacks starting in late November, captured key cities from Aleppo in the north to Homs and Hama which fell like dominos creating an unstoppable military momentum on the road to Damascus. Read More.

Transformation of Syria rebel leader to be put to the test

Soon after Abu Mohammed Al-Golani formed the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, he took to wearing business attire often instead of his usual military garb. Read More.

S. Korea: Impeachment fails, Yoon agrees to leave early

South Korea's National Assembly's main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) failed in its effort to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk-Yeol on Saturday, but Yoon's People Power Party (PPP) reportedly said he has agreed to an early departure from office. Read More.

War games signal growing China-Russia nuclear threat

An unprecedented two-day joint China-Russia bomber exercise and Russian suggestions they will deploy new nuclear capable missiles to Asia point to a growing China-Russia nuclear threat to that region. Read More.

S. Korea: Pro-North, CCP influence precipitated political crisis

International and U.S. media have failed to report the context of the political crisis in South Korea which led conservative President Yoon Suk-Yeol to declare emergency martial law on Tuesday evening. That background includes not only the longstanding influence of pro-North Korean organizations in the South but also the growing demographic and economic influence of the Chinese Communist Party. Read More.

Absolute control: North Korea recalls border waitresses

The city of Dandong in China, which sits across the Yalu River from North Korea, features several restaurants staffed by North Korean waitresses who not only serve tables but sing and dance to entertain the diners. Read More.

Report: Biden team discussed returning nukes to Ukraine

Following the decisive victory of President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month, the Biden-Harris administration and their NATO allies began taking steps to escalate the war by pledging to rush weapons to Ukraine and give Kiyv permission to strike targets inside Russian territory with long-range weapons. Read More.

Did S. Korea's Moon regime leak U.S. THAAD plans to China?

The administration of leftist South Korean President Moon Jae-In, who was in office from May 2017 to May 2022, allegedly leaked details of U.S.-South Korea military operations related to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to communist China and to civic groups in what investigators say was an effort to delay the system's deployment in South Korea. Read More.

Xi warns lame duck Biden not to cross four 'red lines'

Before the lame duck Joe Biden limps off to retirement in Delaware, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is warning the U.S. not to cross the four “red lines” which include the Taiwan issue, “democracy and human rights,” China’s communist system, and China’s development “rights.” Read More.

Stefanik will press Trump's 'peace through strength' at UN

Showdowns loom in the new year as New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been nominated to serve as United Nations Ambassador by President-elect Donald Trump. Read More.

Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with U.S. missiles

Is the lamest of lame ducks intent on starting World War III in the two months he has left in office? Read More.

Monumental Trump victory halts globalism worldwide

What has been “a global civil war” between globalist and nationalist elements of societies reached a major tipping point with the overwhelming nature of the electoral wins in the United States by Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump, whose party was also dominant in the Congressional elections. Read More.

Following Trump win, Hamas calls for 'immediate' ceasefire

Following the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United Stats, Hamas leadership says it wants an "immediate" end to its war with Israel. Read More.