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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Trump at UN
US President Donald Trump will be making his debut at the UN General Assembly in New York. Over 130 world leaders are attending the event. What can we expect?..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Iran won’t be bullied
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a fiery address has said that the nation won’t be intimidated by American “bullying” regarding the 2015 nuclear deal.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Kaspersky banned in the US govt
The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered all government agencies and departments in the country to stop using Kaspersky, which is a security software.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Iran’s nuclear deal?
Former officials of the Obama administration as well as academic experts are requesting US President Donald Trump to not withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Trump blocks China
US President Donald Trump has blocked the sale of an American technology company to a Chinese-backed organization. United States and China are two of the largest economies..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
China’s choice
Singapore’s ambassador at large, Bilahari Kausikan has said that if the US makes the first strike on North Korea, then China would enter the conflict. Relations between..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Destruction of US-Russia ties
In a strongly worded statement Russia has called on US to stop “the destruction of Russia-U.S. relations”. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has met with..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Japan’s vulnerability
As North Korea has continued to ignore the growing calls to disable its nuclear program, Japan has become particularly vulnerable. Relations between Japan and North Korea are..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
War Crimes by Saudi Arabia?
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of engaging in “war crimes” in the Civil War at Yemen. A military intervention was launched by Saudi Arabia in..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
China excludes pipeline
The UN has passed the harshest set of sanctions on North Korea after the nation conducted its sixth nuclear test. However, key concessions have been made to China and Russia who..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Indefinite Gulf impasse
Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has accused the Saudi Arabia-led bloc of nations of imposing “illegal measures”. He was speaking at a UN..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Justice for 9/11
Sixteen years after the tragic terror attacks that took place in New York, the five men who stand accused have yet to face trial in America. On September 11, 2001, there..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Bank ban on North Korea
According to media reports, Beijing has ordered Chinese state banks to suspend accounts held by North Koreans. North Korea has remained defiant and has threatened “pain and..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Trump's offer to mediate
US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate talks in the dispute between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc of nations. The impasse in West Asia is one of the worst diplomatic crises..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
China hits North Korea
China’s commerce ministry has announced that it has banned North Korean nationals from setting up new businesses in the country. The North Korean nuclear program has..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 5, 2017
North Korean sanctions useless?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that sanctions are “useless” against North Korea and would not deter the nation from focusing on its nuclear program. The President..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 4, 2017
Iran chases away US drone
Iran has announced that in the past six months it has chased away a US U2 spy plane and an RQ-4 reconnaissance drone from its airspace. United States and Iran do not have..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 4, 2017
North Korea’s nuclear test
North Korea has conducted its sixth nuclear test on September 3rd, 2017. It was the nation’s most powerful test that resulted in an artificial earthquake. Relations between..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 3, 2017
Trump urges for resolution
US President Donald Trump has spoken to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud urging him to diplomatically resolve the crisis in West Asia. In June 2017, a Saudi..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 2, 2017
Vietnam-China spar
Vietnam has officially opposed China’s announcement on military exercises to be carried out in the South China Sea. The South China Sea is at the heart of a land and water