geopolitics
An Expert Told Us How Trump Is Screwing Up the North Korea Situation
By refusing to negotiate and firing off angry tweets at both the regime and allies like South Korea, the 45th president seems to be flirting with disaster.
The Canadian Army Is Worried Russia Will Spy on Us With Drones In the Arctic
Drones could even the odds in the race for the Arctic.
The US Is Switching on an $800 Million Missile Defense System in Eastern Europe
The Kremlin says the shield's aim is to neutralize Moscow's nuclear arsenal long enough for the United States to strike Russia in the event of war. Washington denies that.
These Are the Juvenile 'Offenders' Saudi Arabia Executed in January
Little attention has been paid to the fact that at least three of those killed in a mass execution on January 2 were minors at the time of their alleged crimes. VICE News pieces together the evidence.
The US Is Sending Thousands More Armed Troops and Heavy Weaponry to Eastern Europe
The troops will be on nine-month rotations in the region along NATO's eastern border starting in February 2017 — the first such deployment since the end of the Cold War.
‘Please Help Me to Save My Son’: More Executions of Teenage Protesters Imminent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, the West's trusted Middle Eastern ally, may be about to execute three young men arrested for protesting when they were children. VICE News spoke to their families.
Stop Causing Trouble Over South China Sea, Beijing Tells US
Ahead of a visit to the US, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Washington should not use the issue of military facilities on disputed islands as a "pretext to make a fuss."
'A Historic Turning Point?' EU Leaders Stay Up All Night Failing to Reach a Deal on Britain
World leaders argued until 5am over the special treatment Britain wants if it is to remain part of the EU, and a plan for an "English breakfast" to seal the deal on Friday has turned into lunch.
We Will Find 'Creative Ways' to Punish You Over South China Sea, US Tells Beijing
The US and the EU have warned Beijing that there will be consequences if it ignores the international ruling on the South China Sea dispute due to be made later this year at the Hague.
North Korea's 'Satellite' Stabilizes in Orbit — But It's Not Transmitting Back to Earth
Pyongyang could also begin to recover plutonium from a restarted nuclear reactor within weeks, according to James Clapper, the director of US National Intelligence.
Corruption and Scandal: Crisis in Moldova (Dispatch 1)
VICE News went to the impoverished country of Moldova, where $1 billion mysteriously disappeared from the banking system last year, to speak to the people demanding the government step down.
'We Can't Do It Anymore': Jordan's King Abdullah Demands Help on Refugees
Refugees from Syria, Palestine, and Iraq now make up around 20 percent of Jordan's population and the country can no longer cope, says its king.