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…

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Analysis/Dissection of Leaked US-NATO-Ukraine Military Documents by former professional soldiers

An unusual situation happened in the Ukraine-War-Infosphere, where a set of US-NATO-Ukraine military document had appeared online, in an apparently leak. People have mixed opinions about it, some think its legit, others believe its fake or misinformation. To “clear the air”, Wyatt of Defense Politics Asia, a former intel specialist from the Singapore Armed Forces,…

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[ Syria / Iraq SITREP: 1-7/12 ] Turkey threatens ground offensive if Kurdish forces do not withdraw

Update from Syria: Turkey’s President Erdogan had warned that Turkey will have no choice but to resort to a new ground offensive into Northern Syria to establish the 30km buffer zones between the Turkey-Syria border from any Kurdish forces operating in Syria. Russia had reacted by opening negotiations with the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)…

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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…

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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…

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[ 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…

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[ NBC ] Ballistic missiles hit Iraqi city, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claim responsibility

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for a dozen ballistic missiles that struck Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil in the early hours of Sunday, Iran’s state media reported, adding that the attack was against Israeli “strategic centres.” The missiles, which targeted the U.S. consulate’s new building, caused only material damage and one civilian was injured, the Kurdish interior…

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