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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 21, 2019
France will stay ‘military engaged’ in Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France would continue to remain ‘militarily engaged’ in the Middle East region through 2019. This comes at a time when the US is preparing to withdraw its…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 19, 2019
US Senate’s new sanctions on China
U.S. lawmakers revived a bill Thursday that could pave the way for sanctions against China over its mass internment of Muslim ethnic minorities in the western region of Xinjiang.
China has been…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 19, 2019
North Korea envoy in US
A North Korean envoy arrived in Washington on January 17 for expected talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a possible encounter with President Donald Trump aimed a laying the groundwork for…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 19, 2019
UK in Chaos
Britain’s last-minute scramble to shape an EU exit, its biggest policy upheaval in half a century, was stalled again as Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn actively…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 18, 2019
UN establishes new Yemen Mission
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved Wednesday the deployment in Yemen of up to 75 monitors in a new mission to shore up a fragile cease-fire and oversee a pullback of forces from the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 17, 2019
Turkey to set up ‘security zone’ in Syria
In accordance with President Trump’s suggestion, Turkey will set up a 32km safe zone in northeastern Syria amid a row over Turkey’s threat to attack the US-backed Kurdish militia when US troops…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 15, 2019
Tehran designing “modern” uranium fuel
Iran is “on the verge” of producing fuel made up of highly enriched uranium, Iran’s top nuclear power official said. While it hasn’t reached a weapons-grade level, the new fuel might still cross the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 15, 2019
Growing Saudi-Pakistan relations
Saudi Arabia plans to set up a $10 billion oil refinery in Pakistan’s southwestern coast of Baluchistan, the Saudi energy minister said. The new refinery will be built at Gwadar, the Indian Ocean…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 12, 2019
Qatar aims for African influence
Qatar has joined the global powers and nations that are working to increase their influence on the African continent, opening its taps for aid and cooperation. Qatar is a country located in Western…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 12, 2019
Saudi Arabia attracts potential investors
Saudi Arabia sold $7.5 billion of international bonds in the first test of how much damage the brutal killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has inflicted on foreign investor confidence…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 11, 2019
May scrambles before key vote
After a disastrous Parliament vote on the proposed Brexit Plan, PM Theresa May is looking at a last-ditch effort to prevent the messy Irish Border stop-gap plan from passing in case of a no-deal…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2019
EU backs new Iran sanctions
The EU has frozen assets of an alleged Iranian intelligence organisation and two of its agents, in a shift towards a tougher line against Tehran that could complicate efforts to save its…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2019
Russia’s growing influence in Africa
Russia's recent activities in Sudan and the Central African Republic have been the subject of intense speculation. Along with renewed economic ties, private Russian military contractors are reported…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2019
Canada - Korea denuclearisation talks
Canada held confidential talks with North Korea to convince the later to respect human rights and abandon its quest for nuclear weapons. Canada–North Korea relations refer to the relations between…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2019
India and Japan launch “2+2” talks
Japan and India will aim to launch ministerial security talks early this year to deepen cooperation in fields such as space and cyberspace, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said. India and Japan,…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2019
The Rohingya deportation
After India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported illegal Rohingyas immigrants to Bangladesh where they will become refugees. KSA is reversing their historic stance of standing by the persecuted…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2019
US-China trade talks begin
U.S. and Chinese negotiators held their first face-to-face talks since the world’s two largest economies agreed to a truce aimed at resolving their trade dispute. China’s most senior economic…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 8, 2019
Philippines criticizes Trump Policymaking
The finance minister of the Philippines has said that uncertainty in US economic policy was “making people nervous everywhere” and could harm global growth. The relationship between the United States…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 8, 2019
Burkina Faso and China grow closer
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has pledged to further the development of ties with China. Kabore made the remarks while meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 7, 2019
Saudi woman trapped at Bangkok airport
An 18-Year-old Saudi Arabian woman, Rahaf Mohammed Al Qunun is held at the Bangkok airport. Rahaf had renounced Islam and fled her family while travelling in Kuwait. It is feared that she would be…