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Singapore’s perspective on US-China relationship and the issue of Taiwan
Transcript from Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong’s speech in Parliament The second big issue is US-China relations. There is deep mutual suspicion and fundamental mistrust between the two countries. In America, the prevailing view is that their efforts to work out a cooperative relationship with China have failed and China’s growing strength and assertiveness…
Singapore’s position on Russia-Ukraine War & it’s implication
Transcript from Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong’s speech in Parliament The war in Ukraine has been deadlocked for over a year, with no good outcome in sight. Neither side can win, nor can either afford to lose. In fact, things have been at a stalemate since last November. The Ukrainians are understandably reluctant to…
Polisario Congress and Moroccan strikes, the fight intensifies once again
The Polisario congress recently took place amidst a variety of challenges, including actions by Morocco, boycotts by both local and international groups, and a decline in support for the current leader, Brahim Ghali. In this article, we will examine the events that occurred during the congress, its outcomes, and the subsequent actions taken. The congress…
Iran wants in on Russia-backed Turkey-Syria peace talks; while Turkey playing all sides
Update from Syria: Turkey-Syria relationship is thawing fast, as the Defense Ministers of Turkey, Russia and Syria had trilateral talks in Moscow on December 28, 2022. This paved the way for the high level talks between the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Syria – and perhaps, eventually a face to face meeting between the Turkey’s…
Between division and internal problems, what is the future of the Polisario?
There is currently widespread belief among pro-Moroccan, neutral, and pro-independence individuals that the Polisario Front is weakened and vulnerable to exploitation by Morocco. This belief is reinforced by recent events such as the resignation of Oubi Bachir Bouchraya, the Polisario Front’s representative in Europe, due to “deep differences” and “forced methods” within the organization. Bouchraya’s…
Singapore Defense Minister warn United States that they are losing geopolitical war in Indo-Pacific
Singapore’s Defense Minister, Dr Ng Eng Hen openly warn USA that they are failing geopolitically in the region (South East Asia) despite doing a lot on the military front with the formation of the Quad and AUKUS. But USA’s geopolitical strategy to focus exclusively on Taiwan issue is going to backfire on them as the…
Putin’s Path to Victory Against the West.
Putin has a clear path to defeating the West. Russia and NATO cannot resolve their conflict by war in a nuclear world. Instead, Putin will leverage the threat of humanitarian disaster caused by the war in Ukraine and the looming world economic recession. Victory for Putin means holding onto some of his gains in Ukraine…
Dronification of the conflict in Western Sahara.
On April 8, 2021, it was rumored (and reported by AFP) that Morocco had launched its first ever drone strike, that killed the Polisario police chief / commander of the national gendarmerie, Addah al-Bendir in Tifariti, an oasis town in the North-eastern part of Western Sahara. The strike was thought to be conducted by Harop…
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…
Remembrance 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…
LIFELINE 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…
[ 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…
Ukraine 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…
[ 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…
[ 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…
[ 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…
[ 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…
[ 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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