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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 22, 2017
Trump visits Israel
President Donald Trump has arrived in Israel. He flew in from Saudi Arabia, a key US ally, where he gave a speech to Arab and Muslim leaders at a summit. Trump will hold talks with both Israeli and…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
Crisis in Macedonia
Political unrest in The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaresulted in citizens rallying for fresh elections just six months after the parliamentary elections of 2016. The tension escalated with…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 8, 2017
French President Emmanuel Macron
On 7th May 2017, Emmanuel Macron won the Presidential election by a clear majority of 66.06% in comparison to counterpart Le Pen at 33.94%. Macron at 39 is the youngest President of France after…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
China creates its own Wikipedia
The government of China has decided to launch third edition of nationalised encyclopaedia to compete with Wikipedia. 20,000 scholars and teachers from state run universities are currently working on…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 3, 2017
First transgender athletic meeting
On the 29th of April, In a bid to promote equality for the transgender community in the state, a one-day athletic meet was organized by the state government of Kerala. Around hundred people…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 2, 2017
Conflict continues over South China Sea
Chairman for the 30th ASEAN Summit, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in his statement on 29th April 2017 showed marked relaxation of ASEAN countries’ attitude towards China regarding the South…
Geopolitics - Op-Eds - May 1, 2017
The Persian Potential
A series of tumultuous events have characterized Iran’s 9000-year-old past which has seen the rise and fall of rulers, from Deioces of the Median dynasty to Ayatollah Khomeini, who brought Iran at…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 20, 2017
Probe into Nawaz Sharif
On the 20th of April, Following the disclosure of the Panama Papers, the Pakistani Supreme Court ordered a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) into the finances of the Prime Minister of Pakistan..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 17, 2017
Erdogan establishes Presidential Dictatorship in Turkey
On 16th April 2017 Turkey voted in a referendum to replace parliamentarian government with a presidential dictatorship. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won the referendum to enabling..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 6, 2017
Poland accuses Russia
On the 4th of April 2017, Polish lawyers and advocates said that new evidence had been uncovered linking the 2010 plane crash near Smolensk to two Russian air traffic..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 6, 2017
Protest in Serbia
Thousands of people have rallied for the third consecutive day in Serbia, protesting against Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic being elected the country's next president. Crowds on Wednesday..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2017
The Future of China & North Korea
US President Donald Trump held out the possibility on Sunday of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation against North Korea and suggested Washington might deal with Pyongyang's nucler...
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2017
Venezuelan Parliament Reinstated
On the 2nd of April 2017, The Venezuelan High Court ruled to reverse its decision to strip the Legislative body, the National Assembly of all its powers. President Nicolas Maduro asked the court in a…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2017
Park Geun-hye aressted
On the 31st of March 2017, Impeached Korean President, Park Geun-Hye was arrested and placed within the Seoul Detention Centre
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 28, 2017
Jared Kushner to be questioned over alleged Trump-Russia ties
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and aide, is being questioned by a US committee investigating alleged ties between the Trump team and Moscow. Kushner has volunteered to speak to…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 28, 2017
Trump to kill Obama climate change policies
US President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order to overturn key parts of the Obama administration's plan to tackle global warming. The move will undo the Clean Power Plan which required…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2017
Trump-Russia Collusion
On March 20th, 2017, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James B. Comey and National Security Agency (NSA) Director Adm. Mike Rogers sat before a House Permanent Select Committee on…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 20, 2017
Duterte vs. impeachment
An impeachment motion was filed last Thursday in the Congress of the Philippines against President Rodrigo Duterte. The motion cites the participation of the President in extrajudicial killings…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 17, 2017
Donald Trump standoff with the GCHQ
The US has agreed not to repeat claims the UK's communications intelligence agency wiretapped Donald Trump in the weeks after he won the US election. GCHQ denied allegations made by the White House..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 15, 2017
Dutch elections
On March 15th, 13 Million people are heading to the election polls around the Netherlands to decide who will make up their next government. Current Prime Minister Mark Rutte will take on the head of…