Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Dec 13 2022

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary general, said last week that there is a real possibility that NATO goes to war with Russia over Ukraine.

Israel warned Lebanon that Beirut's international airport could be targeted in airstrikes if the country allows Iranian weapons to be smuggled on passenger flights, according to a report.

Russia and Iran have grown closer since the start of the Ukraine war and could emerge with a “full-fledged defense partnership.”

Japan announced last week that it plans to increase its military spending over the next five decades to $318 billion, an increase of 58 percent in the face of what Tokyo sees as a rising threat from China. 

The U.S. and Australia announced last week that they will increase their military partnership in an effort to counter China’s growing influence in the region.