Foreign Policy
Japan
revises its military policies and rhetoric to increase its capabilities against a rising China. Japan will double its military spending up to two percent of GDP to bolster its self-defense and counterstrike capabilities.
Ukraine
and the US are very close to finalizing a deal for the transfer of the Patriot missile defense systems. The Patriot system is the USA’s most advanced defense system and will drastically improve Ukraine’s ability to defend its critical infrastructure.
Ukraine
has secured an additional one billion euros in aid from its allies to repair its energy infrastructure and purchase generators to power areas that have been completely cut off from the grid due to Russia’s aggressive artillery campaigns.
Politics
A Norwegian
artist, Tonje Gjevjon is currently being sued on discriminatory grounds for saying “men are men regardless of their sexual fetishes”. She has since been blackballed by vehement activists and faces criminal charges for discrimination.
Europe
faces an energy catastrophe this winter as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has jeopardized their largest source of energy and accelerated the bloc’s push into green energy. This has resulted in increased government intervention and controls on energy that affect the individual and their livelihoods.
Joe Biden
has gathered a team of legal and government media experts to combat the expected investigations into Hunter Biden once the republicans take control of the House.
Covid-19
Ron DeSantis
has called on the supreme court of Florida to empanel a grand jury to investigate ‘any all wrongdoing’ related to the covid-19 vaccine production and rollout. It has since been recommended for all individuals older than six months.
A German
data analyst used data from the National Association for Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (NASHIP), which covers seventy-two million insured Germans, and proposed that a sudden increase in sudden deaths might be related to the vaccine. He recommended the suspension of the covid-19 vaccine until that possibility is ruled out.
China
has relaxed its zero-covid policy following intense protests in many cities. In Beijing, the streets and stores were still mostly empty despite the relaxation as residents stayed home to avoid the largest outbreak since covid began.
By Michael Antonorsi