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Finance & Economics April 19, 2025USTR Section 301 Action’s New Maritime Fee Structure against China
Finance & Economics April 16, 2025[ Trade War SITREP: 13-16 April 2025 ] CHINA SIGNS 40 AGREEMENTS W VIETNAM; Trump to help car industry; decoupling continues…
Finance & Economics April 13, 2025USA remove tariffs on a series of computing and semi-conductor related products
Internal Affairs April 11, 2025[ PBS ] House passes Republican bill requiring voters provide proof of U.S. citizenship
Finance & Economics April 10, 2025China seeks united front with like minded partners to fight USA in the Trade War
Finance & Economics April 10, 2025Trump raising China tariff to 125%; 75 countries that called Trump to negotiate, get 90 days tariff reprieve at 10%
Finance & Economics April 10, 2025China increase retaliatory tariff to 84% from 34%
Finance & Economics April 8, 2025China totally playing into Trump’s hands.
Finance & Economics April 8, 2025China invasion of Taiwan: RISK IS NOW INCREASED TO 50%! – DPA Projections
War & Conflict February 21, 2025DPA’s Ukraine War Casualties and the Breaking Point
February 6, 2025DPA Analyzed Prediction for Trump’s Gaza plan
Finance & Economics January 7, 2025Mysterious China Vessel cuts Taiwan’s undersea cable; lurking suspiciously for a month off Taiwan…
Internal Affairs January 3, 2025SK impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided arrest after standoff – Timeline of South Korea’s Martial Law Saga so far
Finance & Economics January 2, 2025Moldova Turns to Romania and Ukraine for Energy as Russia Halts Gas Supplies
Military & Defense December 3, 2024Twenty-First Century Artillery: What Can We Learn From the War in Ukraine?By Robert Simon
Geopolitics November 22, 2024Day 1000 Special: A Retrospection; Strategic Analysis
Finance & Economics November 20, 2024Austria’s Bold Stance on Russian Gas: A New Chapter in Energy Politics
War & Conflict October 19, 2024Frontline Changes Report – Day 967-968 (17-18 October 2024)
War & Conflict October 13, 2024Ukraine War SITREP – Day 961, 11 October 2024
War & Conflict October 7, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – Day 956 (6 October 2024)
Geopolitics September 27, 2024RUSSO-MALIAN COOPERATION: WITHOUT LIMITS!!By Etoundi Ekodo II
War & Conflict September 6, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – Day 925 (5 Sept 2024)
War & Conflict August 19, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – 18 August 2024 (Day 907)
Geopolitics July 1, 2024TALIBAN attends UN meeting; Thailand & Malaysia to BRICS; Nepal-China; Port congestion
Geopolitics June 21, 2024The broken love affair between Philippines and China
Geopolitics May 24, 2024Tensions Rise in the Taiwan Strait as China Conducts Military Exercises
War & Conflict May 8, 2024[ Ukraine SITREP ] Day 804 (7/5): UKRAINE ended Russian breakout phase; RF restart ops at Orikhiv
War & Conflict May 3, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – Day 799 (2 May 2024)
War & Conflict May 3, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – Day 798 (1 May 2024)
War & Conflict May 1, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – Day 797 (30 April 2024)
War & Conflict April 28, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – Day 793 (26 April 2024)
War & Conflict April 26, 2024Ukraine War Frontline Changes Report – Day 792 (25 April 2024)
Finance & Economics April 19, 2024Debt and Monetary Dynamics of Developed vs Developing Nations: Lessons of Singapore and Reflections on Economic Strategies for Kenya and other Developing NationsBy Joey Ian
Geopolitics April 17, 2024Shifting Alliances: The Geopolitical Dynamics of Niger’s Departure from ECOWAS and the West’s InfluenceBy Prata do Povo
Geopolitics April 17, 2024The Actual Battle of Ukraine – OdessaBy Oleg Yanovsky
War & Conflict February 23, 2024Ukraine Frontline Changes Report – Day 727-729, 20-22 Feb 2024
War & Conflict February 18, 2024Ukraine Frontline Changes Report – Day 724, 17 Feb 2024
War & Conflict February 16, 2024Ukraine Frontline Changes Report – Day 722, 15 Feb 2024
War & Conflict February 15, 2024Ukraine Frontline Changes Report – Day 721, 14 Feb 2024
War & Conflict February 14, 2024Ukraine Frontline Changes Report – Day 720, 13 Feb 2024