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World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 11, 2017
Catalan independence on hold
The Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont has announced that the region had "earned the right" to independence from Madrid. However, Puigdemont has suspended a formal..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Hudson backtracks
The Hudson Institute, a think-tank based in Washington was forced to postpone an event featuring Guo Wengui, a Chinese tycoon, after it fell victim to a cyber attack..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
World on a “crash course”
Jim Yong Kim, the President of World Bank, has warned that unless nations invest in human development, people across the world will lost millions of jobs to automation and remain..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Sanctions lifted in Sudan
The US has announced that it will be lifting nearly all the trade and economic sanctions it had imposed on Sudan 20 years ago. Sudan was once one of the largest countries in Africa..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
The power games
The upcoming Chinese National Party Congress will convene on October 18th 2017. In the secretive world of Chinese politics, who’re the people who wield the most power?..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Elections in Liberia
On October 10th, 2017, Liberians will be voting to elect the next President of the nation. The current President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf served in office for 12 years.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2017
Powerful fire in California
Fifteen powerful wildfires have raged across Northern California in the US killing at least 10 people. The fire, whipped by strong winds, scorched through the wine country and..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 8, 2017
Why did it happen?
Nearly a week after Stephen Paddock, opened fire on concert goers in Las Vegas resulting in the deaths of 58 people, questions continue to swirl around the worst mass..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
Fukushima earthquake
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan Trench, on the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday. Fridays tremor struck at about 4 am EDT near the Japan Trench , about 200 miles..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 7, 2017
May or may not
The uncertainty surrounding the future of British Prime Minister Theresa May has resulted in the loss of value to the Sterling. There is a movement to oust the Conservative Party..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 6, 2017
Jinping beyond a decade?
As China gears up for the 19th National Congress, questions continue to swirl around if President Xi Jinping will serve for more than a decade. The history of China can be traced..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2017
Rex Tillerson – Trump a moron
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has denied rumours of a rift with Donald Trump, amid media reports he had called the president a "moron". "I'm not going to deal with petty..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2017
Reset : Turkey & Iran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Iran on 5 October 2017 to hold crucial talks with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and the Supreme..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2017
Corruption & the party congress
The upcoming Chinese National Party Congress will convene on October 18th 2017 and speculation is rife on the future of anti-graft tsar Wang Qishan. The history..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Wells Fargo CEO in trouble
Top Democrat, Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on the CEO of Wells Fargo, Tim Sloan to be fired. The bank is mired in controversy over the creation of millions of fake accounts..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
The violent split
The President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has revealed that he will declare Catalonia’s independence in a few days. Deep fractures have appeared between..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Sharif – here to stay
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has once again been re-elected as the leader of the ruling party – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Sharif had been forced..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
What’s the motive?
A gunman opened fire on an open-air music festival in Las Vegas, resulting in 59 deaths and 527 injuries. This was the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
Catalonia – thousands protest
Catalonia’s vote for an independent state on October 1st, 2017, was marred by confusion and violence. At least 861 people were reportedly injured. According to Catalan officials..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2017
What happens with Rohingya
With more than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing the region to Bangladesh, the international community has demanded Myanmar to address the crisis. The Rohingya are an ethnic..