Geopolitical Analysis

• Trump’s Strategic Move ‘Project Freedom’... Could Become a Catalyst to Accelerate the End of the Iranian Regime [Trump Activates ‘Project Freedom’… A Direct Breakthrough Against the Hormuz Blockade]U.S. President Donald Trump launched "Project Freedom" on May 4 (local time; May 5, KST), a military operation to extract international vessels that have been isolated for over two months due to Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This move marks a direct confrontation against Iran’s strategy of using energy disruption as a we... 2026-05-05 추부길
• Hezbollah Decimated by Military Blows; Iranian Oil Production Becomes a Time Bomb Under U.S. Naval Blockade [Hezbollah’s Entry into War: A High-Stakes Gamble with a Fatal Price]Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy force, made a strategic political and military gamble by intervening in the war against Israel and the United States. However, it now faces its greatest existential crisis since its inception, with thousands of members killed and a significant portion of its southern territory occupied by Israel. Meanwhile, as the U.S. Navy’s physical bl... 2026-05-04 추부길
• Unprecedented ‘Weaponless’ Victory Day Parade: Putin’s Bare Face Shrunken by War’s Toll [No Tanks, No New Weapons… Russia’s Diminished Victory Day Parade]On May 9, Russia decided to exclude all military hardware, including tanks and missiles, from its Victory Day parade, proceeding solely with infantry marches. This marks the first time in nearly 20 years that weaponry has vanished from the Red Square parade. While the Kremlin officially stated that mobilizing equipment is impossible due to the rising risk of Ukrainian ... 2026-05-04 추부길
• Ukraine Flips the Script: Striking the Heart of Russia’s 'Oil Money' Triggers Severe Internal Turmoil [War of the Drones: Ukraine Aims for the Heart of Russia]Ukraine is systematically dismantling Moscow’s war chest by launching a series of drone strikes against oil facilities deep within Russian territory. Recently, Ukrainian drones demonstrated remarkable prowess by reaching inland facilities 1,500km away from the front lines, effectively neutralizing Russia’s air defense networks. As flames erupt from refineries on the Black Sea co... 2026-05-03 추부길
• Trump Immediately Rejects Iran’s New Peace Proposal... U.S. "Total Scorched Earth" Card: From Ground Troops to Hypersonic Missiles [Iran’s New Proposal Delivered via Pakistan… Trump: “I’m not satisfied”]Immediately upon receiving Iran’s latest proposal to end the war, U.S. President Donald Trump rejected it, stating he was “not satisfied.” He has publicly declared an extreme binary frame: Iran must either negotiate on his terms or face total devastation. Amidst this, U.S. military leadership has briefed the President on hardli... 2026-05-02 추부길
• [Exclusive] Why Beijing Is Trembling as Chinese State-Backed Hacker Is Extradited to the U.S. [Chinese "State-Sponsored Hacker" Nabbed in Milan, Italy]Beijing has been thrown into an uproar following the sudden extradition to the United States of a Chinese cyber-spy who allegedly hacked U.S. universities and research institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic under orders from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).More than 10 months have passed since the hacker was arrested in Italy. During that time, Chinese authorities desperately attempted... 2026-05-01 추부길
• U.S. Swiftly Blocks Semiconductor Equipment Inflow to China’s Hua Hong… 7nm ‘Semiconductor Rise’ Faces Crisis of Extinction [U.S. cuts off equipment supply to Hua Hong Semiconductor… China’s semiconductor rise “backed into a corner”]The U.S. Department of Commerce has completely blocked the supply of semiconductor equipment to subsidiaries of Hua Hong Semiconductor, China’s second-largest foundry. Consequently, China’s strategy for semiconductor self-reliance, which has been pursued for over a decade, has encountered a decisive cri... 2026-05-01 추부길
• Trump: “No Lift of Blockade Without Surrender”... Iran Pushed to the Brink of Triple Collapse: Economic, Military, and Internal [Oil Well All-Stop Imminent: Countdown to the Collapse of Iran’s Energy Economy]As President Trump declared he would never lift the maritime blockade without Iran’s total abandonment of its nuclear program, Iran, trapped within the U.S. encirclement, faces its worst existential crisis since the establishment of the Islamic Republic. Its oil exports have collapsed by more than 75%, and its economic foundation is disintegrating in real-... 2026-04-30 추부길
• Analysis] UAE to Withdraw from OPEC After 59 Years: A Major Rift in Energy Hegemony Triggered by War with Iran [UAE Formally Announces OPEC Withdrawal: A Paradigm Shift in Global Energy Hegemony]The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will officially withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective May 1. Amidst a shifting Middle Eastern energy order fueled by conflict with Iran, the departure of the world’s third-largest oil producer deals a critical blow to the cartel’s cohesion. As the third-largest producer withi... 2026-04-29 추부길
• Iranian Parliament Backs Nuclear Negotiations 261 to 29; Potential for Civil War and Military Clash Amidst Hardliner Infighting [Hardliner Rebellion — Branding Chief Negotiator Ghalibaf a "Traitor"]As Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the United States face a crisis of replacing its chief representative due to fierce backlash from domestic hardliners, the very search for a peaceful solution through the negotiating table is being fundamentally shaken. Despite the overwhelming majority in the Iranian Parliament supporting the negotiations, hardliners have gone as... 2026-04-29 추부길