Geopolitics

Xi on the ropes as anger over lockdowns boils

Widespread anger over Covid lockdowns in China, including the financial hub Shanghai, has fueled rumors circulating on the mainland and overseas that supreme leader Xi Jinping, who only recently was given the power to essentially lead the communist nation for life, will step down from power. Read More.

Syria’s tragedy remains greatest humanitarian crisis

Our world is beset by unthinkable tragedy; brash military aggression, widening instability and grinding humanitarian suffering. Read More.

Elon Musk seen as existential threat by China's military

On May 5, China’s People Liberation Army Daily (PLAD), which runs the website China Military Online, published a detailed attack on Elon Musk’s growing Starlink constellation. Read More.

Stratcom leader appears out of step with Biden policies

U.S. Strategic Command currently has “the absolute minimum” forces to deter both China and Russia, Adm. Charles Richard, the Stratcom commander, said during a Senate hearing. Read More.

Taliban orders women to cover head-to-toe in public

Eight months after Joe Biden ceded control of Afghanistan to the Taliban, the terror organization now running the country has ordered women to cover themselves head-to-toe while in public. Read More.

China again cancels bioweapons meeting with U.S

For the second consecutive year, China has refused to meet with the United States to discuss ongoing concerns over China’s biological weapons activities, the U.S. State Department said in its annual report on arms treaty compliance. Read More.

Spies compromised U.S.-ROK command bunker in Seoul

Using a specially-designed spy watch, South Korean operatives working for North Korea compromised a U.S.-South Korea (ROK) Command, Control, Computer, and Intelligence system located in a bunker at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, a report said. Read More.

Russia's collapse: Beginning of the end for the West

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was largely predictable but it also brought some surprises. Read More.

Crashes expose Russians’ training of Chinese pilots

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) insists that its military forces are self-sufficient and do not rely on foreign training. Read More.

Analysis: Ukraine War lessons for China and Taiwan

Russia’s war with Ukraine, which is into its third devastating month, has yielded lessons China could apply to any future war against the nation of Taiwan — and that the Taiwanese can exploit for their defense and survival, an analyst said. Read More.

Iran lawmaker: Bomb was always nuke program's goal

A former top official in Iranian parliament has confirmed that Iran intended to develop nuclear weapons from the time its nuclear program began. Read More.

Obama team running 2nd U.S. proxy war with Russia

The same Obama administration operatives responsible for the Benghazi disaster and who targeted Syria with one of the most expensive covert wars in history are now directing Joe Biden's multi-billion dollar proxy war with Russia, this time in Ukraine. Read More.

Biden easing patent rules in high tech win for China

Team Biden is opening the door for China to pilfer U.S. intellectual property by easing federal patent rules, Republicans in the Senate are saying. Read More.

Biden commits U.S. tax dollars to pay Ukraine salaries

Joe Biden on Thursday pledged $1.3 billion more in assistance to Ukraine, building on the roughly $2.6 billion previously approved. Read More.

Russia, China warplanes enter S. Korea air defense zone

Russian and Chinese military planes flew into South Korea’s air defense zone just as North Korea was set to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a South Korean official said. Read More.