Martial Law, the Moon Sect and US Bases: South Korea, Asia’s ‘Ukraine’
The Korean War, one of the most brutal scenes of the Cold War in East Asia, is certainly a historical turning point that determined the fate of South Korea. The Korean Peninsula, divided by the US’s imperialist intervention, continues to be one of the hot spots of geopolitical conflict potential in the Asia-Pacific to this […]
Trump 2.0 and Southeast Asia: A New Chessboard
Donald Trump’s return to the White House could reshape the balance in Southeast Asia. The revival of the Trump administration’s “Indo-Pacific” strategy carries significant risks not only for China but also for other regional countries. For traditional US allies like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and India, a stronger stance shaped by the US “containment of […]
The trend of class struggle in the USA
In the US, contradictions within the ruling classes are intensifying, evolving into a conflict. Despite court orders, the Texas National Guard continued to obstruct the US Border Patrol and placed barbed wire on January 23, signaling their defiance. This action was supported by governors from 25 Republican states through a joint declaration, aligning with Texas. […]
Xi-Biden Meeting and the Course of US-China Relations
Attending the APEC Summit in the US, Xi’s meeting with Biden was low-tension and concluded with several mutual agreements. However, the future of the two countries’ relations doesn’t seem promising. The Biden-Xi meeting was arguably the most anticipated and significant bilateral summit of 2023. Throughout the year, the two major nations clashed over several issues—from […]
BRICS South Africa Summit: Towards the End of the Liberal Order
Founded in 2009 and initially focusing on finance, development, and trade cooperation, BRICS is evolving into a structure that will yield significant geopolitical and geostrategic outcomes in favor of the oppressed peoples of the world, with the inclusion of new members at its latest summit held in South Africa during the third week of August. […]
China’s ‘Two Sessions’ and the Geopolitical Impact of Xi’s Third Term
China’s annual “Two Sessions,” which started on Saturday, March 4th, successfully concluded last week, marking the 14th assembly. Newly elected members of the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held the first meeting of the five-year term (2023-2027). Xi Jinping’s third-term presidency was unanimously approved in the National […]
The United States’ miscalculation in Taiwan
The US and China are once again engaged in conflict in the Pacific after Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan. The problem is not just a provocation of the US playing the Taiwan card. If we take a comprehensive look, the only goal of the US in supporting the […]
The Belt and Road Initiative Debt Trap Myth and Sri Lanka
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), presented to the world by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his 2013 visit to Kazakhstan, first came under attack through the “Debt Trap Diplomacy” propaganda by Indian “thought leader” Brahma Challaney in 2017.1 Since then, Western countries have clung to this term, targeting the BRI, which leads the reshaping […]
Psychological warfare misses its mark: China is winning the Covid-19 media war
We have come to the end of the neoliberal historical period that started with Thatcher and Reagan. The helplessness of the West in responding to the pandemic reminds us of Mao Zedong’s famous declaration that American imperialism is a ‘paper tiger’. More recently, in 2002, the German Minister of Justice asserted that she was planning […]