Global Geo-political Series: Japan officially upgrades North Korea threat levels
Aug 08, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Commentary
Japan, in its annual defense white paper, has upgraded its official warning status on North Korea by saying that the threat has entered a new stage. Japan reassessed the threat level from Pyongyang after two nuclear tests...
Aug 08, 2017 06:12 am UTC| Commentary
Speaking at Manila, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson indicated that the United States is ready for direct talks with North Korea if the latter stops conducting missile tests. The comments come after Secretary Tillerson...
Aug 03, 2017 08:07 am UTC| Commentary
In an interview with German ARD-Europa studio Brussels, the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that the European Union will come up with an adequate response and within days, if the new sanctions law,...
Aug 03, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Commentary
After the news came out that despite his reservations about the new sanctions bill on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, President Trump has signed the bill into law, the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the...
Global Geo-political Series: Trump complaints against Russia sanctions bill but signs
Aug 03, 2017 07:26 am UTC| Commentary
US President Donald Trump ended all the speculations on whether he would sign the new Russia sanctions bill last night by signing it into law after it passed through both houses of the Congress last week with an...
Global geo-political Series: Trump team considering trade action against China
Aug 02, 2017 08:27 am UTC| Commentary
Trump administration is considering its first major trade action against China as President Trump became disappointed with the Chinese regime to reign on North Koreas missile program to assist the United States. The US...
Global Geo-political Series: Russia warns US against lethal arms supply to Ukraine
Aug 02, 2017 07:30 am UTC| Commentary
Russia warned the United States against supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine after a report surfaced that the United States is planning to do so. On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Pentagon and the US...
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