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World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2019
Brexit deadline extended to October
Frustrated European leaders abandoned hope that Britain would sort its departure from the European Union anytime soon, slapping aside a proposal by Prime Minister Theresa May for a short delay and…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2019
Canada mulls social media regulations
Canada, perceiving foreign interference in its October general elections, floats the idea of government regulations. Social media companies must be seen to do more, lest they face similar regulations…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2019
NAFTA replacement yet to be ratified
The USMCA has yet to ratified by all parties, potentially making the issue an electoral captive, although immediate considerations such as tariff concerns are likely to grab airwaves. The North…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2019
Singapore, Malaysia deescalate tensions
Singapore and Malaysia are expected to undertake negotiations to address a number of concerns, undertaking a measure of good faith before deliberations gather steam. Malaysia, a federal…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2019
Umbrella revolution leaders convicted
Hong Kong’s Occupy movement leaders are convicted for causing a public nuisance, in the latest move by the Chinese sponsored government to stifle freedoms of speech and expression.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2019
Will Brexit happen this month?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been in talks with opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, to see if they can come up with a common approach to Brexit. She is also asking European…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
EU Trade chief criticizes China
Cecilia Malmstrom has voiced frustration over China’s trade policies ahead of a summit this week as Brussels struggles to get Beijing to deliver on commitments to open up its market to European…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Iran’s IRGC – A terrorist organization?
US intends to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist, organization, a move condemned by Tehran. Iran's most powerful security organisation, the Islamic…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Trump’s second veto?
The House voted Thursday to end U.S. participation in Yemen’s civil war, denouncing the Saudi-led bombing campaign there as worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis and sending the measure to…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Urgent action on Peatlands
The United Nations Environment Assembly in Kenya has adopted a new resolution for conservation and restoration of peatlands.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Maldives delivers stunning electoral mandate
Maldives gives an overwhelming majority to incumbent President Solih’s MDP, in a rebuke of authoritarianism, China’s policies in the archipelago and nationalist politics. The Maldives, an island-…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Trump threatens tariffs; risks hurting Americans
Trump threatens to place a 25% tariff on cars coming to the US from Mexico, demanding Mexican action on illegal immigration and the drug trade. The Mexico–United States barrier, sometimes…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Social media bosses to be accountable: UK
The British government recently said that it will explore making social media executives personally liable for harmful content published on their platforms, in a raft of new online safety proposals.…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
IRGC designated “foreign terrorist organisation”
The US is expected to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation in an unprecedented move that sees a national security force as a terror agent. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
LNA marches towards Tripoli
The leader of Libyan National Army (LNA) forces in eastern Libya has ordered them to march on the capital Tripoli, the base of the internationally recognised government. Tripoli is the capital city…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Google disbands AI advisory panel
Concerns over the presence of the defence industry and conservative voices on an AI ethics board results in Google disbanding the panel. Artificial intelligence is the development of computer systems…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 8, 2019
Healthcare sector failing in Venezuela
Venezuela’s health system is in “utter collapse,” according to a report, including the exponential spread of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and diphtheria and “dramatic surges” in…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 8, 2019
Israel’s elections: A turning point
The forthcoming Israeli general elections on April 9th will be the most vied for, equivocating and possibly pivotal in the country’s republican history. Israel’s society has become increasingly…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
US award grants to anti-abortion clinics
President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it would award family planning grant to a chain of crisis centres that oppose abortion and don’t offer contraceptives. Abortion is the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
ADB warns of slow growth in Asia
Growth in developing Asia could slow for a second straight year in 2019 and lose further momentum in 2020, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, warning of rising economic risks from a bitter Sino-U…