Author: synergia
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EU approves Brexit delay
More than 2 million people have signed an online petition urging the government to cancel Brexit, with support rocketing in the wake of Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union, stunning Europe and the world. The EU employs a set of policies for its 28-member…
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US warns Venezuela
The United States warned of consequences against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro security services if they continue with a crackdown against opposition leader Juan Guaido and his aides. Juan Guaidó is a Venezuelan politician who has been serving as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela…
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The Politics of Golan Heights
President Trump overturned longstanding US policy regarding Israeli occupied Golan Heights to fully recognize ‘Israel’s sovereignty’ over the region Israel seized the Golan Heights, a rocky plateau in southwestern Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and formally annexed the territory in 1981. An armistice line was established…
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Reliance circumvents US sanctions
Reliance’s circumvention of US sanctions meets legal requirements and is likely geared towards a weaning period in light of further sanctions against Venezuela. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is situated in northwest South America and possesses the…
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Thai military junta plays kingmaker
Current Thai election laws help skew the outcome of the March 24, 2019 elections likely consolidating Prayut Chan-ocha’s position as Prime Minister. The Kingdom of Thailand is a Southeast Asian country comprised of 76 provinces. With a population of over 68 million, Thailand is a constitutional monarchy although…
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Brexit gets messy
For more than two years, British Prime Minister Theresa May has been looking for a pair of exit ramps — one to successfully navigate her country out of the European Union, as called for by voters in a 2016 referendum, and another to avoid further damage to her deeply divided Conservative Party. The coming days…
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IRGC explores oil potential
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are looking to fill a vacuum in the energy sector created by western companies that pulled out of the Islamic republic following the reimposition of US sanctions. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a branch of Iran’s Armed Forces founded after the 1979 Revolution on 22 April 1979…
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Google fined by EU again
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has been fined 1.5 billion euros for anti-trust violations after a competition probe ruled that the dominant search group had spent 10 years blocking rival online advertisers.
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Kazakh President Resigns
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced his retirement after 30 years in power. Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It borders Russia to the north and China to the east. Kazakhstan has extensive oil reserves that make…
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Trump and Bolsonaro’s North-South ‘Axis’
Bolsonaro and Trump’s comradery boosts the Brazil-US relationship, although a NATO membership is unlikely. Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country in the world and the sixth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and the most populated city is São Paulo. Brazil’s armed forces…