Geopolitics

Russia’s Gazprom set to launch new gas field

As European nations which sanctioned the Kremlin over its invasion of Ukraine brace for a long, cold winter without Russian natural gas, Russia's state-controlled Gazprom energy company announced it will launch a new gas field in December. Read More.

Xi clarifies: China-Russia, in that order, now rules world

Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday insisted the foreign policy “tandem” of Russia and China is a force for good on the global stage. Read More.

UN Assembly opens amid widening global turbulence

Presidents, Prime Ministers, Potentates and Kings have assembled in New York for the opening sessions of the 77th UN General Assembly. The annual event, which was sidelined and subdued by the COVID pandemic, seems to be back in stride but lacking a bit of the buzz and expectations of previous years. Read More.

Like the U.S., Israel is embracing authoritarianism

The move toward authoritarian governance is not restricted to Washington, D.C., analysts say. Israel, which receives billions of dollars in aid from the U.S., is leaning more and more in the authoritarian direction. Read More.

CCP celebrates anti-U.S. governor’s win in Okinawa

Communist leaders in Beijing were reportedly celebrating the election victory on Sept. 11 of Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who has adamantly opposed the U.S. troop presence on the Japanese island. Read More.

CCP-paid lobbyists get results from Team Biden

Just days after a top Huawei lobbyist's brother joined the White House staff, Team Biden loosened restrictions imposed by the Trump administration on the sharing of U.S. technology with firms blacklisted for their ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a report said. Read More.

Switzerland will fine, jail citizens who turn thermostats above 66 degrees

Switzerland's over-reliance on Russian gas combined with its climate change alarmism has created an energy disaster for the European nation, critics say. Read More.

Japan sends 8 ships into Taiwan Strait

In moves that project a growing concern with China’s military buildup and aggression, Japan on Aug. 31 announced that its 2023 defense budget 5.59 trillion yen ($40.4 billion) could rise to 6.5 trillion yen ($46.2 billion) as it could request 100 more programs whose cost was unspecified. Read More.

End of an era: Elizabeth's reign spanned 15 prime ministers

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, died at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on Thursday. She was 96. Read More.

Herd immunity: N. Korea banned both Covid and vaccines

Is it possible North Korea is correct in claiming victory over Covid by simply letting nature take its course? Read More.

Afghanistan crisis worsens one year after Taliban takeover

One year after the appalling collapse of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban insurgents, the humanitarian crisis in that beleaguered South Asian country has gone from bad to worse. Read More.

Trudeau says foes have 'anxiety' caused by 'climate change'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's woke globalist agenda is not popular among a large portion of the Canadian population. Read More.

Singapore: Decline in births 9 months after vax rollout

Singapore began the mass vaccination of women of childbearing age in June 2021. In March of 2022, exactly nine months later, Singapore reported a dramatic decrease in births. Read More.

Sea lanes, undersea cables at risk in China-Taiwan war

In the event of a war between China and Taiwan, undersea cables which carry Internet and telephone traffic could be cut and global shipping would likely be significantly disrupted, a U.S. think tank said in an Aug. 29 report. Read More.

As freedom ends under CCP law, 140,000 flee Hong Kong

As the communist regime in Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong via its new national security law, more than 140,000 residents of the former British colony have applied this year for British visas that open a pathway to UK citizenship. Read More.