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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 28, 2019
Trump ratifies Israel’s Golan control
President Trump issues US recognition for Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights in a move that provides Prime Minister Netanyahu an electoral boost, and Israel a strategic and legal advantage.…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 27, 2019
Yellow vest protests continue
France's "yellow vests" are expected to stage further anti-government protests on March 23 despite the authorities vowing a "zero tolerance" approach after major riots in Paris last week. The yellow…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 27, 2019
Sri Lanka takes on more Chinese loans
Sri Lanka signs on to a US$989 million loan from a Chinese state-controlled bank, further entrenching China in the Indian Ocean island. Bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and China are friendly,…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 26, 2019
Danish PM fears protectionism in Europe
The EU must resist French efforts to “politicise” the single market or “copy and paste the Chinese model” of state intervention, Denmark’s prime minister said in a defence of Europe’s liberal economy…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 26, 2019
Germany-Turkey rift grows
Berlin wants to sever the financial and institutional ties between local Muslim communities and the Turkish government as part of a bold campaign to help German Muslims develop a homegrown version of…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 24, 2019
US increases pressure on North Korea
The US sanctioned Chinese companies trading with North Korea in order to pressure the beleaguered nation, while simultaneously sending a message about the seriousness of its sanction regime.…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 23, 2019
US warns Venezuela
The United States warned of consequences against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro security services if they continue with a crackdown against opposition leader Juan Guaido and his aides. Juan…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 23, 2019
EU approves Brexit delay
More than 2 million people have signed an online petition urging the government to cancel Brexit, with support rocketing in the wake of Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement. On June 23rd, 2016,…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2019
US airstrikes kills civilians?
For years, the Pentagon has maintained that no civilians have been killed in American airstrikes and raids in Somalia. Amnesty International, in a new report released on March 19 2019, put the death…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2019
Europe expected to counter China
European countries are expected to increasingly engage China over the South China Sea. The South China Sea is at the heart of a territorial dispute between China, a number of Southeast Asian nations…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2019
Trump and Bolsonaro’s North-South ‘Axis’
Bolsonaro and Trump’s comradery boosts the Brazil-US relationship, although a NATO membership is unlikely. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country in the world and the sixth most populous. Its…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 20, 2019
India’s crackdown in Kashmir continues
Military roadblocks on Kashmir’s main highway are delaying ambulances carrying patients and leading to confrontations with motorists that occasionally turn physical, residents and medical staff say,…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 20, 2019
Russia, NATO seek strategic advantage
Russia has increased its armed deployment amidst US -EU sanctions, demilitarization treaty withdrawals and the fifth anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea. The European Phased Adaptive…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 20, 2019
US applies pressure on multilateralism
The US, viewing its sovereignty as above reproach, seeks to delegitimize the relevance of the ICC and other international institutions. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 19, 2019
Israel and Greece setting up radar in Crete
Israel and Greece have decided on building a Long Horizon Radar in Eastern Crete. The project will help the countries keep a check on marine activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. From the formation…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 19, 2019
Xi Jinping heads to Europe
The Chinese President will make state visits to Europe from this week as he seeks to bolster trade relationships on the continent while trying to end a trade war with the U.S. Xi Jinping s a Chinese…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 17, 2019
Israel launches Gaza strikes
Israeli military aircraft bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early, hours after two rockets were launched at Tel Aviv in the first such attack since the 2014 war. Israel is a country in Western…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 17, 2019
US asserts Freedom of Navigation Rights
The US continues freedom of navigation missions in order to ensure China does not upset the status quo of the South China Sea. The flying of the nuclear-capable B-52 bomber is in response to…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 17, 2019
China willing to talk on terrorism
China said it was willing to have more discussions with all parties concerned including India on blacklisting the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which claimed…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 17, 2019
Siberians resist Chinese investment
A Siberian petition to hinder Chinese investment around Lake Baikal gathers momentum amidst greater engagement by Russia and China to form a geopolitical juggernaut. Official relations between China…