The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
Harvard University is under renewed scrutiny after a group of senior Republican lawmakers accused it of collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), training members of sanctioned paramilitary groups, and conducting research
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Chinese shipments of Apple Inc.’s iPhones and other mobile devices to the United States plunged to their lowest levels since 2011 in April, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, illustrating the severe disruption caused
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Recently declassified documents from the John F. Kennedy assassination files have unveiled an extensive and long-standing collaboration between the CIA and the Mexican government, shedding new light on Cold War-era espionage in
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After the end of World War II, the U.S. employer class—the capitalists—faced overlapping threats, both domestic and foreign. On the domestic side, a coalition of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), two
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The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a US regime-change tool. Created to rebrand CIA covert operations as
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Tensions between the United States and China are once again intensifying, just days after a temporary truce in their ongoing trade war was announced in Geneva. Despite agreeing to pause tariffs for
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Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, his office said Sunday. On Friday,
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China will impose a steep 75 percent anti-dumping tariff on imports of polyformaldehyde copolymers from the United States, intensifying ongoing trade friction between the world’s two largest economies, the Ministry of Commerce
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Delays in export approvals for Chinese rare earth materials have sparked growing concern among global manufacturers, as Beijing’s new licensing regime begins to strain international supply chains for industries ranging from electric
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The CIA has appointed a veteran clandestine officer currently serving as a station chief in the Middle East to lead its global covert operations, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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In a significant development signaling Beijing’s ongoing recalibration of its foreign reserves strategy, China’s recorded holdings of US Treasuries have dipped below those of the United Kingdom for the first time since
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In a moment that defied much of his political history, President Donald Trump on Thursday made what appeared to be his first-ever visit to a mosque as president, removing his shoes in
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Hidden “kill switches” embedded in Chinese-made solar power equipment have been discovered in US solar farms, raising fears that Beijing could remotely disrupt critical electricity infrastructure in the event of escalating tensions
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Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the United States’ long-held triple-A credit rating, citing persistent concerns over the country’s growing debt burden and rising interest costs. The move marks the first time since
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Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace negotiations in three years on Friday, with both sides signaling cautious optimism following nearly two hours of discussions in Istanbul. The talks, organized at
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