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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 3, 2019
Turkey out of F-35 program?
The United States has suspended Turkey’s participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet program until Ankara cancels its planned purchase of a sophisticated Russian air defence system, the…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2019
Comedian vies for Ukrainian Presidency
Mr. Zelenskiy, a popular Ukrainian comic, mounts a significant lead in exit polls and early counting although he is unlikely to secure an absolute majority. A runoff vote is likely; Mr. Zelenskiy…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2019
China to regulate opioids
China said it will tighten regulation of fentanyl-related substances as a gesture to the United States, where the synthetic opioid has caused tens of thousands of overdose deaths every year and…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2019
Merkel enters Brexit fray
Angela Merkel is expected to fly to Ireland to discuss with PM Varadkar about preparations should a no-deal Brexit occur. Chancellor Merkel’s support is critical to PM May’s plans should she seek…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 2, 2019
Chinese jets enter Taiwan strait line
Taiwan has protested what it called a “reckless” and “provocative” flight by two Chinese fighter jets across the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait, the country said. The relationship between…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 1, 2019
Trouble grows for Trudeau
Canada’s former attorney general made public a conversation that she secretly recorded with Canada’s top civil servant, which she took as a veiled threat that she would lose her job if she didn’t…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 1, 2019
Migrants hijack oil tanker
A Turkish oil tanker was hijacked by migrants amidst rising anti-immigrant, nationalist sentiments in Europe. The European migrant crisis is a part of a pattern of increased immigration to Europe,…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
Saudi Arabia pursues nuclear technology
The US secretly approves preliminary measures to share nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia, despite domestic and international concerns. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the most powerful…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
Trump fails to achieve his campaign promise
Corporate America brought $664.9 billion of offshore profits back to the U.S. last year, falling short of the $4 trillion President Donald Trump said would return as a result of the 2017 tax overhaul…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
UK’s political nightmare
On the day Britain was supposed to extract itself from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a third crushing defeat on her exit plan, effectively setting the Brexit process back to…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
Anti-Bashir protests intensify
Sudanese women are taking the lead in protests against President Omar Bashir. There is a significant backlash against the decades-old morality laws as people take to the streets. Omar al-Bashir is a…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
US-China trade war winner: Mexico
Mexico has seen big gains in shipments to the U.S. in categories where competing Chinese goods were hit with tariffs, everything from poster board to air conditioner parts. In all, U.S. imports of…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
Secrecy surrounds North Korean embassy attack
An attack on a North Korean embassy in Madrid has brought the activities of a fringe activist group to the forefront, although the participation of US intelligence agencies cannot be ruled out.…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
Robust monsoon predicted for India
India’s monsoon, crucial for Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there isn’t a surprise El Nino phenomenon, the top India Meteorological…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 31, 2019
Ghana passes RTI bill
Ghana adopts Right to Information bill that boosts transparency and government accountability, in a serious boost to the tools available to Africa’s freest media landscape. The Republic of Ghana is…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 30, 2019
China thanks Kazakhstan over de-radicalization scheme
The Chinese government’s top diplomat has thanked Kazakhstan for its support for a controversial de-radicalisation programme in China’s far western region of Xinjiang and said others should follow…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 30, 2019
Turkish Lira selloff continues
Turkey’s central bank sought to calm investors as the nation’s assets fell before an election that will be the first test of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity since he tightened his grip on…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 30, 2019
Trump veto stands
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to override President Donald Trump’s first veto, leaving in place the “national emergency” he declared last month to build a U.S.-Mexico border…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 30, 2019
US Senate rejects ‘Green New Deal’
United States Senate Republican leaders forced a stunt vote on March 26 on a climate change measure they ridicule, seeking to corner Democratic presidential hopefuls over an expensive, economy-…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 30, 2019
Facebook introduces hate-speech policing
Facebook will institute methods and regulations to tackle white supremacist thought in the upcoming weeks, although more needs to be done to fully tackle the proliferation of hate groups flourishing…