(2022-05-27). Playing games in NATO, Turkey eyes its role in a new world order. moderndiplomacy.eu NATO's spat over Turkish opposition to Swedish and Finnish membership is about more than expanding the North Atlantic military alliance. It's as much about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's immediate political goals as Turkey's positioning itself in a new 21st-century world order. On its surface, the spat is about Turkish efforts to hinder support for …
(2022-05-27). Are Biden's Troubles of his Own Making? moderndiplomacy.eu What a fractious world we live in. The somnambulist Biden has woken up in his nocturnal wanderings to hear complaints about China for its sea incursions close to the littoral areas of allies like Taiwan and Japan. Thus at the "Quad" (Australia, Japan, US and India) meeting in Tokyo, he reaffirmed US support for Taiwan, …
(2022-05-26). China Announces Military Drill Near Taiwan in Response to US 'Collusion' With the Island. news.antiwar.com China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday announced it conducted a military exercise near Taiwan to send a message to the US over its "collusion" with the island. Col. Shi Yi, a spokesman for the PLA's Eastern Theater Command, described the exercises as a "solemn warning against recent collusion between the United States and Taiwan." "It …
(2022-05-26). Venture Capital Firm Gets Smoked On Luna Crypto Collapse, Reportedly Loses $3.5 Billion. moguldom.com Venture capital firm Hashed, a prominent backer of the company behind the collapsed so-called stablecoin tokens TerraUSD (UST) and Luna (LUNA), has failed, amassing a loss of more than $3.5 billion. Based in Seoul, South Korea, the early-stage venture fund Hashed played a part in Terraform Labs' 2021 venture round when it raised $25 million, …
(2022-05-26). Russian, Chinese Strategic Bombers Complete 13-Hour-Long Patrol Over Sea of Japan, East China Sea. orinocotribune.com The bombers were escorted by the Japanese and South Korean jets during certain parts of their patrolling route. No incidents in the air have been reported. | Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS (NATO reporting name: Bear) and
(2022-05-26). US Seizes Tanker Full of Iranian Oil Near Greece. news.antiwar.com Fresh off of the US targeting a series of companies The oil was on a Russian-operated ship, which had been singled out for US targeting in February. It was then called the Pegas. The company renamed the ship the Lana and was Russian flagged. Greece had impounded the Pegas and its Russian crew last month over the invasion of Ukraine, but ultimately release…
(2022-05-26). Israeli Officials Furious Over Leak to NYT About Killing IRGC Colonel. news.antiwar.com Israeli officials The Times report cited an intellig…