All posts tagged: south korea

Q&A: Japan’s New Defense Strategy

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 […]

Q&A: US Congress Elections

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 […]

Views on the News 22/10/2021

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 […]

Depopulation Haunts Singapore

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 […]

Q&A: The Scopes and Significance of the US Military Alliance with Britain and Australia

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 […]

Views on the News 29/05/2021

Headlines: * Pilots Bombed Palestinian Buildings to ‘Vent Frustration’ * US Lifts Restrictions on South Korea’s Missile Development * Bangladesh Recognises Zionist Entity * Egypt Cements Role as Middle East Power Broker * US Intensifies Outreach to Pakistan as Withdrawal from Afghanistan Nears * Covid: China Hits Back as US Revisits Wuhan Lab-Leak Theory Pilots […]