Will Lee Jae-myung serve jail time under the new parliament?
As we have noted many times, in the run-up to the April 10, 2024, parliamentary elections, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung fought not only for the success of the Democratic Party of Korea, which he leads, but also for his personal freedom, as he is a defendant in several well-founded criminal cases. Lee emerged victorious, retaining the situation he occupied under the last parliament…
The Runup to the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in South Korea. Part Eight: The Reform Party split and other factional news
When the Reform Party was created, the author immediately noted that this bloc “in favor of everything good against everything bad” could be very short-lived because, other than the desire to defeat the existing two-party system, its leaders had nothing in common. This was especially true of the “two Lee’s”: their disagreements were over…
Asia's military armoury is on the rise
In early December, Rob Phillips, spokesman for the US Army Pacific Command, announced Washington’s intention to begin deploying Tomahawk missiles with a range of about 2,700 kilometres, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, on islands in the Indo-Pacific region in 2024. The move will be the first ground deployment of intermediate-range missiles since the White House withdrew from the INF Treaty. It is noteworthy that the formal reason for breaking the agreement was Russia’s development of the 9M729 cruise missile, which allegedly falls under the ban. Now we see that the Americans were…
US Proxies Win Thai Elections - US-Chinese Tensions Set to Grow
In a development that will surely impact growing US-Chinese tensions, US-backed opposition parties have won Thailand’s May 14, 2023, general elections. A US-backed client regime taking power in Thailand will impact China’s Belt and Road Initiative, threaten bilateral trade and tourism, and perhaps even undermine regional security. This is particularly so should Thailand now begin working more closely with Washington over matters in the South China Sea, over Taiwan, or a number of other points of contention the US seeks to use to unify the region…
CIA, NED: Georgia and Colour Revolutions: “Oink, Oink, Squeal like a Pig!”
Spring is finally here, and it has been a very mild winter for Europe. However, the month of March can be very unpredictable, and not only in terms of the weather. The National Endowment for Democracy, NED, CIA, is hard at work in Moldova and Georgia, and coming soon to Turkey, if it doesn’t just let it be and let nature run its course…
Good Riddance: Many Calls for Joe Biden’s Impeachment
US politics is something I have tried to keep a safe distance from, with all its "ins and outs" - considering how deep the political swamp is in the US, and its undulating waves. I consider the political elite as being cut from the same material, whether Democrats or Republicans or most of those on the fringes, and it is a shitty design at that. However, there are a few rare exceptions...
US Using its Allies to Start a War with China?
The situation in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR has become noticeably more complicated in recent years, primarily due to the openly provocative actions of the United States towards Taiwan. China is wary of a series of US-Taiwan military exchanges initiated by the Biden administration. One of these was the recent visit to Washington by Taiwanese army...