Geopolitics
A Surprising Rift, NATO Breaks With Zelensky, Attempts to Sweep Polish Farmer Incident Under the Rug
On November 15th, Russia launched a massive wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure across the country in what has become Modus Operandi. Over 100 sites were hit, but one particular impact will dwarf the rest of them in importance. Boguslaw Wos, 62, and Bogdan Ciupek, 60, were killed when an errant missile landed in…
Read MoreRemembrance Day Sunday Service 2022 at Kranji War Memorial
At the invitation by the British High Commission Singapore to Defense Politics Asia (media invitation), DPA had agreed to attend the 2022’s Remembrance Day service at the Kranji War Cemetery to pay tribute to all who laid their lives so that the generations after them could live in peace. The event is held by the…
Read MoreLIFELINE FOR LEBANON: Israel and Lebanon signs the Maritime Border Deal mediated by United States
The Maritime Border Deal, which aims to resolve the 860-square-kilometer maritime dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean between Israel and Lebanon, which do not have diplomatic relations, was finalized on October 11, 2022, under the US mediation led by special energy envoy Amos Hochstein. According to the published text of the Maritime Border Deal, entire Karish…
Read More[ Kupyansk Front ] Russia launches counteroffensive towards Dvorichna; capturing Horobivka
Breaking news from the Kupyansk Front: Russia have launched a counteroffensive from Tavilzhanka towards Dvorichna direction and had successfully captured Horobivka after days of softening the Ukrainian forces in the region via artillery and airstrikes. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported fighting at Dvorichna (which is likely to just mean the entire region east of the…
Read MoreUkraine SITREP: Day 205 (16/9) – Russian lines at risk! Massive Ukrainian breakthrough NW of Lyman;
Full Report: 00:00 Intro01:19 Putin warns of escalation in Ukraine02:39 Russia claim they have 430 aircrafts and 340 helicopters near Ukraine ready for deployment03:29 1 x Russian Su-25 shot down over Ukraine03:40 Mykolaiv Front (Fighting reported at Pravdyne) 06:09 Davydiv Brid Front (Russian Shelling reported at Sukhyi Stavok) 07:24 Kryvyi Rih Front07:56 Zaporizhzhia Line08:38 Donetsk…
Read More[ Ukraine SITREP ] Day 197 (8/9) – Ukraine forces on outskirt of Kupyansk; blow up Oskil River bridges
Full Report: 00:00 Intro00:51 Zelenskyy: more than 1000 sqkm of territory liberated01:45 Belarus conducts military exercises near the entire Belarus-Ukraine border from Sept 8 to Sept 1402:22 Russian Ka-52 helicopter shot down over Ukraine02:37 Mykolaiv Front 03:35 Davydiv Brid Front (Ukrainian forces captured Chkalove, Kostromka; Fighting reported at Bezimenne; Reinforcement reportedly crossed the river near…
Read More[ Ukraine SITREP ] Day 161-162 (3-4/8) Summary – Fighting now inside Bakhmut as RF enter from east
Full Report: 00:00 Intro01:14 Mykolaiv Front (Russia MoD fixed their mapping; can be used for reference again)02:54 Davydiv Brid Front (Ukraine retains control over Andriivka, Lozove, Bilohirka)04:28 Kryvyi Rih Front (Rumors of Ukrainian redeploying armor from Dnipro and Chernihiv to Kryvyi Rih front) 06:01 Zaporizhzhia Line06:51 Donetsk Front (Fighting reported Marinka, Pisky, Avdiivka) 09:14 Bakhmut…
Read More[ CHINA-TAIWAN ] Pelosi going to Taiwan – Taiwan military on high alert; What is actually happening?
Full Report: 00:00 Intro02:19 China launches 3rd Aircraft Carrier, Fujian04:00 Leaked recording of top-secret military meeting on Taiwan invasion plans07:37 Taiwan scrambled jets as 29 China aircrafts enter defense zone09:09 China ban Taiwanese grouper fish import10:10 PLAN vessels sailed between Yilan and Yonguni for the first time to enter the Pacific Ocean 11:20 China conduct…
Read More[ LITHUANIA-RUSSIA ] Lithuanians pop. threatened w “Serious Negative Impact”; What happened so far?
00:00 Intro00:56 Lithuania to ban transit to Kaliningrad04:27 Russia vows “serious” consequences over Lithuanian rail restrictions on Kaliningrad05:12 Russia plans to make Lithuanian citizens suffer for “hostile actions”07:04 Russia holds major naval exercise in the Baltic Sea07:51 Warning against too much faith in NATO09:25 WW2 Czechoslovakia / Poland situation can repeat itself11:01 NATO today commitment…
Read More[ Event ] “When peace breaks out. The state of international relations after the Russian – Ukrainian conflict”
[ update ] DPA’s Presentation during the event: Original Facebook LIVE Stream: Press Release: “When peace breaks out. The state of international relations after the Russian – Ukrainian conflict“ Date&Time: 23.05.2022 – 08:30 PM Central European Summer Time (CEST) Stefano Ambrosini (Gardone Riviera Municipal Council) and Davide Boni (Toscolano Maderno Municipal Council), local administrators and…
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