Geo Political Risk

[Waltzing]

Is this what we are in for here ....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War

[Waltzing]

And will the people tolerate this much longer? Can the people ever rise up and throw off the yokes of these criminal states?

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/25/c...hnk/index.html

[kiora]

And then what do these states do?
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materi...1945/overview/

[kiora]

And another one?
Vanity projects anyone?
"Yet it is hardly surprising that the people of Bangladesh see eerie parallels with Sri Lanka, as the contrast between their dwindling personal finances and the corruption-prone vanity projects becomes sharper. Seeing the collapse of Sri Lanka’s debt-driven, dynastic authoritarianism, the Bangladeshis are not irrational in their worry: “Are we next?”"
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2...ver-bangladesh

[Davexl]

And so the degredation & lack of transparency increases...what next ?

Solomon Islands to ban foreign journalists who are not ‘respectful’ – report

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...pectful-report

[Davexl]

As an engineer, I feel sorry for Huawei, should not have been caught up in the Geopolitical security battle IMO...

Huawei founder sparks alarm in China with warning of ‘painful’ next decade

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...zhengfei-china

[Davexl]

Cold War offers clues about China’s plans for the Indian Ocean

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/co...Indian%20Ocean

[Davexl]

Rocket Lab even gets a mention...

SpaceX’s reusable rocket technology will have implications for Australia

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/sp...for-australia/


But not in here...even though Aussi Defence used Rocket Lab in a recent launch to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)

Defence strategic review must go boldly into space

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/de...20into%20space

[Davexl]

Senior US official says Washington would consider supplying B-21 bombers to Australia

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/se...to%20Australia

[Davexl]

ABC's soft power (eg RNZ also) projection into the Pacific, re-establishing of shortwave service...

The ABC’s role in Australia’s Pacific reset

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/th...acific%20reset