(2023-10-11). Fruitless "joint struggle" between nuclear states. internationalviewpoint.org On 13 September, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un met at the Russian launch base at the Vostotchny cosmodrome. The meeting was organized at Putin's insistence. Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia is aimed at strengthening military and security cooperation between Russia and North Korea. | – | / |
(2023-10-11). 'Asian NATO': Brought To You By South Korean Repression. popularresistance.org While largely unnoticed by the US public, the trilateral summit between Japan, South Korea, and the US that took place at Camp David this August sent shockwaves throughout East Asia. | US President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio punctuated the end of the three-day summit by releasing a joint declaration rife with the kinds of diplomatic ambiguities and appeals to vague principles typical of this sort of affair. The three leaders pledged their support for a "free and open Indo-Pacific," for an international "rules-based order," and for "peace and stabilit…