The Biden administration and Tel Aviv have clashed in recent weeks over the White House’s effort to resume nuclear talks with Tehran in hopes of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal that was destroyed by President Donald Trump in 2018. President Biden’s team has publicly expressed frustration with Israel, ranging from new settlements to Israel’s decision...
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS
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IRAQ: MORE “MISSION UNACCOMPLISHED”
On 10 December, the Associated Press published a report that the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, formed to seek out and destroy Islamic State fighters, had formally shifted its mission from combat to one of providing training, assistance and advice to Iraqi forces. The report notes that the Biden administration had declared in July that the...
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ETHIOPIA: FULL BLOWN CIVIL WAR?
Ethiopian citizens concerned about advancing Tigrayan fighters have left their jobs in order to join federal forces in an effort to prevent Addis Ababa from falling to the advancing fighters. The precise number of how many citizens from Africa’s second-most populous country who have joined with the federal forces is hard to quantify. One mayor...
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WAR CRIME GANG GETS RICHER
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a military spending bill worth $778 billion, which represents the largest amount since WWII and $24 billion more than President Biden requested. The bill, which focuses on the challenges that Russia and China pose, now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to pass with ease. The New...
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INDIAN FARMERS WIN: A PROTEST LESSON TO BE LEARNED
Leaders of the farmers’ protest in India that broke out more than a year ago said these demonstrations will end after Prime Minister Narenda Modi called off the controversial laws that farmers said would end their ability to make a living. Modi assured the farmers that it was never his intention to hurt them. “Our...
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PENTAGON: TARGET CHINA
The Pentagon completed its Global Posture Review and provided the document’s broad strokes, which included new investments in logistics facilities in Guam and Australia to counter the growing threat of China in the region. The Trends Journal has reported extensively on the relationship between Beijing and the Biden administration. (See “CHINA WON’T STOP AT TAIWAN, SO WHERE...
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KREMLIN PULLS A TIT-FOR-TAT
Last week, the Kremlin told some U.S. Embassy staffers to leave the country by the end of January just a day before diplomats were supposed to meet as tensions between Washington and Moscow continue to escalate, a report said. Washington said the diplomats were not expelled, but instead reached their three-year limit to work in...
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KREMLIN BLAMES UKRAINE FOR STOKING TENSIONS AT BORDER
While the U.S. and the Western media blame Russia for building tensions with Ukraine because they have allegedly massed troops on its border, last week the Kremlin blamed Kyiv for increasing tension in the disputed Donbass region of Ukraine. They claim Ukraine has deployed some 125,000 troops and heavy artillery to the region. Yet, the...
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ERDOGAN DIGS IN, WAR ON THE HORIZON?
Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his position on keeping interest rates low will not waver as the lira continues to fall, sparking sporadic protests throughout the country. The lira has lost more than 45 percent in value against the U.S. dollar over the past year. The Trends Journal has reported on its plunge in recent months. (See...
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POLS SHOOT WATER CANNONS TO REPEL ADVANCING MIGRANTS
Polish guards in position near its border with Belarus used water cannons on advancing migrants amid freezing temperatures, while the crisis shows no signs of improvement. The Trends Journal has reported extensively on the border issue. (See “BELARUS VS. EU: AND THE WINNER IS?” “POLAND’S LINK WITH EU WORSENS. POLEXIT NEXT?” and “REFUGEE CRISIS WORSENING: POLAND TO...