Geopolitics

Japan's Abe has a message for Joe Biden: Man up

Although he is no longer Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe continues to be his nation’s most recognizable, influential and outspoken statesman, especially in recent months leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid rising concerns China would follow suit in Taiwan. Read More.

White House, Kremlin in bioweapons information war

One of the biggest stories to emerge from the war in Ukraine is the confusion in Washington, D.C. about a facility in Odessa said to have ties both with the United States and bioweapons research. Read More.

Trump official hits U.S. return to ‘cluelessness’ on China

Team Biden’s bellicose rhetoric toward Russia, backed by military inaction, contrasts with its muted response to China’s direct challenge to U.S. strategic interests. Read More.

Who is responsible for this 'catastrophic war'?

A University of Chicago professor countered the overwhelming corporate media narrative with his withering assessment of blame in the "catastrophic" war in Ukraine: "The United States of America." Read More.

Early voting irregularities reported in South Korea

South Korea's National Election Commission (NEC) reportedly mishandled ballots of Covid patients during early voting in the presidential election. Read More.

Americans 'being lied to from all sides'

"Sadly right now, it's probably easier to find a Ukrainian flag than an American flag" in Washington's halls of power, former Trump adviser Steve Cortes said in a video on social media. Read More.

Would China honor nuke ‘umbrella’ deal with Ukraine?

In 2012, China agreed to provide a nuclear deterrent umbrella for Kyiv, which had surrendered its nuclear arsenal. Read More.

Kudlow: 'Open spigots' on U.S. drilling, pipelines to hurt Putin

Trump White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that Team Biden made a huge mistake in its assault on U.S. oil and gas production which increased reliance on Russian energy and enabled Vladimir Putin to gain the billions in cash he needed to fund his war machine. Read More.

Unreported: Ukraine enacts law on 'Right to Civilian Firearms'

Last week, the Ukrainian parliament passed "Law #5708 on the Right to Civilian Firearms". A spokesperson for the Ukrainian government said: "This bill is to ensure that every citizen receives the sacred right to self-defense." Read More.

Soros backs Ukraine, appears to push for wider war

Amid a dizzying blizzard of contradictory narratives about Russia and Ukraine, George Soros wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He supports Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Read More.

How Trump communicated with Xi and Putin

During a Feb. 23 interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, former President Donald Trump said that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin didn't invade Ukraine during his administration for "a very good reason, and I'll explain that to you someday." Read More.

Putin and Xi: America-centric world order is no more

Russia's Vladimir Putin and Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping have made it clear: "The old world order dominated by the United States, its values and interests is over," an analyst wrote. Read More.

Eyes on Taiwan: Northeast Asia on alert

Communist China could invade Taiwan after seeing Russian forces move into Ukraine, former President Donald Trump warned. Read More.

Flashback: China and Russia formalize anti-U.S. alliance

A pre-Olympics summit on Feb. 4 between Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supremo Xi Jinping and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, which produced an unprecedented 5400-word joint statement, has consolidated their alliance against the United States and pushed the world further down the road toward a new Cold War. Read More.

U.S. Post-Reagan Russia policy seen benefiting China

Why did the U.S. Joe Biden Administration choose this time to cause Russian President Vladimir Putin to trigger recognition of the sovereignty of two small regions in the south-east of Ukraine? Read More.