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
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. — Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail Rationality Martin Luther King Jr. Day – A Federal holiday in the United States – is observed
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More than five years after convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell, his younger brother Mark has emerged as one of the most vocal figures rejecting
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European Union leaders have issued a stark warning after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose escalating tariffs on European allies unless Washington is allowed to buy Greenland, describing the threat as
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In recent years we have become accustomed to a great deal, yet world politics continues to set new records. Or perhaps sink to new depths, depending on your taste. One week in
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The Trump administration on Friday delivered a stark warning to Canada over its decision to allow China to import up to 49,000 electric vehicles, signaling that the move could strain North American
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Caracas this week for a rare in-person meeting with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, marking the highest-level U.S. contact with Venezuelan authorities since American forces captured
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The Trump administration has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, an administration official told Semafor. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Washington’s unprecedented control of Venezuela’s
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If anyone still believes that Asia’s industrial future is being shaped by polite multilateral dialogue and neat development plans, the latest deep-dive produced by Oxford Economics for the Hinrich Foundation should end
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Oilfield services group SLB is poised to secure some of the first contracts under U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to revive Venezuela’s struggling oil industry, drawing on its decades-long footprint in the
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For over two weeks now, Iranians have been pouring into the streets in the largest demonstrations the country has seen since the 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising, and possibly since the 2009
More President Donald Trump has intensified his unprecedented bid to acquire Greenland, calling on NATO to support the United States’ ambitions and threatening the territory’s leadership over their refusal to cede control. Speaking
More The Trump administration has announced an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing for nationals from 75 countries, including Brazil, Iran, Russia, and Somalia, signaling a dramatic tightening of U.S. legal immigration policies.
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According to two sources familiar with the matter, companies including Broadcom-owned VMware, Palo Alto Networks, and Fortinet from the United States, as well as Israel’s Check Point Software Technologies, are among those
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In a flagrant disregard for international law and national sovereignty, the Trump administration invaded and kidnapped Venezuela’s President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Rather than being an isolated event, the increasing
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The New Year did not begin with hope or joy, except for the arms dealers. More precisely, for the military-industrial-media-academic-NGO complex that feeds on permanent war. Orders are flowing, profits are booming,
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