Tag: politics
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China-Russia Summit
Global Geopolitics 2035: CRINK Bloc vs. Maritime Alliance, New Energy, and AI Semiconductor Supply Chains The summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, held in Beijing on May 20, 2026, starkly illustrated the massive fault lines in the global power landscape. Traveling closely on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s…
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Strait of Hormuz
Blockade Analysis 2026: Shipping Gridlock and Outlook for Free Navigation Following the outbreak of the Middle East war and the crisis in Iran at the end of February 2026, the Strait of Hormuz has been under a de facto blockade. While the recent news that a South Korean-flagged oil tanker passed through the strait for…
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Europol blocks SNS of Iran
blocks SNS of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – San Diego mass shooting / racism / international political dilemmas / analysis of geopolitical risks The recent large-scale crackdown by Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, on the online propaganda accounts of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), combined with the tragic teenage hate-crime mass…
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Starbucks Boycott
The Tank Day Controversy and Starbucks’ Tax Evasion / Multinational Corporate Taxation and the Future Outlook for the Coffee Market The recent controversy surrounding Starbucks’ “Tank Day” event, which coincided with the anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement, has triggered a massive consumer boycott alongside strong backlash from domestic consumers and the political sphere.…
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Rumours of Putin’s ill health
Changes in Russian policy, North Korea–Russia relations and the East Asian geopolitical landscape / Ukraine reconstruction stocks / End-of-war theme stocks and predictions regarding the security paradigm The noticeably fatigued and frail appearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin, recently revealed through foreign media and social media, goes beyond a simple change in physical appearance. It…
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Trump’s remarks
As US President Trump’s “hold on attacks” card fails to fully resolve market uncertainty, concerns over a “Physical Supply Shortage” due to the prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are reaching an all-time high. Warnings that gasoline prices in the US will surpass $5 per gallon now signal a “Stagflation Shock” for the global…
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Korea-Japan Summit
The Korea-Japan summit held today (the 19th) in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, has become a major watershed determining the direction of supply chain and security cooperation between the two nations at a critical juncture where global risks (the semiconductor strike, the Middle East energy crisis, and Taiwan’s geopolitical risk) are simultaneously intertwined. 2026 Korea-Japan Summit Analysis: Semiconductor,…
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Oil Price
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Pragmatism: Trump’s 20-Year Freeze Signal and Global Oil Price Scenarios (2026) As U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his willingness to accept Iran’s proposal to suspend uranium enrichment for 20 years, geopolitical risks in the Middle East are expected to ease in the second half of this year (Q3–Q4 2026). Concurrently, the stabilization of…
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NVIDIA stock price
upward momentum – NVIDIA CEO Takes a Down-to-Earth Approach While Enjoying Beijing Street Food The eleventh-hour inclusion of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in President Trump’s economic delegation to China, along with his friendly approach of enjoying street food at tourist attractions in Beijing, should be interpreted as a highly calculated, sophisticated piece of “Corporate Diplomacy”…