Geopolitics

Kabul collapse in 2021 shattered global power balance

The collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban Islamic fundamentalists three years ago on Aug. 15th, signaled an inflection point on the geopolitical scene. Read More.

China shines its Olympic gold while backing dictator Maduro

As the Chinese government was basking in the glory of its athletes’ 40-gold medal performance at the July 26 to Aug. 11 Paris 2024 Olympic games, touting its “civilization,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was crushing the same in Venezuela, endorsing Dictator Nicholas Maduro’s stolen July 28 election. Read More.

UK's 'Thought Police' say they'll arrest anyone, anywhere

Better watch what you say online about Great Britain and its government because London's police chief has warned that, if you say anything determined to be hate speech, the British are coming ... for you. Read More.

France's gamble in W. Sahara stuns Marxist Polisario Front

In what’s described as a thunderclap in French North African policy, the Paris government recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the long disputed Western Sahara, a region long contested by rival Algeria and a lingering subject of endless United Nations deliberations. Read More.

N. Korea builds huge stockpile of nuclear capable SRBMs

In a shocking demonstration of North Korean nuclear power, on Aug. 5 North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un presided over a commissioning ceremony for 250 transporter erector launchers (TELs) for the Hwasong-11D, demonstrating that North Korea may now have 1,000 of these optionally tactical nuclear warhead armed short range ballistic missiles (SRBM). Read More.

Communist China plans to control Earth-Moon system

A curious article from the 2023 volume of China’s Journal of Deep Space Exploration (JDSE) appears to compare the merits of two modes of transport to the Moon, direct ascent with a super heavy space launch vehicle (SLV) versus a relay system using a small space station located at the Earth-Moon Lagrangian Point L1 (EM-L1). Read More.

Space race: China developing manned Moon architecture

China is heating up its race with the United States to dominate the Moon by proposing to increase its “Moon coalition” and by moving ahead with its initial Moon architecture. Read More.

Israel eliminates Hamas military chief, Hizbullah commander

In strikes just days apart, Israel's military says it eliminated one of the planners of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the top commander of the Hizbullah terrorist army. Read More.

Political chaos in France: 'Jupiter' Macron falls to Earth

France is facing continuing political chaos in the wake of President’s Emmanuel Macron’s vain and failed gambit in calling for unnecessary legislative elections to counterbalance the expected but riveting results of the rightist surge in June’s European Parliamentary voting. Read More.

U.S. finally sanctions China over N. Korea missile program

The U.S. Treasury Department on July 24 belatedly acknowledged this strategic travesty and imposed what are largely symbolic financial sanctions on Chinese companies and their executives for supplying missile- and space-related goods to North Korea. Read More.

Sham election? Maduro claims third six-year term

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, securing a third six-year term in a result that the opposition and many outside observers said was a sham. Read More.

Xi tempted to absorb Taiwan before Biden term ends?

As the Biden administration draws near its close, so too does Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s window of opportunity for annexing Taiwan, analysts say. Read More.

German state cuts 'lazy' migrants' benefits in half

The state of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany has cut the benefits of asylum seekers who refused to clean up debris following heavy flooding. Read More.

Foreign spies knew of Biden's condition long before U.S. public

Any chats by White House officials and close U.S. allies about Joe Biden’s condition in vulnerable communications over the past four years were “about 100%” intercepted by foreign spies. Read More.

China-Cuba expanded military ties threaten U.S. bases

In 2024 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is demonstrating increasing boldness in its capacity to execute aggression and to position itself for warfare with the United States. Read More.