US Proxy Wars: Ukraine Crumbles, Gaza Burns, as Tensions Rise in Asia-Pacific

Update on Ukraine, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific for November 19, 2023…

– The Ukraine proxy war is at a dead end with Russia inevitably winning unless the US and its allies intervene more directly;

– Russia has been stockpiling missiles over the past several months for what could be a massive offensive or possibly in preparation for multiple contingencies related to US-NATO involvement in either Ukraine, the Middle East, or both;

– Israel military operations in Gaza continue erasing the civilian population from Gaza City with the Israeli military recently ordering the “evacuation” of the Al Shifa Hospital;

– The evacuation of Al Shifa Hospital, besides being ordered by Israel, has been necessitated by the humanitarian crisis Israeli forces have created by cutting off food, energy, and other essential services across Gaza;

– Israeli government decision to allow “2 trucks” to enter Gaza daily to provide fuel and sewage services equates to maintaining the blockage;

– Israeli administration continues insisting operations seek to eliminate Hama despite the fact it maneuvered Hamas into power in the first place, specifically to serve as a pretext to erase Gaza and provoke conflict in the region;

– Even as the US invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US for the APEC Summit, the US continues its policy of encircling China in Asia-Pacific;

– The US continues arming Taiwan despite officially recognizing Taiwan as part of China under the US’ “One China” policy;

– The US has signed a “nuclear deal” with the Philippines after Manila canceled joint rail projects with China, signaling a continued shift away from development and toward crippling dependence on the US;

– A moth-balled nuclear power plant exists in the Philippines, construction initiated by the current president’s father, but shut down amid safety and corruption concerns;

References:

Alexander Mercouris – MSM: Rus Winning Ukr War, No Moscow Regime Change; Rus Advances Avdeyevka; Xi-Biden Talks: No Result (November 18, 2023):
   • MSM: Rus Winning Ukr War, No Moscow R…  

Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy – The Battle for Ukraine – Markus Reisner speaks at the 27th European Forum (November 17, 2023):
   • The Battle for Ukraine – Markus Reisn…  

Newsweek – Russia Switching War Strategy as Missiles Run Out (November 15, 2023):
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-switc…

NY Times – Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 13, 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us…

Reuters – Options for evacuating Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital limited – WHO official (November 16, 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-…

Times of Israel – In shift, Israel agrees to regularly let fuel into Gaza, drawing outrage in coalition (November 17, 2023):
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-shif…

Haaretz – Why Did Netanyahu Want to Strengthen Hamas? (October 11, 2023):
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2…

Haaretz – A Brief History of the Netanyahu-Hamas Alliance (October 20, 2023):
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2…

BBC – The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth (November 6, 2023):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-6…

US State Department – U.S. Relations With Taiwan:
https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-w…

Retuers – US, Philippines sign landmark nuclear deal (November 17, 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pa…