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World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 22, 2017
The third Intifada
The recent Israel-Palestine clashes, which have resulted in multiple deaths, may lead to the third “Intifada.” Joint List lawmakers have blamed the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Trump legal shake-up
Mark Corallo, the spokesman for US President Donald Trump's personal legal team, has resigned. The President’s legal counsel is reportedly looking to discredit the team leading the investigation.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Corruption crackdown in China
More than 210,000 Chinese officials have been punished on charges of corruption in the first half of 2017. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese corruption watchdog,…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 21, 2017
Germany benefits off Greek debt crisis
Since the beginning of the 2009 , Germany has cashed in approximately €1.3 billion due to the Greek financial crisis. This is a result of the loans it has provided Greece as well as its debt…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 20, 2017
US-China trade talks - strained
US and China have just concluded their trade talks, which has been at best termed as tepid. The two sides could not arrive at a consensus of bridging the US$ 347 billion trade deficit currently in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 20, 2017
The fall in terror attacks
The US State Department released its annual, ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2016’, on Wednesday. This provides the State Department an annual assessment of trends and events in international terrorism…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 20, 2017
The great divergence
The most important transformation of recent decades has been the declining fortunes of the high-income countries in global economic activity. Affluent countries of the 19th and early 20th centuries…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 19, 2017
Undisclosed Trump-Putin meeting
During the G-20 Summit, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had an hour-long meeting, that was previously undisclosed. The conversation, as confirmed later by the White…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 18, 2017
California extends “Cap and Trade” plan
On 17th July 2017, Democrats and Republicans set aside their differences to vote for the extension of “Cap and Trade” plan in California Legislature. With 55-21 votes in favor of plan which would…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 18, 2017
Ivanka Trump’s business under fire
Products made by Ivanka Trump’s eponymous brand are not made in America. With the current White House administration strongly espousing its “Make in America” policy, the daughter of the US President…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 18, 2017
US health care bill fails
The US Senate’s Health Care bill, drafted as a replacement for Obamacare, has collapsed. The bill was part of the Republican agenda of repealing and replacing the health care system enforced during…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 17, 2017
Persecuted and stateless
The future of 276,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh remains uncertain. The refugees, who fled Myammar, have no permanent homes, little access to education and thousands of the children are running…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 17, 2017
Pakistan’s major operation
Pakistan's military has launched a major operation against Islamic State (IS) in the north-western region along the Afghan border. Militants had gained ground inside Afghanistan and had to be stopped…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 15, 2017
Mexico- plagued by violence
On 13 July 2017, masked men burst into a children's party in central Mexico and hacked 11 people to death. Police received an emergency call just after midnight in the city of Tizayuca, in the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Lula found guilty
The former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio da Silva (Lula) has been convicted on charges of money laundering and corruption. The politician, who was president between 2003 and 2011, has been…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 13, 2017
Qatar: airlift of 165 cows
Qatar has accepted the shipment of 165 cows that was airlifted to ease a milk shortage caused by sanctions imposed by its neighbours. This are the first shipment for local dairy company, Baladna.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
“I love it” – Trump Jr
Emails released by Donald Trump Jr, the son of the US President, reveal that he was offered information that the Russian government wanted to help the Trump presidential campaign. In the email thread…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 12, 2017
US to broker Gulf peace?
The United States and Qatar have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly fight terrorism. The MoU comes at a time when a number of Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
World Population Day
The United Nations' (UN) World Population Day is annually observed on July 11 to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. It encourages activities, events and information to help make this…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 11, 2017
Gulf in peril
According to documents obtained by CNN, Qatar signed a series of agreements in secret with its Gulf neighbors dating back to 2013 and 2014. In these, Qatar had agreed to cease support for opposition…