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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 19, 2018
Tariffs strain India-US ties
The recent tariffs imposed by the current White House has threatened ties between the US and its trading partners including India. Will India officially lodge a complaint again..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 16, 2018
Russia’s response
The nerve agent attack that took place on a former Russian military intelligence officer turned spy in UK has resulted in a war of words between Downing Street..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2018
Angela Merkel to serve fourth term
Germany's parliament has confirmed Angela Merkel as the German Chancellor for her fourth term. Merkel will govern in coalition with the Social Democrats..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2018
UK’s response to nerve agent attack
The UK government has revealed that it is highly likely that Kremlin was linked to the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy. UK Prime Minister Theresa May will..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 13, 2018
Djibouti pushes back against China
Djibouti has pushed back against what it called “mercilessly pillorying” over conjecture that the strategically located Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) may well be used..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2018
The nerve agent attack
Britain has deployed 180 troops to the city where a former Russian spy was attacked by a nerve agent. The attack has worsened ties between UK and Russia considerably..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2018
China’s influence in Africa
The United States is concerned over China’s growing influence in the African continent. China’s investments in Africa have dramatically increased since the 90s..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 10, 2018
North Korea and US come together?
US President Donald Trump has agreed to a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The meeting is likely to take place in May 2018 and has taken..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 9, 2018
Iran won’t ask permission
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has noted that the country would not ask “permission” from the US and other Western nations regarding the role..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 9, 2018
China defends OBOR
The Chinese government has hit back at critics stating that no “back room deals” have been struck as a result of its Belt and Road project. The project has come under..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 9, 2018
The TPP is now a reality
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has officially been signed by 11 Asia-Pacific countries. The sweeping trade deal has been renamed Comprehensive and Progressive..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2018
Kremlin linked to UK spy attack?
UK has warned Russia that it would respond “robustly” if the investigation found that Russia had been involved in a recent attack on a British spy. Sergei Viktorovich Skripal is..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2018
Israel’s move against Palestine
Israel has passed a law that would make it easier for the government to strip any Palestinian living in Jerusalem of their residency rights. The conflict between the people..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2018
North and South come together
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly told a high ranking delegation from South Korea that he wanted to "write a new history of national reunification"..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 5, 2018
American aircraft carrier visits Vietnam
The United States aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson will dock at Danang in Vietnam for five days this week. This is the first time such a large American force will land in Vietnamese..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 5, 2018
South Korea steps in for peace
High ranking delegation from South Korea is currently in North Korea to hold historic talks in a bid to ease tensions in the Korean peninsula. The delegation hopes..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 2, 2018
Russia’s nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the nation has developed an arsenal of nuclear weapons that are invincible & can pierce through US defenses..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 28, 2018
Erdogan in Africa
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has currently embarked on a five-day tour to African nations to further cement ties between Africa and Turkey. This includes trips..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 28, 2018
US-China trade wars?
The Secretary of the US Treasury, Steve Mnuchin has confirmed that top officials from the United States and China have been holding regular meetings in a bid to avoid a ..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 27, 2018
The new South African cabinet
New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his cabinet on Monday. Ramaphosa was sworn in earlier this month after former president Zuma resigned amongst..