Russia’s 70-warship Ocean Shield exercise in the Baltic Sea last year has signaled Moscow’s intention to posture as an hegemonic force in the Arctic both
Category: Geopolitics
The Geopolitics News section looks at complex contemporary regional environments that have recently been in the news, for example, the artics, along with more traditional key geopolitical chokepoints such as international straits. We analyze several key issues ranging from trans-boundary and natural resource disputes to the spatiality of the phenomena of terrorism and geographical perspectives. The section aims to provide readers an understanding of contemporary war and warfare, in the light of military, political, diplomatic, economic and technological dynamics affecting the global political environment. Recent conflicts in Europe, Africa and the Middle will also be regularly monitored and covered.
Hawkish Chinese military strategists issued several articles warning Beijing to prepare for a potential armed conflict in the bordering region with India. Numerous former military
Weekly Briefing (June 22nd- 27th) Region: Asia PacificGEOPOLITICS India and China try to amend their relationship after border clashFollowing the incident in Galwan last week,
In a media briefing held on June 25th, the Indian Foreign Ministry addressed the current escalating dispute with China and reiterated India’s intentions of maintaining
The Chinese Ministry for National Defense spoke out against the U.S plan to position intermediate-range missiles in Asia. An official statement said “China will never
On Wednesday June 24th, the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced the suspension of North Korea’s military plans. This statement came one day after
The risk of an armed conflict between Beijing and the Washington is higher than ever as communication channels between the the two countries’ armed forces
On Tuesday June 23rd the North Korean government owned new agency, KCNA, announced the state’s plan to assemble balloons that would carry anti-Seoul propaganda to
Daily News Briefing – Asia-Pacific (23 June 2020) GEOPOLITICS China responds to Japan announcing the renaming of disputed territory.The Southern Japanese local assembly of Ishigaki
In the Mediterranean Sea chaos reoccurs as in 2011 and the main protagonist is again Libya which, with the political crisis and the civil war