South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss boosting Seoul’s defense spending to nearly 5% of GDP amid U.S.-China rivalry and 28,500 U.S. troops on the peninsula. Alliance modernization, Taiwan security, and North Korea diplomacy also shape talks. Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/23/troop-costs-china-in-focus-when-south-koreas-lee-meets-trump.html #SouthKorea #USAlliance #LeeJaeMyung #DonaldTrump #TroopCosts #China #NorthKorea #Security #IndoPacific #Diplomacy

Donald Trump criticizes South Korea's defense spending, reigniting debate over burden-sharing in US-Korea military alliance.
#YonhapInfomax #Trump #SouthKorea #DefenseSpending #USAlliance #BurdenSharing #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=71259

South Korean presidential candidates clashed over nuclear policy, with Kim Moon-soo advocating for US consultations on nuclear armament and Lee Jae-myung warning of increased US distrust if Seoul pursues nuclear capabilities.
#YonhapInfomax #NuclearArmament #USAlliance #LeeJaeMyung #KimMoonSoo #NorthKoreaNuclearIssue #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=64987

Brilliant article 👇
America will NOT come to our aid if we are threatened.
One thing that f-wit Tucker Carlson knows is true. And on this point (in amongst the tosh he generally spouts) we should believe him.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/23/the-us-australia-alliance-has-created-a-unique-kind-of-subservience-what-if-we-dont-need-the-us-to-come-to-our-rescue

#auspolitcs #AusPolitics #auspol25 #Albanesegovernment #AUKUS #dumpaukus #USAlliance #australia

Australia’s Sovereignty: Navigating a Geopolitical Dilemma
#AustraliaSovereignty, #BRICS, #Geopolitics, #USAlliance

Australia’s sovereignty, how can it be regained and shifted toward compassionate politics using monetary sovereignty?

https://socialjusticeaustralia.com/australias-sovereignty-dilemma/

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U.S. Alliance:
🎵 All I Know (Da Grunge mix)

#USAlliance

“This advancing militarisation of Australia happens because there is almost no Parliamentary oversight of our defence matters. It happens because there is little Parliamentary oversight of the bottomless bucket for military expenditure.”
#defencespending #militaryindustrialcomplex #AUKUS #USAlliance #auspol

https://warpowersreform.org.au/one-ex-pat-americans-view-of-the-us-australian-alliance/