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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 15, 2018
Netanyahu in India
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently on a six-day visit to India in a bid to further strengthen ties between the two nations. His visit comes less than 12 months..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 15, 2018
China’s move in manufacturing
Media reports have revealed that China is in talks with Germany to sell the latter machinery as well as technology used to manufacture state-of-the-art jet engines. China has spent..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 13, 2018
Nepal-China strengthen ties
It was announced on January 12th, 2018, that China will become Nepal’s second internet service provider. Up until now Nepal depended on India for the internet access..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 13, 2018
Trump extends Iran’s nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will be temporarily extending waiver of sanctions on Iran until Europe and the US can fix the nuclear deal. He said that this was..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 12, 2018
China-US to come to blows?
Policymakers, experts, government advisers and thought leaders have raised alarm over the looming rivalry between China and the United States, especially with regards to trade..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 11, 2018
NAFTA in trouble?
Canada has filed a wide-ranging trade complaint against the United States with the World Trade Organization. The complaint challenges USA’s use of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2018
US-Japan strike missile sales deal
On January 2018, it was announced that the United States has approved the sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan worth $133.3 million. The sale comes during a period when there..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2018
Dealing with no-deal Brexit
A report by Financial Times has revealed that the European Union has signalled a clear warning to UK companies of a regulatory chill that will occur post Brexit. The report is..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 10, 2018
Trump to attend Davos
The White House has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will be attending the World Economic Forum at Davos which will be taking place in January 2018. He will be the first..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2018
Iran’s Zarif meets with European powers
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is currently meeting with his French and German counterparts in Brussels to discuss the nuclear deal. The meeting is taking place..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2018
Another Cold War Around the Curve?
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has urged both US and Russia resolve a dispute over a nuclear arms control treaty. The treaty was signed 30 years ago..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2018
Peace at the Korean peninsula?
After a landmark meeting between officials from North and South Korea, it has been announced that North Korea would be sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics slated to..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 5, 2018
US cuts off Pakistan
Just days after US President Donald Trump harshly criticized Pakistan, it has been revealed that America will be cutting almost all security aid to Pakistan. Trump has alleged..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 5, 2018
A breakthrough
North Korea has accepted South Korea’s offer to high-level talks next week in a bid to discuss the former nation participating in the Winter Olympic Games scheduled to..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 4, 2018
US blocks China
US has blocked the sale of money-transfer service Moneygram to Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. The sale had been worth $1.2 billion..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 3, 2018
Another South China Sea
The control over the waterway of the Mekong river could potentially jumpstart yet another conflict in South East Asia between China and the countries of ASEAN. Will Beijing founded..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 3, 2018
Stronger Russia-China ties
A new section of the Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean (ESPO) has become functional in 2018. This will mean that Russia will double its crude oil export capacity to China..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 3, 2018
What will Palestine do?
US President Donald Trump has said that the nation will stop providing aid to Palestine over the building controversy regarding Jerusalem. Palestine had earlier stated that..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 2, 2018
North Korea seeks a way out
Kim Jong Un has announced that he is willing to enter into diplomatic discussions with South Korea in a bid to send a delegation to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 2, 2018
Israel believes Iran is weakened
Media reports have emerged that Israel has published an internal memo regarding the current protests occurring in Iran. The nation believes that the protests have weakened the current regime in Iran..