Geopolitics

President finds 'common ground' with Eastern European leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump has bolstered relationships with Eastern European nations which analysts say had felt ignored by the Obama White House. Read More.

Landslide: Hong Kong voters back protesters in heavy turnout

Voters in Hong Kong on Nov. 24 overwhelmingly chose pro-democracy candidates over their pro-communist China foes. Read More.

Silicon Valley urged to combat Iran’s Internet suppression

As Iranian citizens found it nearly impossible to get online over the past week, the Islamic Republic’s leadership was using their own social media accounts to blast protesters and the so-called “outside forces” they blame for encouraging the protests. Read More.

UN rebukes North Korea on rights, missiles; South abstains

Though out of the limelight for nearly a year, North Korea’s quiet and covert push for intercontinental ballistic missile capability along with the communist regime’s continuing political crackdown on its own population has not abated. Read More.

Tiny Dominica is China's spearhead for the Caribbean

The Chinese Embassy in Dominica, outside the main capital, Roseau, is, however, disproportionately large, and clearly a base for regional operations, particularly by the Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijing’s national-level intelligence service, conducted away from scrutiny. Read More.

North Korea’s 'Gat-Geun Tactic' aims to destroy South Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral relations

The U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance has defended South Korea against external threats, especially threats emanating from North Korea, for almost 70 years. Read More.

Iran regime struggles as mass protests erupt in 100 cities

Mass protests are raging in more than 100 cities in Iran days after the Islamic Republic, under pressure from sanctions, finally announced fuel rationing and a 50 percent increase in gas prices. Read More.

Trump White House reverses policy on Israeli settlements

The Trump administration has reversed a decades-old policy which had declared Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria illegal. Read More.

Retired officers warn Seoul against jeopardizing U.S. alliance

A group of retired South Korean generals is calling on the administration of liberal President Moon Jae-In to reverse his stance and extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) between South Korea and Japan. Read More.

Extremely young Hong Kong protesters stymie CCP

Police records indicate that over one third of all pro-democracy activists arrested in the current Hong Kong demonstrations were born after China reclaimed Hong Kong from Great Britain in 1997. Read More.

White House warns Iran regime as nationwide protests erupt

The White House on Sunday condemned the Iranian regime for using "lethal force" against demonstrators during escalating protests that erupted after Iranian officials announced an increase in gas prices. At least two people have been killed in the protests and according to news reports Internet access has been heavily suppressed. Read More.

China building warships at twice U.S. rate

According to Chinese sources the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is producing almost twice as many warships as is the United States. Read More.

Report: Yovanovitch in Ukraine had ‘do not prosecute list’

The Democrats’ star witness at their public impeachment spectacle on Nov. 15 was former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch whose testimony was accompanied by live tweets from the President of the United States who had replaced her as commonly happens when administrations change. Read More.

Rights group: Seoul government gave defectors 'death sentence'

South Korea has come under harsh criticism for quickly deporting two North Koreans who were accused of murdering the captain and several crew of the fishing boat they worked on. Read More.

Leftist South Korean leader bucks U.S. on ties with Japan

Despite pressure from the U.S. to back down, South Korean President Moon Jae-In is seen as intent on terminating a key intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, reports say. Read More.