Author: synergia
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Recession: Speculation or Certainty?
Some experts predict a recession fed by ongoing political and economic upheavals between powerful nations. Are falling long term interest rates, the appearance of the dreaded inverted yield curve and diminishing growth precursors of a Global Recession?
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An Overdose of Opioid: Johnson & Johnson
Does the landmark judgement of a US Court against Johnson & Johnson for promoting excessive opioids lay bare the complicity of large pharmaceutical corporations in placing profits before social responsibilities?
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Indian Soft Power Grab in The Gulf
India PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to India’s traditional allies in the Gulf Region-UAE and Bahrain- as a precursor to the G7 summit- was a strong projection of India’s economic and soft power collaboration outreach.
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Social Media: Instrument of State Policy?
Beijing and Hong Kong are making extensive use of popular social media platforms to influence public opinion internally and to change perceptions globally, in the ongoing protests in Hong Kong – drawing strong protests from users and platform managers.
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Iraq’s Dying Rivers
Iraq is in a fragile state, rapidly running out of water. The water crisis has grown in magnitude because it does not control the flow of its rivers. To what extent is this crisis undermining Iraq’s polity and in aiding IS revival?
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The Undying Amazon Fire
Brazilian Amazon forests, devastated by innumerable fires have shrunk by 1345 square km rendering homeless countless species of flora and fauna and raising concerns about President Bolsonaro’s environment policy.
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The Future of Security : Afghanistan
On 18 Aug 2019, a suicide bombing claimed the lives of 63 people at a wedding party in Kabul and left 180 injured. Would this breach in security affect the status quo of the current peace negotiations in Afghanistan?
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China’s options for Aksai Chin
At the UNSC closed consultations on 16th Aug, China claimed that the unilateral action by India in J&K had challenged China’s sovereign interests and violated bilateral agreements, with particular reference to Aksai Chin.
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Amazon snoops on US immigrants
Amazon’s warehouse workers, including various Jewish groups, are demanding that Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) cut ties with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and data company Palantir Technologies.
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The Guatemalan Immigration Crisis
The security implications of Guatemala’s immigration crisis may have consequences that extend far beyond its geographical borders. The legacy of Alejandro Giammattei’s presidency will depend largely on how he navigates through this quagmire.