Geo Politics

A dispute between China and South Korea over a US missile defense shield occurred on Thursday (August 11), threatening to derail efforts by the new government in Seoul to overcome longstanding security divides. After what seemed to be a successful first visit to China by South Korea’s foreign minister last week, a disagreement on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense …

According to Mr. Tanee Sangrat, director general of Thailand’s Information Department, Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Wednesday, the Sri Lankan government has filed a request to Thailand for its former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to enter the country. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is seeking asylum in Thailand (Aug 10). “The present government of Sri Lanka made a request to the Thai side for the …

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been five months since the conflict began. Sanctions were placed on Russia when the world community voiced its disapproval of its aggressive behavior. The initial few weeks of the war were marked by an atmosphere of anarchy and confusion. After the West pulled Russia out of the global payments system SWIFT and froze …

Late on Sunday evening (August 7), Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant organization agreed a ceasefire, increasing expectations of an end to the most significant flare-up on the Gaza border in more than a year. Throughout the course of the weekend, Israeli troops bombarded Palestinian sites, which resulted in rocket assaults against its cities. These attacks had largely subsided …

After the operator of the facility reported significant damage at the site, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made the accusation that Russia was using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station “for terror” on Saturday, August 6th. The company that runs the nuclear power station in Zaporizhzhia, which is located in the southern region of the country, Energoatom, reported on Saturday …

On Sunday (August 7), Chinese and Taiwanese warships engaged in a game of high-seas “cat and mouse” just hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises that were launched in response to a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi’s trip to the island, which is …

On Saturday (August 6), United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of taking “irresponsible steps” by cutting off key communication channels with Washington. He also stated that China’s actions regarding Taiwan demonstrated a shift away from prioritizing peaceful resolution in favor of the use of force. His comments came at a time when Chinese aircraft and warships were …

On Saturday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that the unpredictable geopolitical scenario and the aftermath from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan highlight the importance of the connection between the United States and the Philippines (Aug 6). Pelosi’s visit, according to Marcos, “did not heighten the heat” of a situation that was already dangerous. Marcos made these …

The fact that China has decided to stop having bilateral climate change negotiations with the United States has put a shadow of uncertainty over whether or not the world will be able to muster enough ambition to combat global warming in time to avoid the worst of its effects. The fight against climate change has been a primary focus of …

On Saturday (August 6), North Korea condemned Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States, for her stance in favor of a deterrent against North Korea during her visit to South Korea this week. During Pelosi’s stay in South Korea after her visit to Taiwan, she and her counterpart in the South Korean National Assembly, …