The Global South is in vogue; everyone cannot get enough of them. China and Russia say they are the future and solicit their support and the West who for long neglected them now see them as essential to maintaining a liberal future. With the global balance of power in a flux the future structure of […]
From the outset, since the demise of the Soviet Union and the dismantling of the Warsaw Pact, NATO became a meandering, rudderless entity – but only for a while. The US agonized with what to do with it after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the de facto end of the Cold War.
India is progressing but this is not due to its own resources or strength. It because of American support. The US supports states that work to strengthen the US backed international order and protect US interests.
Question: CGTN (Chinese Global Television Network) published on 30/6/2023: (The Chinese Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for making irresponsible statements about bilateral relations. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in an interview earlier that Washington will continue to defend its own interests, and will continue in taking actions and making statements that China […]
There is a Chinese proverb, “The clever crow always paints its feathers black” to protect itself from adversity. Sheikh Hasina is like the crow who is trying hard to paint herself as a defender of the sovereignty of the country in order to protect herself from the outrage of the people. Sheikh Hasina said at […]
Question: On Al-Arabiya website on 27/2/2023 it was reported: (The Kremlin: We welcome the Chinese peace plan, but a settlement is far away). It was also reported on Al-Youm channel website on 27/2/2023 (The Kremlin said that Russia is looking with interest at the Chinese peace plan in Ukraine, indicating that the details of the […]
Japan and China have now been worried about the decline of their populations as a result of fewer babies being born and the rise of their aging populations. Japan is now the world’s most rapidly declining population. There were fewer than 800,000 babies born last year. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio stressed in his speech that […]
Headlines: * The World Economy Faces a Huge Stress Test in 2023 * British Families are Eating PET FOOD * Pakistan Economic Crisis Forces Malls and Markets to Close Early The World Economy Faces a Huge Stress Test in 2023 The fact that the world did not experience a systemic financial crisis in 2022 is […]
Question: Japan has adopted a new defense strategy that it announced a few days ago, and this new strategy includes a significant increase in military spending. Does this indicate that Japan is regaining its military strength as it was before World War II? And what are its goals? Are they autonomous decisions or are they […]
Commercialization of Sport Sports are good for mental and physical health. Team sports are even better as they also teach team-work. Football, also called soccer, is among those few team sports where almost every player gets an equal chance to play their role throughout the game and exert themselves to their fullest. But sports and […]
Question: The Republican Party secured control, with a small majority, over the US House of Representatives which is made up of 435 seats. [“It won at least 218 seats, according to estimates by CBS News, the BBC partner in the United States.” (BBC, November 17, 2022)]. As for the Democrats, they celebrated [“Sunday that the […]
Headlines: • Nord Stream ‘Opportunity’ • North Korea Launches Missile over Japan • Iran Supreme Leader Accuses Foreign Sponsors
Question: What is behind the US-China tension over Taiwan? What are the motives behind this tension? Why did the US provoke China by the visit of the Speaker of the House of Representative and other members of Congress to Taiwan? What is the importance of the island to both China and America? Are matters moving […]
Question: Finland and Sweden submitted an official request to join NATO on 18/5/2022, at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but this announcement was soon followed by a Turkish objection, because of the two countries’ stance on Turkey’s fight against Kurdish armed groups, led by the Kurdish Workers’ Party […]
Headlines: • Partygate: UK Prime Minister says He will Not Resign • Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan Demands New Government to Announce Elections in 6 days • Blinken says China is a Serious Long-term Challenge but the U.S. does not want a New Cold War
Details: Biden Rushes to South Korea after Election of Pro-American President The Emirate of Afghanistan comes under pressure from the West
Japan will supply its liquefied natural gas to Europe: representatives of the European Union and the United States addressed Tokyo with such a request. Japan itself imports energy resources, but in the current situation, Tokyo decided to show political solidarity. The first batches should arrive in Europe in March. (ru.euronews)
Headlines: US Support for Sudan in question if Transition Blocked, Special Envoy warns Tarin Leaves US without Concluding IMF Negotiations Biden says US will Defend Taiwan if China Attacks US Support for Sudan in question if Transition Blocked, Special Envoy warns US support to Sudan could be at risk if the country’s fragile transition to […]
The annual Population in Brief report showed the total population as at June fell for the second straight year, to 5.45 million – a 4.1 per cent drop and the largest year-on-year decline since 1950. The non-resident population fell by 10.7 per cent to 1.47 million. And for the first time since 1970, citizen and […]
An accelerating arms race in the Indo-Pacific is all but guaranteed now that China finds itself a target of new security arrangements – AUKUS and the Quad – aimed at containing its power and influence.
Question: What are the scopes and significance of the US military alliance with Britain and Australia? Is it directed against China? Or is it a British and American slap to France after it destroyed Britain’s influence in Tunisia, and after its followers turned against America’s agents in Guinea, and after France’s efforts to build a […]
Headlines: Taliban Ask to Speak at UN General Assembly in New York Qureshi meets Blinken, Urges Engagement with Taliban US-China Policy: Biden is Bringing Together Japan, Australia and India to Stare Down China
Headlines: India Reaches Out to the Taliban UK Sends Ships to Counter China US, Allies Condemn China for ‘Malicious’ Cyber Activity
Headlines: Erdogan Reached Out to the Zionist Entity Taliban win the Battle but Will They Now Lose the Political Battle Europe’s Belt and Road Initiative U.S., Afghanistan, Pakistan Uzbekistan Create Platform for Regional Cooperation India is Scrambling to Get on the Taliban’s Good Side China Weighs Risk and Reward in a Taliban-Led Afghanistan
Headlines: Turkey Inaugurates Bloc from Balkans to Chinese Border Japan to Defending Taiwan with the US Syria: US Stealing Grain and Oil & Building Up Military Bases Turkey Inaugurates Bloc From Balkans to Chinese Border Turkey recently hosted and led several military exercises with the word Anatolian (Anadolu) as part of their code names, two […]
It is difficult for a day to go by without China making the news, whether it is its GDP, aircraft carriers, artificial intelligence, its dams, bullet trains or megacities. There is no denying that China grabs a lot of headlines. On 1 July 2021, China’s sole political party – the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrated […]
Details: • Biden Tries to Maintain Distance Despite Netanyahu Provocation • Saudi Iran Talks, Turkish Lira • Erdogan Offers Strategy Based Diplomacy to Rein in ‘Israel’ • We Stand with Gaza: PM Imran Khan Reiterates Support for Palestine • China and the US Dash Toward Another MAD Arms Race Biden Tries to Maintain Distance Despite […]
Headlines: • US Turns on Russia • British Royals Maintain British Influence • Japan Appoints ‘Minister of Loneliness’
Headlines: What’s Behind Biden’s Snub of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Pakistan’s IMF Agreement Blinken to Hold Virtual Quad Meeting with Australia, India, Japan What’s Behind Biden’s Snub of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
“Japan to discard millions of Pfizer vaccine doses because it has wrong syringes,” according to a Guardian headline from the 10th of February, 2021. The Guardian also said that the US and the European Union have the same problem, and warned that this would result in “strong competition to quickly secure additional supplies.”
