Wave of Trade Sanctions against Australia Over the last twelve months, China has launched a wave of trade sanctions against[…]
Category: Geopolitics
Is the US-Turkey Relationship at risk of Falling Apart? | Inside Story
Relations between two of NATO’s biggest Armies The U.S. had long avoided formally recognising the 1915 mass killings of Armenians[…]
Lebanon: A State in Collapse? | People and Power
On August 4, 2020, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was devastated by a huge blast. Some 2,750 tonnes of ammonium[…]
Taiwan: China’s Next Target?
Beijing’s open threat to take control of Taiwan Despite China’s increasingly aggressive behavior both at home and abroad, Beijing’s open[…]
The Militarization of the South China Sea
The South China Sea Tensions between the U.S. and China have been steadily escalating on a range of issues, but[…]
Iran Blames Israel for Nuclear Site Explosion
Nuclear Site Explosion Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said Israel was responsible for a power failure at the Natanz nuclear[…]
Could China Take Taiwan By Force?
Taiwan Support On July 18 2019, President US Donald Trump approved a US$2.2-billion arms deal to Taiwan that included the[…]
How Iran’s Soleimani Became a US Target
Soleimani Became a US Target Before Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US air strike in Iraq, he was arguably[…]
North Korea In The Age Of Trump
The Age Of Trump VICE Media founder Shane Smith has been traveling to North Korea for years, including during some[…]
The Kurds Between Conflict and Democracy
Between Conflict and Democracy What will happen next to the Kurds in northern Syria? All of the parties to the[…]