Geopolitics Weekly Report-65 (30Mar-5Apr) - Part II
By Piri ·
Japan completed modifications allowing its Aegis destroyer to launch Tomahawk missiles, raised taxes to fund higher defense spending, and plans to relax rules on exporting offensive weapons. The US dismissed several top military leaders and requested a record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, while China builds a base on Antelope Reef in the South China Sea.
Chapters
- Japan Boosts Missile and Nuclear Capabilities
- Japan and France Strengthen Indo-Pacific Ties
- Hegseth Purges Top U.S. Military Leaders
- Hegseth Promotes Evangelical Worship at Pentagon
- Nationwide No Kings Protests Sweep United States
- Trump Requests Record Pentagon Budget
- China and Philippines Hold Maritime Talks
- U.S. Senators Urge Taiwan Defense Spending
- North Korea Tests High-Thrust ICBM Engine
- Myanmar Junta Leader Resigns for Presidency Bid
- New Zealand and Cook Islands Sign Defense Pact
- Global Economic Impacts of Tariffs and Supply Chains
- U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates Over Strait of Hormuz
- Russia Claims Full Control of Luhansk
- Rwanda Threatens to Withdraw Mozambique Troops
- China and DR Congo Sign Mineral Cooperation Deal
Adapted from Yavuz Selim Şen.