Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS

For decades, the Trends Journal has been reporting on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. In 2012, we wrote an article titled, “The Bibi Bomb,” which referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance at the United Nations holding up a cartoon-style drawing that illustrated an Iranian nuclear time bomb ready to explode. In his speech...

Despite providing hard evidence, President Biden last Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia for alleged election interference and its role in the SolarWinds computer hacking into federal systems. The Wall Street Journal reported that Biden’s sanctions and diplomatic expulsions fell short of the most “disruptive economic measures” it could have taken.  The Trends Journal has been monitoring the worsening relationship...

As we have forecast since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched the war against Tigrays last November, the conflict in the country would destabilize the Horn of Africa, create a humanitarian crisis, and would not end quickly, as he had promised.  Ethiopia also remains in a standoff with Sudan over territory disputes along their borders,...

On 1 December, the Trends Journal reported on the “BACKLASH IN FRANCE OVER PROPOSED LAW CRIMINALIZING POLICE IMAGES.” In our article, we detailed how President Emmanuel Macron faced intense scrutiny over a proposed bill that would make it illegal to post photographs of police officers on social media accounts with the intent to identify the...

A report that was released last Tuesday from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned that China is the biggest international threat to the United States. The report said China’s Communist Party will continue “its whole-of-government efforts to spread China’s influence, undercut that of the United States, drive wedges between Washington and its...

As we have been reporting, such as in our 30 March article, “BIDEN VS. CHINA’S BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE: U.S. LOSES,” as China expands its global presence, the U.S. is taking measures in its attempt to maintain its lead as the world’s most powerful nation.  Our article pointed out that Beijing is moving ahead full...

The French government defended an airstrike earlier this year that a U.N. report said mainly killed civilians attending a wedding.  The French defense ministry has insisted that the strike on 3 January killed about 30 Islamist militants, according to a report in the Financial Times.  The ministry said in a statement it is “impossible to...

The Mozambique army said Friday that the city of Palma is safe after last month’s ISIS-affiliated rebels attacked parts of the northern gas exploration hub, killing dozens and displacing tens of thousands.  Al Jazeera reported that about 200 armed rebels began the attack on 24 March. There is a significant population of foreign workers, and many...

The Trends Journal has been following Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong that started in earnest in 2019 after China announced plans to enforce an extradition bill that would bring criminal suspects in Hong Kong to courts in mainland China.  In fear of losing their civil rights, massive protests broke out, but despite the ongoing demonstrations, the extradition...

On 11 April, the U.S. Army announced a $21.9 billion contract with Microsoft to produce custom augmented-reality headsets, claiming it will give troops an advantage on the battlefield.  The army called Microsoft an “industry leader in developing innovative technology,” and the Wall Street Journal reported the new goggles will be similar to their 2018 HoloLens headset. The...