Tag: Geopolitics

Russia is No Friend of Israel
By January 1, 2024 Read More →

Russia is No Friend of Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s robust support for Hamas after its October massacre of more than 1,400 Israelis has shattered long-standing illusions that Russia is a friend of Israel.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel
By November 1, 2023 Read More →

U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel

Critics are accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of succumbing to extortion in its recent decision to give the Islamic Republic of Iran access to some $6 billion in frozen assets in exchange for the release of five Americans wrongfully held in Iranian prisons.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
How the War in Israel Could Reshape the World Order
By October 14, 2023 Read More →

How the War in Israel Could Reshape the World Order

Soeren Kern, a geopolitical analyst and writing fellow for the Middle East Forum, joins us today on the Christian Worldview Radio Program to explain many of the issues surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Why Did Vladimir Putin Invade Ukraine?
By March 14, 2022 Read More →

Why Did Vladimir Putin Invade Ukraine?

Why did Putin invade Ukraine? Western analysts, commentators and officials have put forth eight differing but complementary theories try to explain Putin’s actions, motives and objectives.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Biden Administration Kills Israel-to-Europe Gas Pipeline
By February 15, 2022 Read More →

Biden Administration Kills Israel-to-Europe Gas Pipeline

The Biden administration has abruptly withdrawn American support for the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) pipeline, a project aimed at shipping natural gas from Israel to European markets.

Posted in: Energy, Geopolitics
Russia to NATO: Commit Suicide or Face War
By January 6, 2022 Read More →

Russia to NATO: Commit Suicide or Face War

Russia has threatened war if the United States and its NATO allies fail to comply — unconditionally — with sweeping demands for a new security arrangement in Europe.

Posted in: Geopolitics
European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality
By November 7, 2021 Read More →

European Army: Rhetoric versus Reality

European federalists seeking to transform the 27-member European Union into a European superstate — a so-called United States of Europe — have revived a decades-old proposal to build a European army.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Poland Claws Back Sovereignty from European Union
By October 26, 2021 Read More →

Poland Claws Back Sovereignty from European Union

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that Polish law takes precedence over European Union law. The landmark ruling, which seeks to reassert national sovereignty over certain judicial matters, has called into question the legitimacy of the EU’s supranational legal and political order.

Posted in: Europe, European Union
AUKUS Security Alliance Exposes EU’s Fecklessness
By September 29, 2021 Read More →

AUKUS Security Alliance Exposes EU’s Fecklessness

Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have announced a new tripartite strategic alliance aimed at countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

European Parliament Freezes Ratification of China Investment Treaty
By May 31, 2021 Read More →

European Parliament Freezes Ratification of China Investment Treaty

The European Parliament has halted ratification of a controversial investment treaty with China until Beijing lifts sanctions on European lawmakers, academics and think tanks. The move, a rare display of fortitude by an institution notorious for vacillation, reflects a hardening stance in Europe toward the Chinese Communist Party.

Posted in: China, Geopolitics
Growing Calls for Moving or Boycotting the Beijing Olympics
By April 25, 2021 Read More →

Growing Calls for Moving or Boycotting the Beijing Olympics

A growing number of Western lawmakers and human rights groups are calling for a boycott of the next Winter Olympics, set to take place in Beijing in February 2022.

Posted in: China, Geopolitics
Western Fashion Brands Sued for Using Forced Labor in China
By April 16, 2021 Read More →

Western Fashion Brands Sued for Using Forced Labor in China

Four major European and American apparel and footwear manufacturers have been sued in a French court for allegedly using forced labor in Xinjiang, a mostly Muslim region in northwestern China.

Posted in: China, Geopolitics