U.S., South Korea, Japan envoys meet on North Korea nuclear tension

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) – Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday for talks on North Korea amid signs the isolated country is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 27 May 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, You can’t escape the news of the school shooting in Uvalde, TX.  But the story has taken several surprising twists.  Apparently there are protocols for this kind of thing.  Police don’t just storm in and take control … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 20 May 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, Amid the scare that the pretend administration is trying to turn American sovereignty over to a faceless UN body known as the WHO, is the reality of “emergency powers.”  Isn’t that convenient?  Congress doesn’t have to pass … Read More

As Biden makes his first presidential trip to Asia, war in Europe looms large

The four-day journey to South Korea and Japan, intended to counter Chinese influence, will now highlight concerns connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. SEOUL — President Joe Biden on Friday begins his first trip to Asia since he took office … Read More

China’s top military body may find itself in crosshairs of Japan counterstrike capability

posted in: Far East, News

Speculation is growing in Japanese security circles as to whether targets of a proposed “counterstrike capability” would include China’s Central Military Commission, its armed forces’ highest decision-making body headed by leader Xi Jinping. The speculation came to light in a … Read More

Ukraine war realigns positions between China, Middle East

When the political skies clear, it could easily be Beijing, and not Washington, that gains ground in the region As the war in Ukraine enters its third month, more convergence has emerged between China and key states in the Middle … Read More

Russia’s attempt to strong-arm EU on gas could backfire

Europe Letter: Hardball Kremlin tactics could again serve to unify western countries. The timing of Moscow’s move to cut gas to Bulgaria and Poland was telling. It came just as the European Union approached a breakthrough on sanctioning Russian oil … Read More

France could be next to leave EU in secret ‘Frexit’ plan if Le Pen wins, warns Macron

posted in: European Union, News

Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wants to make France the next country to leave the EU in a secret plan, according to French president Emmanuel Macron. The French president made the claims as he faces a harder-than-expected fight to stay … Read More

Israel’s ‘Clean Break’ From US Gathering Momentum – OpEd

When the Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Turkey last week and reached an initial understanding regarding a list of countries that could serve as security guarantors for Kyiv should a final agreement be struck, Israel appeared on the list. … Read More

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