Geopolitics

North Korean special forces were involved in the 1980 "Gwangju incident" in South Korea, a former head of South Korea's intelligence agency has now confirmed. Read More.

North Korea’s ongoing human rights violations have been slammed and shamed by most members of the UN Security Council. Read More.

Close ties with China and Bill Gates are about all one needs to be a WHO director these days. But what about Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's ideological qualifications? Read More.

The somber but uplifting commemorations of the D-Day landings in Normandy, now eighty years ago, shed light on the historic Allied victory of arms, men and spirit. Read More.

President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday dissolved France’s National Assembly after Marine Le Pen’s conservative National Rally party trounced Macron's forces in European Union elections that according to exit polls maintained the momentum of anti-immigration and populist forces in other key EU states including Germany and Belgium. Read More.

This year has turned out be the time of major elections; Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, European Union, Pakistan, Russia, soon the United Kingdom and in November the United States. Read More.

IDF Maj.-Gen. (res.) Itzhak Brik, who has met with Netanyahu six times since the Oct. 7 massacre, said recently that he saw indications in the prime minister’s behavior that indicate “the man has gone off the rails.” Read More.

New Caledonia, a remote French overseas territory in the South Pacific, is not often in the news. It’s even less common when you see the truly unexpected cast of characters placing this small island group into an unwanted limelight. Read More.

The United Nations General Assembly massively endorsed a plan which brings the State of Palestine one step closer to full membership in the 193-member multinational body. In a lopsided vote of 143 to 9 with 23 abstentions, the Assembly passed a resolution which seemingly puts Palestine on the long-awaited path to membership. Read More.

Funds intended to build fortifications for the defense of Ukraine's northern border were diverted to fake companies, according to the Mezha Anti-Corruption Center. Read More.

Over the past several decades, U.S. leaders' support for Israel has been unwavering. Then came the Biden administration. Read More.

Paris in the Springtime! A perfect setting and venue for China’s Chairman Xi Jinping to visit to discuss geopolitics and commerce with French President Emmanuel Macron on whose politically pivotal position inside the European Union remains crucial. Read More.

Thanks to the free market reforms of populist President Javier Milei, inflation is falling in Argentina. Interest rates are also coming down. And the peso is on fire. Read More.

Jose Mulino, the surprise winner of the Panama presidential election, has vowed he “will not permit thousands of illegals to pass through our territory like nothing, without control.” Read More.

Donald Trump once said: "Keep focused on your goal and never give up. Besides, bad times bring great opportunities." Read More.