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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 16, 2017
May: No to Alt Right
UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has condemned the views espoused by far-right groups across the world. May was responding to the events that unfolded in Charlottesville in USA..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 16, 2017
Saudi-Iraq bolster ties
Saudi Arabia has announced that the border crossing between Iraq and Saudi will be open for trade for the first time in 27 years. The Arar border crossing was closed after the..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 16, 2017
Gulf economy hit
The sanctions imposed on Qatar by other Gulf states is causing food prices to steadily rise. According to figures released by the government, the real estate market has also been..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 12, 2017
From Persia to Iran
Contemporary relations between Iran and Israel can be described as hostile and embittered. Iran does not even recognize the legitimacy of the state of Israel today..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Trump “thanks” Putin
US President Donald Trump has thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for demanding the US to cut its diplomatic staff by 755 in Moscow. In July 2017, the US House..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Conflict over South China Sea
A US destroyer has sailed past one of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea. This was part of the US’ freedom of navigation operation. China has responded..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 11, 2017
Trump aggressive on N. Korea
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his rhetoric against North Korea warning that US might consider a pre-emptive strike against the regime. Tensions between..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 10, 2017
The world order & India
On August 4th 2017, two luminaries in India’s foreign policy delivered lectures in Bangalore about the emerging world order. The former Governor of West Bengal and India’s..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 10, 2017
North Korea to strike Guam?
North Korea has announced that its plans to strike Guam with four missiles will be ready by mid-August. Guam is a US territory that hosts a large military outpost. In July 2017, North Korea…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 10, 2017
FBI raid on Manafort
The FBI conducted a raid on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s home in July. During the pre-dawn raid, the FBI reportedly seized documents related to the..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 9, 2017
An uncertain world
On August 4th, MK Narayanan, former Governor of West Bengal, India’s former National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan, spoke at Synergia Forum. The Padma Shri awardee spoke..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 9, 2017
State of war
North Korea’s state-run news agency, KCNA has said that the country was “carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 9, 2017
Canada to review arms deal
The Canadian government is reviewing whether Saudi Arabia is using Canadian made military vehicles against its own population in the Shia-populated district of Awamiyah..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 8, 2017
Brink of nuclear war
North Korea has accused the US of bringing the Korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war. It has vowed to make the US “pay dearly for all the heinous crimes” it has supposedly..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 8, 2017
Indonesia barters with Russia
Indonesia will be bartering commodities like palm oil and coffee with Russia in exchange for Russian fighter jets. The Indonesian trade ministry has announced that it has..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 7, 2017
Three elections in Africa
The controversial President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has once again won the state election in a landslide victory. He has been in power for 17 years. The election..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 7, 2017
China’s trade war
As China continues to rise in global geopolitics, there are growing fears of it using trade to force other regions into supporting its foreign policy. China is the second..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 5, 2017
Israeli PM under investigation
Israeli police have confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of having committed “fraud, breach of trust and bribes” in two corruption cases..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 5, 2017
Another Cold War?
Russia has accused United States of continuing to peddle the “primitive ideology of the Cold War era”. Russia was responding to US Vice..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 3, 2017
Iran’s “intelligent” response?
A high-ranking official from Iran has promised that the country will respond intelligently to the sanctions imposed on it by the United States. Deputy Foreign..