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John J. Metzler

John J. Metzler

The Japan Times

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Greenland: America's northern rampart?

John J. Metzler Everybody it seems is suddenly interested in Greenland. Canada, Russia, China and the United States all are vying for a foothold on...

10.01.2025 10

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Looking ahead at 2025!

In the swirling whirligig of world events, the past year 2024 was nearly like no other. Extraordinary but often jarring occurrences mixed in a...

01.01.2025 4

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Looking ahead at 2025!

In the swirling whirligig of world events, the past year 2024 was nearly like no other. Extraordinary but often jarring occurrences mixed in a...

01.01.2025 1

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Damascus dominos: Syrian regime collapses

John Metzler The Assad family dictatorship which has run Syria for 53 years and has withstood 13 years of bitter civil war, has now collapsed in...

25.12.2024 2

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Elise Stefanik goes to Turtle Bay

Showdowns loom in the new year as New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been nominated to serve as United Nations ambassador by...

26.11.2024 5

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

North Korean troops to Ukraine: cannon fodder or combat training?

John J. Metzler The rumors were true. The apparent dispatch of elite North Korean military units to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine...

31.10.2024 1

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

North Korean troops to Ukraine; cannon fodder or combat training?

John J. Metzler The rumors were true. The apparent dispatch of elite North Korean military units to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine...

29.10.2024 1

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Kabul collapse emboldened global despots

John J. Metzler The collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban three years ago, on Aug. 15, signaled an inflection point on the geopolitical scene....

14.08.2024 3

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Paris Olympic countdown amid security and spectacle

  A buoy is seen during a surfing training session in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on Tuesday, ahead of the 2024 Paris...

25.07.2024 1

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler

Ukraine’s trauma continues; UN, NATO scramble for solution

As Ukraine’s war enters its third summer of fighting, there’s a morbid cadence to the conflict. The Russian invaders continue a bloody slugfest...

17.07.2024 1

The Korea Times

John J. Metzler