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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2019
US ends Yemen war involvement
The Republican-controlled Senate has passed a resolution that would end US involvement in the Saudi-led coalition’s brutal war in Yemen, countering President Donald Trump’s support for the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2019
Turkey EU-entry deal suspended
The European Parliament urged the EU to suspend membership negotiations with Turkey as a result of democratic backsliding in the country. Turkey is a transcontinental country located mainly in…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2019
UK Parliament rejects no-deal Brexit
The U.K. is on course to delay Brexit and open the door to a radical re-write of the terms of its divorce from the European Union after recoiling from an economically disastrous no-deal split. On…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2019
Macron’s East-Africa charm tour
President Emmanuel Macron visited former French colony Djibouti with promises of a “respectful” partnership in the face of growing African indebtedness to China, which is fast expanding its foothold…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2019
May defeated yet again
The UK parliament has again rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal after she secured legally binding assurances from Brussels on the controversial Irish 'backstop' – but the changes weren'…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2019
UK secures Ireland border deal
British PM Theresa May has agreed to a “legally binding” deal with the EU around the Northern Ireland ‘backstop’ to secure Brexit and will put that to a vote in the Parliament on Tuesday. Talks with…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2019
Australia’s Pacific ‘Step-up’ Policy
Australia turns to Pacific Island States to shore up its defenses against what is its most pertinent geopolitical threat; China. In China’s quest to secure its borders and project its power beyond…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 12, 2019
Kramp-Karrenbauer warns on ‘European centralism’
The leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats has warned against “European centralism”, in the first substantive German response to French president Emmanuel Macron proposals for a “European…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 12, 2019
Guadio seeks to galvanize domestic and international support
Opposition leader, Juan Guaido remains free following his drive to secure support from Venezuela’s neighbours. Guaido increases pressure on Nicholas Maduro by calling for a civic strike among public…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 12, 2019
Babiš looks to bolster image with Trump meeting
Babiš visited the White House seeking to bolster his domestic image. Trump and Babiš share a number of similarities and are likely to find common ground. The Czech Republic is a landlocked country…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2019
EU urges tariff cuts
The European Union's chief trade negotiator urged President Donald Trump to stop imposing tariffs on the bloc if he wants the EU to help the United States pressure China to abide by rules governing…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2019
Erdogan confirms S-400 deal
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke his silence over a U.S. threat to punish Turkey with sanctions should it buy an advanced Russian S-400 missile-defence system, saying the purchase is a “done deal…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2019
Hungary against EU’s Immigration Policies
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that a break-up of the European Union would be inevitable due to the imposition of pro-immigration policies. Since the 1950s, many nations in Africa…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2019
May’s plan to avoid “Hard border”
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government outlined steps to develop technology to keep the Irish border open after Brexit even if Britain is unable to negotiate a trade deal with the European…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2019
Saudi Arabia faces censure at U.N Rights forum
European countries have urged Saudi Arabia to release detained activists and to co-operate with the U.N led probe into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Jamal Khashoggi was one of the Arab…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2019
Pyongyang rebuilds rocket launch facility?
North Korea has begun rebuilding work on a satellite rocket launchpad and engine test site, in an ominous sign about its attitude toward negotiations on denuclearization. The relationship between…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2019
Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders visit South Sudan
The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders arrived in Juba on March 4, 2019 with the view to spur President Salva Kiir to make more peace overtures in his country’s worsening political crisis. South Sudan is…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2019
Macron stresses on a “European Renaissance”
Emmanuel Macron has stepped up calls for a more united EU, laying out a series of proposals for a “European Renaissance” to fend off resurgent populists threatening to score big gains in the bloc’s…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 5, 2019
Venezuela update
The US is discussing emergency aid for Venezuela should the regime of Nicolás Maduro fall, including potential financial assistance alongside official loan programmes from the IMF and other…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 5, 2019
U.K Foreign Secretary visits Yemen
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Yemen’s port city of Aden as part of a regional tour and urged parties in the nation’s four-year conflict to make greater efforts in order to secure a…