Wednesday (September 28th): Kwarteng under Fire
Kwasi KwartengName? Kwasi Kwarteng Westphalian identity? British Age? 47 Why is he in the news? The new Chancellor of the Exchequer has had a rough start as a new wave…
Biden and Ing-wen’s Romance a game changer against Xi’s ambition
Biden and Ing-wen are deepening their country’s ties to deter the People’s Republic of China. U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s August visit to Taiwan has deteriorated Beijing-Washington ties.The war…
Modi’s Hot Push To Remain Neutral amid the Ukrainian War
Modi is striving to be neutral despite growing pressure to condemn RussiaIndia and Russia have a close relationship since Indian independenceEconomic issues and the growing threat of China make it…
Modi and Kishida’s Camaraderie in Their Bid to Counterbalance China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to meet his Japanese counterpart as early as next month.The developments in Ukraine serve to underline the fragility of peace in the region.The…
Japanese PM Kishida is Hot as Chinese Pressure Mounts on Taiwan
Kishida and Biden held talks earlier this month to coordinate an approach to China over Taiwan.Taiwan is vitally important to Japanese security, but Kishida is aware of economic dependence on…
Will Russia’s aggressive maneuvers in Ukraine warm Biden’s chilly NATO leadership?
Biden’s NATO leadership was rocked by tensions between member-states after AUKUS and divisions in the EUThe crisis in Ukraine should help Biden re-affirm NATO’s crucial strategic necessity and unity, but…
Liu He’s Heat Level: Hot crack down on IP enforcement in the US-China Economic and Trade Agreement
+ The much anticipated phase one of the US-China deal renewed commitments on Intellectual Property (‘IP’).+ A ruthless eradication of IP theft not only would benefit the US economy, but…
Duterte’s Frenemies with Trump: A rollercoaster of military deals
+ Duterte hesitates over his military alliance with Trump.+ US-Philippines military friendship goes a long way back. + With China lurking in the South China Sea, Trump wants to stick around.WikimediaWhy…
Thursday (April 30th): A good day for Netanyahu
Name? Benjamin Netanyahu Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 70 Why is he in the news? He is not in the news, there is currently no news in the world of International…
Thursday (April 23rd): Twitter War 2.0 Iran Edition
Houssein Salami Name? Houssein Salami Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 60 Why is he in the news? As a general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Salami ordered: “our [Iran’s] naval forces to…