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World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
Lula’s fall from grace
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) will be jailed as he appeals the conviction for corruption charges brought against him..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
Saudi gravitate to modern Islam
Saudi Arabia will be opening up its first cinema theatre in 35 years in 2018. The development comes just months after Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
CA: By way of deception
Strategic Communications Laboratories or SCL Group, which is also the parent company for the controversial Cambridge Analytica had worked to help elect Philippines..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2018
Oligarchs quizzed by Mueller
The special counsel office has reportedly questioned a few Russian oligarchs in connection with the ongoing probe regarding alleged Russian interference into US..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2018
Congo in crisis
As violence continues to escalate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experts and civilians alike are expressing their concerns that the conflict may never end..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2018
Deteriorating security in Mali
The West African state of Mali faces problems of insurgency and terrorism, and the northern region of the country is highly turbulent. In addition to this, Amnesty..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2018
Threat of space arms race
Thomas Markram, Deputy High Representative for Disarmament Affairs has spoken about the threat posed by an arms race in outer space. Space has become increasingly...
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2018
France’s rail misery
Rail workers across France have planned three months of train strikes, leading to street demonstrations and chaos in transportation. The rail strikes are in response..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2018
Costa Rica’s next president
Carlos Alvarado Quesada has decisively won the general elections in Costa Rica. He is slated to become the next President of the politically stable and prosperous region..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2018
Sisi sweeps Egypt elections
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected for a second term as President. The former General won approximately 97% of the vote. However, observers..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2018
Ex-Mossad Directors criticize Netanyahu
A number of former Israeli intelligence heads have spoken against Prime Minister Netanyahu’s rule of the country. They have claimed that Israel is in a “critical medical state..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2018
Japan's business sentiment weakens
Japanese business sentiment weakened for the first time in two years in March, suggesting that the strong yen is negatively affecting business confidence..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2018
EU crackdowns on social media
Sir Julian to Mariya Gabriel, commissioner for the digital economy, has written a letter to the European Union calling for a strong plan on how social media..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2018
Pope Francis says protect the ‘defenseless’
Pope Francis, in his Easter address, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2018
US turns to social media screening
US authorities have put forth a proposal calling for the screening of the social media activities of those seeking entry to the United States. If approved, this will affect..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2018
Humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso
Increased terror activity as well as prevailing problems of hunger will soon push Burkina Faso into a full fledged “humanitarian crisis.” Just weeks earlier..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2018
Russia responds to the West
In retaliation to the response from Western nations to the nerve agent attack incident, Russia has expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries. This is in addition..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2018
Crackdown on oil smuggling
The United Nations has released a blacklist of a number of entities with links to smuggling valuable resources into North Korea. This ban is part of an ongoing series of..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 29, 2018
Manipulated Malaysian Elections
Malaysian lawmakers voted to redraw the electoral boundaries angering protesters outside the parliament and displeasing the opposition. Critics say that this was..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 28, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s solar ambition
The world’s biggest solar power firm is reportedly going to be built in Saudi Arabia. The Middle Eastern nation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with..