Geopolitics

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  1. RA


    Teresa Drzewiecka grew up during World War Two, when German and Soviet troops battled for control of her town of Swidnik in eastern Poland....
      

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  2. James Regan


    Now we are being told that the USA and Iran misread each other which lead to where we find ourselves today. The US sends...
      

  3. EA


    The irony of the Mueller investigation that was demanded by Democrats because they thought it would show Trump colluded with Russia to win the...
      

  4. RA


    The waterway separates Iran and Oman, linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. The Strait is 21 miles (33 km)...
      

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  5. Marina Schwarz


    I've been seeing headlines about deteriorating security in Iraq. What's going on there? Weren't things beginning to calm down?
      

  6. TB


    Ordered by the White House to the Persian Gulf, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has become a 100,000-ton barometer of the tensions between...
      

  7. James Regan


    Is it just knock on or natural domino effect that the US Trade War with China is conveniently causing serious economic problems with Cuba and...
      

  8. Jv


    As the Trudeau Liberals continue to politically stumble, the Western Provinces seem to have had quite enough.  But it gets even worse for Justin...
      

  9. TB


    Perhaps nowhere in today’s South Africa is the country’s inequality on more dramatic display than in the neighboring Johannesburg suburbs of Sandton and Alexandra....
      

  10. Tom Kirkman


    Quoting the Wall Street Journal below, which makes this win against climate change political scaremongering even more delicious: Australia’s Conservatives Win Surprise Election Victory SYDNEY—Australia’s conservative government...

  11. Tom Kirkman


    1 minute video, absolutely brilliant summary.  Canada, take note, for your upcoming federal elections in October. I cannot embed the video, here is a link: "This was...

  12. DJ


    Trump and AOC can actually help each other. Trump wants a trade deal with China that is a level playing field for the US...
      

  13. Marina Schwarz


    I hear sabre-rattling from Ankara. Anyone willing to make a guess where this piece of drama is heading?
      

  14. James Regan


    If you were to compare the situation with Iran and the USA to a fire triangle then you would undoubtedly be calling the fire...
      

  15. Jv


    President Donald Trump made a personal phone call to Conrad Black, whom I think is now in Toronto  (and has avoided coming into the...
      

  16. Marina Schwarz


    How many so far? Everyone but Hillary? https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/15/politics/bill-de-blasio-2020-presidential-announcement/index.html
      

  17. cv


    Trudeau's Rival Pledges Energy Independence by 2030 by  Bloomberg   (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s opposition Conservatives, leading in the polls ahead of October elections, will seek to make...
      

  18. BI


    King Albert II, who abdicated from the Belgian throne six years ago, is to be fined €5,000 ($5,600) for every day that he refuses...
      

  19. AC


    Talks are underway in Norway between Venezuela’s government and “democratic” opponents in a possible search for a mediated solution following a failed uprising against...

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  20. Marina Schwarz


    U.S. Resists Guaido's Request to Shield Venezuela From Creditors If this guy seriously expected the U.S. -- or anyone else, for that matter -- to...
      

  21. RH


    U.S. Senate drafting bill to sanction Nord Stream 2. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are drafting a bill that would target Nord Stream 2...
      

  22. SS


    Does anyone else feel that these attacks were are seeing on Saudi boats and infrastructure is really Saudi Arabia attacking its own infrastructure so...

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  23. Tom Kirkman


    < *sigh* > Don't mind me, I'll just be over here quietly banging my head against a brick wall. Referenced document is attached below. US Special Forces...

  24. Douglas Buckland


    I just read an article titled, 'Trump's Trade War Dominates Energy Markets' here on OilPrice. How could this trade war be assigned to Trump?  In the...
      

  25. PZ


    North Korea’s second missile test on Thursday signals it is serious about developing new, short-range weapons that could be used early and effectively in...
      

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  26. PP


    In fresh show of naval force in the contested South China Sea, a U.S. guided missile destroyer conducted drills with a Japanese aircraft carrier,...
      

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  27. TD


    Look What I found Conservatives on an "NBC" affiliated Website.  Think!   https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-withdrawal-iran-nuclear-deal-has-been-vindicated-ncna1003091
      

  28. PP


    Iran has informed ambassadors from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, China and Russia of its decision to stop implementing “some commitments” under a 2015...
      

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  29. Marina Schwarz


    Exclusive: China backtracked on nearly all aspects of U.S. trade deal - sources I'm sure everyone's shocked because this was so superunexpected.
      

  30. ronwagn


    https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/A-New-Middle-East-Mega-War-Is-Unfolding-Right-Before-Our-Eyes.html    I don't see a mega war happening right now, but if Russia, China, and the United States are all getting embroiled in...
      

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