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World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 26, 2017
IMF look at China
By 2027, the International Monetary Fund, may move its headquarters to Beijing, China. Christine Lagarde, the managing director of IMF has said that such a move will be dictated by China’s economic…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 26, 2017
US-North Korea inevitable war?
North Korea has threatened a nuclear strike on "the heart of the US." Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has warned the US of dire consequences if the United States attempts to…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 26, 2017
Peace in Libya?
Libya’s two warring leaders, Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and the eastern commander Khalifa Haftar have agreed to a conditional ceasefire. The ceasefire, that was mediated by the French president,…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 25, 2017
Jordan has the cards – former Mossad agent
The Israeli government has said that it will remove the metal detectors installed at the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The announcement comes after a violent incident took place at the Israeli Embassy…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 25, 2017
Trump looks to fire Sessions
US President, Donald Trump is contemplating firing the current Attorney General, Jeff Sessions. The president has publicly voiced his frustration over his long-time ally and referred to him as “…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 24, 2017
Deadly shooting at Israeli embassy
Two Jordanians were killed by an Israeli when violence erupted inside Israeli embassy complex in Jordan. A security guard reportedly opened fire and killed the two men during a confrontation.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 24, 2017
Conflict Mineral Controversy
Attempts by Donald Trump suspend the law against the use of conflict minerals poses a global threat to the spread of terrorism. Attempts by Donald Trump suspend the law against the use of conflict…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 22, 2017
US’ North Korean ban
US is going to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. The ban reportedly will be announced on July 27, 2017 and will come into effect a month after that. Relations between US and North…
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 22, 2017
Bank of America shifts EU base
As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, Bank of America has announced that it will be shifting its EU base from London to Dublin. Bank of America is the first of the Wall Street lenders to…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 22, 2017
Sessions’ Russian woes
The Attorney General of United States, Jeff Sessions, reportedly met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to discuss the presidential elections during the campaign. According to a report from…
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 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 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…