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World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 8, 2017
Early signs of Genocide
Clashes in Central African Republic point are early signs of genocide. UN aid chief, Stephen O'Brien in a recent UN meeting has requested for more troops to aid the conflict-prone..
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 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..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 8, 2017
Ahmadinejad under fire
The former President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will face sentencing after a parliamentary court found him guilty of misusing billions of dollars in government funds..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 8, 2017
D-Day for Zuma
The Speaker of the South African Parliament has announced that a vote of no confidence on President Jacob Zuma, will be held by secret ballot. At the heart of the..
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 7, 2017
Online terrorism
Amber Rudd, UK’s home secretary has said that internet and technology companies should be more aggressive in combating the spread of terrorism through online.
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..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 7, 2017
Human trafficking on dark web
Italian state police have said that a British model was kidnapped to be reportedly auctioned off and sold on the dark web. The dark web is unindexed..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 7, 2017
Family feud in Singapore
The attorney general’s chambers (AGC) of Singapore has announced that it will be taking legal action against the grandson of the leader Lee Kuan Yew over..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 7, 2017
India’s new Vice President
Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the 15th Vice President of India. He will assume the office when the current Vice President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari..
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..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 5, 2017
Grand jury against Trump?
Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to investigate Russia’s interference in the 2016 US elections, has impaneled a grand jury as part of his investigations.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 5, 2017
Hyperloop – the present?
Hyperloop One, the company that is working on commercializing hyperloop travel, has successfully tested its prototype pod. The pod accelerated..
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..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 5, 2017
WannaCry hero arrested
Marcus Hutchins, British cyber-security researcher, who was credited for derailing the WannaCry attack that took place in May, has been arrested.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 3, 2017
Trump sanctions a trade war
US President Donald Trump has signed has signed a bill that has legally put sanctions on Russia. At the same time, he accused the Congress..
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 3, 2017
Countering Russia
A bipartisan group of researchers from America have launched a new website aimed at tracking Russia-supported dis-information..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 3, 2017
Temer stays
The Brazilian Congress has voted in favor of not to putting President Michel Temer on trial for corruption. This means he will not be impeached nor..
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..