Category: Geopolitics
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US increases pressure on North Korea
The US sanctioned Chinese companies trading with North Korea in order to pressure the beleaguered nation, while simultaneously sending a message about the seriousness of its sanction regime. Political and diplomatic relations between North Korea and the United States have been historically hostile…
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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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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…
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Europe expected to counter China
European countries are expected to increasingly engage China over the South China Sea. The South China Sea is at the heart of a territorial dispute between China, a number of Southeast Asian nations and members of the international community including the US and various countries of the European Union (EU)…
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US airstrikes kills civilians?
For years, the Pentagon has maintained that no civilians have been killed in American airstrikes and raids in Somalia. Amnesty International, in a new report released on March 19 2019, put the death toll at 14 since 2017 alone. The Pentagon, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington…
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US applies pressure on multilateralism
The US, viewing its sovereignty as above reproach, seeks to delegitimize the relevance of the ICC and other international institutions. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent international tribunal located in The Hague in the Netherlands. The ICC seeks to “bring to justice…
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Russia, NATO seek strategic advantage
Russia has increased its armed deployment amidst US -EU sanctions, demilitarization treaty withdrawals and the fifth anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea. The European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) is an Obama administration directive that seeks to address threats posed….
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India’s crackdown in Kashmir continues
Military roadblocks on Kashmir’s main highway are delaying ambulances carrying patients and leading to confrontations with motorists that occasionally turn physical, residents and medical staff say, as India’s crackdown on separatists in the region causes major disruption to daily life. Kashmir is the northernmost geographical…
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Xi Jinping heads to Europe
The Chinese President will make state visits to Europe from this week as he seeks to bolster trade relationships on the continent while trying to end a trade war with the U.S. Xi Jinping s a Chinese politician serving as general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), president of the People’s Republic of…