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USA is backing out of Syria for a reason – but it’s not what you think it is.
Written by Rune Scott, Edited by Wyatt Mingji Lim.Cover Photo taken from The Hill (Getty) Most Kurds aren’t actually trying to form a nation of Kurdistan. Turkish Kurds, and to some extent Iranian Kurds, are the two most interested in this, because they understandably want out of nations whose governments are fundamentally hostile and oppressive…
South Park had officially launched “the China issue” into the mainstream American consciousness
The latest episode of South Park jumped on the NBA-China saga at an unbelievable speed and weight. This is also the grimmest and most violent South Park episode I have ever seen (and South Park had not been shy of showing extreme violence on their show…) But in my opinion, the NBA-China saga and this…
Ending the Arab-Israeli conflict: An exercise in futility?
With Israel seemingly embroiled in constant conflict with its neighbors, one might come to conclude that a permanent peace is implausible in that corner of the Middle East anytime soon. But could an elusive peace be just over the horizon? The Camp David Accords, that resulted in a treaty of peace between Israel and Egypt…
To South Korea, Is Japan Actually A Military Threat?
Having a deep interest in all things related to the military (from history, equipment, tactics, doctrine, organization and so on) since elementary school, as a child I sometimes wondered how a modern total war between South Korea and Japan would look like. Growing up in the Korean community, hearing comparisons – and at times derogatory…
Unravelling the water dispute mystery between Singapore and Malaysia
THE MATHS 1000 gallon = 4.54609 m3 malaysia sell raw water at 3 sen per 1000 gallonmalaysia buy treated water at 50 sen per 1000 gallonsingapore spend 2.40 ringgit to treat per 1000 gallonsingapore lost 1.90 ringgit per 1000 gallon Malaysian water tariff is currently at:80 sens per cubic meter /3.60 ringgit per 1000 gallon(0-20…
2018 “A Year of What the Heck” Review
2019 is upon us, looking back, the past year has been full of surprise in term of geopolitics and defense policy. As an inside note, I often joke that 2018 is the ‘year of what the heck’ where world leaders take for the strangest turn possible. So before we step forward into the rest of…
ChannelNewsAsia: Canada arrests Huawei CFO, to extradite her to US
Canada arrests Huawei CFO, to extradite her to US (Updated: ) Share this content WASHINGTON: Canada has arrested Chinese telecoms giant Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver, where she is facing extradition to the United States, Canada’s Department of Justice said on Wednesday (Dec 5). The arrest is related to violations of US sanctions,…
Haaretz: Palestinians Seek Emergency Arab League Session Over Israel’s Warming Ties With Arab States
Palestinians seek emergency Arab League session over Israel’s warming ties with Arab states Palestinian Authority officials are seeking emergency sessions of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation over Israel’s increasingly close ties with some Arab countries and what is seen as the normalization of relations with Israel. The Palestinian delusion about their…
Hindustan Times: Why Amnesty was wrong to strip Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi of top honour
Why Amnesty was wrong to strip Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi of top honour The vilification of Aung San Suu Kyi continues unabated. Whether it is Amnesty International or United States vice-president, Mike Pence, no one, it seems, can wait to signal their virtue by throwing an egg at her face. The author is exactly…
Iran’s Enemies Strike Back
Bilahari Kausikan shared this awesome article on his facebook, so we decided that it would be a good read for DPA readers. Log into Facebook Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Sept. 26, 2018 By George Friedman Iran’s Enemies Strike Back The government in Tehran…
The Telegraph: Japan and North Korea held secret meeting
Japan and North Korea held secret meeting as Shinzo Abe ‘loses trust’ in Donald Trump As Mr Abe prepares to seek his third term as prime minister, the decades-old abduction issue remains a major stumbling block in normalising diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea. Tokyo officials, who refused to comment on reports of the…
Washington Post: Facebook blocks accounts of Myanmar’s top general, other military leaders
Facebook blocks accounts of Myanmar’s top general, other military leaders SINGAPORE – When Facebook officials heard that a damning U.N. report would again make a link between hate speech on the social media site and atrocities in Myanmar, they knew they had to act, a person familiar with their thinking said. Without consulting the Myanmar…
Johor Southern Tigers: Tunku Mahkota Johor thanks Singapore for water assistance
Log into Facebook Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Additional Context by Today Online: Johor Crown Prince calls S’pore a ‘neighbour and a friend’ for assistance during drought seasons In June 2016, Singapore supplied an extra six million gallons of potable water a day to Johor…
Business Insider: China tries to censor Vanuatu on “60 Minutes”
Original Article: How China tried to shut down Australian media coverage of its debt-trap diplomacy in the Pacific This is astounding, to say the least. Five days before Australia’s “60 Minutes” program aired a report on China’s dept-trap diplomacy in the Pacific region, the show received an unusually aggressive phone call. “Take this down and take it…
SCMP: China is not a world leader in science and technology
Original Article: China must stop fooling itself it is a world leader in science and technology, magazine editor says Cover Photo from SCMP Liu Yadong, editor-in-chief of Science and Technology Daily. Photo from SCMP. “The large gap in science and technology between China and developed countries in the West, including the US, should be common knowledge, and…
Japan Times: U.S. aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup
Original Article: U.S. aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup Cover Photo by Reuters. According to this article, USA had stepped up their pressure on China in the South China Sea by deploying 3 aircraft carriers to the disputed region. The 97,000-ton USS Ronald Reagan, carrying more than 70 aircraft, anchored in Manila Bay on…
Japan Times: China’s infrastructure projects in Malaysia are under threat
Original Article on Japan Times: Under new leader Mahathir, China’s infrastructure projects in Malaysia are under threat Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to the media after being questioned at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office in Putrajaya on May 24. | AFP-JIJI In a nod to our opinion piece: Malaysia tipping the power balance away from…
SCMP: French military pushes back against Beijing’s SCS claims
Original Article on SCMP: On the water and in the air, French military pushes back against Beijing’s South China Sea claims, by AFP. The French assault ship Dixmude sailed through the Spratly Islands late last month. Photo: AFP Cover Photo: WIONews.com AFP reported that France is increasing their military presence to counter the China’s military…
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