The USS Michigan, a nuclear-powered submarine, visited the Korean Peninsula as tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang remain high—but is also likely to be seen as a clear indicator to Beijing about the U.S.’s growing presence in the region.
Tag: geopolitics
NETANYAHU’S HARDLINE COALITION TAKES HOLD AMID SURGE IN VIOLENCE AGAINST PALESTINIANS
As forecast, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline coalition of anti-Palestinian racists—are living up to expectations amid the recent uptick in violence and new settlement announcements.
NETANYAHU SAYS HE’LL DROP KEY PART OF JUDICIAL OVERHAUL BILL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he pulled a key provision from his controversial judicial overhaul plan—and said he would not insist on a clause that would give the Knesset the ability to override the country’s supreme court.
U.S. DISASTROUS WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN: WASHINGTON’S STUPIDITY
The U.S. State Department released its review of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 that has been panned by observers as an unmitigated failure that Afghans are paying for to this day.
UN: OK FOR ISRAEL TO KILL PALESTINIAN CHILDREN, BUT SHAMES RUSSIA FOR KILLING CHILDREN IN UKRAINE
Not every child is equal, according to the United Nations.
MIDDLE EAST MELTDOWN: ISRAEL KEEPS RAMPING UP WAR IN OCCUPIED TERRITORY
Israel further inflamed tensions with Palestinians last week when its troops destroyed the home of a Palestinian who is accused of killing an Israeli soldier in a drive-by shooting in 2022.
‘FAR-RIGHT’ SURGES IN GERMANY AMID ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, AS WE LONG FORECAST
Establishment politicians in Germany are pressing panic buttons amid the surge in popularity for the country’s top “far-right” political party—the Alternative for Germany, or AfD—that seems poised to make gains in local and national elections based on financial hardship and disgust for the ruling elite.
U.S. GOVERNMENT HIT BY CYBERATTACKS, WATCH FOR NEW DIGITAL CURRENCY PUSH
The U.S. is investigating the apparent hacking of several federal agencies—including a vendor for the Department of Agriculture—that “may impact a very small number of employees,” which will be used by central banksters to push digital currencies to the public.
NETANYAHU: ISRAEL WILL PROCEED WITH CONTROVERSIAL JUDICIAL OVERHAUL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his coalition government will pursue its controversial plans to overhaul the country’s judiciary, which sparked massive protests earlier this year.
WHAT SPY BALLOONS? BLINKEN MEETS WITH XI IN HOPES TO EASE TENSIONS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News that the spy balloon incident that prompted him to cancel a February visit to China “should be closed” after a high-profile meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his top diplomat.