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Vietnam is making plans for another potential US war on the country, according to an internal document.
The Vietnamese government fears intervention and/or a US-backed "color revolution" (ie, regime-change operation) to try to overthrow the communist party.
Vietnam's Ministry of Defense noted that the US is pressuring countries in Asia to “form a front against China”, which Hanoi refuses to do.
https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-us-war-planning-china-115c4f9bc69d91e7afe6b4dba7dc460f
Apologies for my far fewer posts these days, receiving intensive treatment.
Thanks all. Indulging in #SelfCare / #TreatYoSelf by rewatching #Firefly. Hence the not paying attention to #geopolitics / #Trump antics as much as usual.
European Court of Auditors on Critical Raw Materials, including for the Energy Transition:
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- EU struggles to free itself from dependence on imports from a small number of countries
- Domestic production and recycling are not taking off
- Securing supply by 2030 appears out of reach
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European Court of Auditors on Critical Raw Materials, including for the Energy Transition:
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- EU struggles to free itself from dependence on imports from a small number of countries
- Domestic production and recycling are not taking off
- Securing supply by 2030 appears out of reach
“
Operation Sovereignty: Bundestag plans a breakthrough from Microsoft & Co.
A cross-party parliamentary commission aims to end dependence on US tech giants and increasingly rely on European open-source solutions.
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Operation-Sovereignty-Bundestag-plans-a-breakthrough-from-Microsoft-Co-11162864.html
#cloud #germany #digitalsovereignty #geopolitics
Operation Sovereignty: Bundestag plans a breakthrough from Microsoft & Co.
A cross-party parliamentary commission aims to end dependence on US tech giants and increasingly rely on European open-source solutions.
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Operation-Sovereignty-Bundestag-plans-a-breakthrough-from-Microsoft-Co-11162864.html
#cloud #germany #digitalsovereignty #geopolitics
Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
““All of the attacks were purely destructive in nature — by analogy to the physical world, they can be compared to deliberate acts of arson,” read the report.”
#Grid #Electricity #Renewables #Russia #Poland #EUDefence #NATO #EU #EUPol #Geopolitics #Infosec
Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
““All of the attacks were purely destructive in nature — by analogy to the physical world, they can be compared to deliberate acts of arson,” read the report.”
#Grid #Electricity #Renewables #Russia #Poland #EUDefence #NATO #EU #EUPol #Geopolitics #Infosec
Trump indicated he would allow the last U.S.-Russia strategic arms control treaty to expire without accepting an offer from Moscow to voluntarily extend its caps on deployments of the world's most powerful nuclear weapons, according to remarks released on Thursday.
"If it expires, it expires," Trump said of the 2010 New START accord in an interview he gave to the New York Times on Wednesday.
Top #House #Democrat probes #oil firms over #Venezuela
#MarcoRubio described the latter as “an account that belongs to Venezuela, but it has US sanctions as a blocking mechanism.” He privately told lawmakers earlier this month that officials want to prevent Venezuela’s creditors from tapping into the cash.
#geopolitics #law #Congress #sovereignty #theft #InternationalLaw
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/29/2026/top-house-democrat-probes-oil-firms-over-venezuela
Top #House #Democrat probes #oil firms over #Venezuela
#MarcoRubio described the latter as “an account that belongs to Venezuela, but it has US sanctions as a blocking mechanism.” He privately told lawmakers earlier this month that officials want to prevent Venezuela’s creditors from tapping into the cash.
#geopolitics #law #Congress #sovereignty #theft #InternationalLaw
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/29/2026/top-house-democrat-probes-oil-firms-over-venezuela
WTF?
#Venezuela #oil proceeds are going into a private account in #Qatar that #US #Treasury cannot block. This can’t be legal.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.!'"
#geopolitics #law #criminal #Trump #sovereignty #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
WTF?
#Venezuela #oil proceeds are going into a private account in #Qatar that #US #Treasury cannot block. This can’t be legal.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.!'"
#geopolitics #law #criminal #Trump #sovereignty #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
The Indian newspaper Economic Times seems pretty excited about the EU - India Trade Deal.
Lots of articles and details. (Only some accessible to non subscribers)
Despite US trade tensions under Trump, China has strengthened ties with other partners like Canada and India. This strategy helped it achieve a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025, significant forex inflows, and expanded global use of the yuan, positioning itself as a stable alternative in global trade.
A Chinese professor zooms out and looks at the world situation. Very interesting.
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/jiang-xueqin-western-decline-asian
A Chinese professor zooms out and looks at the world situation. Very interesting.
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/jiang-xueqin-western-decline-asian
