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World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 1, 2018
Poland’s controversial stance on Holocaust
On the 1st of February, the Polish Senate passed a bill criminalising the portrayal of Poland as complicit in the crimes of Nazi Germany. The bill has invited critique from Israeli..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 31, 2018
Dow Jones – dressing down?
Just hours before US President Donald Trump was set to delivery his first State of the Union speech, the Dow Jones suffered a dramatic drop as it lost nearly 400 points..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 31, 2018
Implications of the false alert
On the 13th of January 2018, the citizens of Hawaii received a false state-wide alert about an impending ballistic missile attack. This mistake that was corrected almost 40..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 31, 2018
China’s nuclear ambition
On Tuesday, a Chinese military newspaper urged the stockpiling of nuclear weapons to counter growing global instability. They emphasised the development of nuclear..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 31, 2018
A Kennedy responds
US President Donald Trump has delivered his first State of the Union speech in which he highlighted his plans regarding immigration. Joe Kennedy, the scion of the Kennedy..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 31, 2018
US sanctions list targets all Russians
The Trump administration has provided the Treasury Department with a list of about 210 Russians deemed close enough to Russian President Vladimir Putin to be targets for new..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 30, 2018
US midterm elections - Russia’s interference
Mike Pompeo, the head of the CIA has warned that Russia is set to continue its campaign of meddling in foreign elections by targeting the congressional midterm races in America..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 30, 2018
China – African Union
On the 26th of January, the prominent French newspaper Le Monde published an expose alleging that China bugged the African Union headquarters it built in Addis Ababa..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2018
Kabul attack – yet again!
On 29 January 2018, explosions and gunfire erupted near the main military academy in Kabul, as officials and witnesses feared insurgents had entered another heavily guarded..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2018
The problem with “Fake News”
As US President Donald Trump continues his verbal attacks on the free press, other populist leaders across the world are emulating the US President. They have also begun deeming unfavourable..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 27, 2018
Lula’s passport seized
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to be embroiled in legal problems. A federal judge has seized his passport and has banned him from leaving the country..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 25, 2018
Another bubble on the horizon?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that the global economy will continue to perform robustly in 2018 as well. Experts have thus started signaling alarm that..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 25, 2018
Jerome Powell approved
The appointment of Jerome Powell, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the next head of the US central bank, has been confirmed by US lawmakers. It is generally considered..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 24, 2018
Special Counsel investigation expands
The special counsel investigating Russian influence on the 2016 US Presidential elections, has reportedly interviewed Attorney General, Jeff Sessions. He is possibly the first..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 24, 2018
UK on the rise?
The value of the UK Pound has risen, and the Sterling is now at a fresh post-Brexit-vote high close to $1.41. There has been growing confidence in UK’s economy despite..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 24, 2018
The future of Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh has announced that it will be delaying the repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh. There are over 650,000 refugees who are currently in..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 23, 2018
US government shutdown ends
The partial three-day government shutdown in the US came to an end after Republican and Democrat lawmakers voted for a temporary funding bill. At the heart of the issue is US..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 23, 2018
Under the sea
China has planted powerful listening devices in two strategic sea-beds deep in the waters near Guam, America’s biggest military base in the Western Pacific. Six years ago..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 22, 2018
Wealth gap increases
The international charitable organization, Oxfam, has revealed that 42 people in the world boast as much wealth as the 3.7 billion who make up the poorest half of the..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 22, 2018
Army chief to call for investment
Britain would struggle to match Russian military capabilities on the battlefield and risks falling further behind potential adversaries without more investment, the head of the..