Geopolitics

Think tank calculates China's legal obligation: $6.5 trillion

Had the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) provided accurate information at an early juncture of the coronavirus outbreak "the infection would not have left China," a UK-based think tank said. Read More.

Missing: Doctor was reprimanded for coronavirus warning

A Chinese doctor who was one of the first to publicly warn about the coronavirus has gone missing, sparking fears that she has been detained by Chinese authorities, reports say. Read More.

Trump warns Iran over projected covert Iraq attack

Iran would "pay a heavy price" for an attack on American troops or assets in Iraq, U.S. President Donald Trump warned. Read More.

China's credibility takes hit despite propaganda offensive

Major cracks are forming in Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping's urgent global narrative which aims to paint the communist regime as reliable partners — if not world saviors — rather than the totalitarian system responsible for the Wuhan coronavirus. Read More.

Contempt in Japan for WHO: Call it ‘China Health Organization'

The World Health Organization (WHO) has essentially become China's accomplice in the coronavirus outbreak and should be renamed the "China Health Organization," Japan's deputy prime minister said. Read More.

Reports: China deliberately misled world on virus

Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping's regime concealed the extent and origins of the coronavirus outbreak, reports say. Read More.

Student who researched and called out CCP disappears

A Chinese college student who publicly called for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to relinquish power amid its mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak has reportedly gone missing. Read More.

China's PLA has long touted 'biological frontiers of warfare'

In 1996, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Art Press published “Warfare Beyond Rules”, in which the central premise was that China should prepare to conduct “warfare beyond all boundaries and limitations to defend itself.” Read More.

His 'narconephews' credited for Maduro’s indictment

A pair of boastful "narconephews" may ultimately bring down a socialist dictator who seemed all but impervious to the powerful domestic and foreign forces lined up against him. Read More.

Unreported: The geopolitics of the war on U.S. shale oil

The ongoing oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia has a significant impact on U.S. national security that few in the media seem to understand. Read More.

'Disease of globalization' seen inflicting elites on have-nots

Coronavirus traces its origins to the "vectors of globalization," a Yale University historian said. Read More.

UK officials outraged at Beijing's coronavirus disinformation

When the coronavirus crisis is over, the British government should re-evaluate its relationship with China, including whether to continue to use Huawei for the UK's 5G infrastructure, government officials said. Read More.

Rosneft sells assets In Venezuela to Russian state company

Russia’s largest oil producer, Rosneft, has announced that it is halting operations in Venezuela and selling its assets there to a company fully owned by the Russian government. Read More.

U.S. warns China-Russia-Iran 'disinformation' will distract

China, Russia and Iran have created an echo chamber which pushes false narratives about the origins of and China's response to the coronavirus crisis, a U.S. State Department official said. Read More.

U.S. strengthened ties with Taiwan in blow to Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a law passed by Congress which aims to strengthen Taiwan's alliances amid increased pressure from communist China. Read More.