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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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2017
Choke Points
The growing importance of global trade in agricultural commodities has increased the risks of disruption at key transport 'chokepoints', potentially triggering food price surges..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2017
N.Korea and US 'in direct contact'
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States is in direct contact with North Korea and is looking into whether Kim Jong Un is open to talks. The comment..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2017
Baghdadi is back
Islamic State (ISIS) has released a recording of what appears to be a recent speech by the group’s leader - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has gone by several names and..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 28, 2017
Hope for Puerto Rico?
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria has left Puerto Rico dealing with widespread damage and devastation. There have been at least 24 deaths and millions in the region..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 28, 2017
Kurds vote for freedom
According to election monitors, more than 92% of voters in Iraqi Kurdistan have opted for independence. The results will come as a blow to the Iraqi government which has..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 28, 2017
China’s mortgage problems
Consumer loans have considerably grown in China in the recent years with millions of citizens taking out mortgage loans to buy property. Will the mortgage bubble lead to an..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 28, 2017
Malfunction in US airstrike
A malfunction during a US airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan has resulted in civilian casualties. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was visiting the region when the incident occurred..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 28, 2017
Snap elections in Japan
The lower house of Japan’s Parliament has been dissolved by the nation’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in preparation for the upcoming snap election. The election will be held on..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 26, 2017
WhatsApp down in China
The popular online messaging app, WhatsApp, is reportedly down in China. According to media reports, this could be related to the upcoming National Congress to be conducted..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 26, 2017
Violence again in West Bank
A Palestinian gunman has reportedly shot and killed three Israelis in a settlement in occupied West Bank. A fourth person has been wounded. Israel is the world's only Jewish state..