Category: Geopolitics
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Israel and Greece setting up radar in Crete
Israel and Greece have decided on building a Long Horizon Radar in Eastern Crete. The project will help the countries keep a check on marine activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. From the formation of Israel in 1948 until 1991, the Greek perceived the Israelis as an antagonistic country….
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US asserts Freedom of Navigation Rights
The US continues freedom of navigation missions in order to ensure China does not upset the status quo of the South China Sea. The flying of the nuclear-capable B-52 bomber is in response to increased Chinese military activity in the area. Customary international law is a primary source of such law, where, in principle, the…
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Siberians resist Chinese investment
A Siberian petition to hinder Chinese investment around Lake Baikal gathers momentum amidst greater engagement by Russia and China to form a geopolitical juggernaut. Official relations between China and Russia were initiated by border clashes in the 17thCentury. Since then…
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China willing to talk on terrorism
China said it was willing to have more discussions with all parties concerned including India on blacklisting the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the attack on an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir in February. Jaish-e-Mohammed is a Pakistan-based…
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Israel launches Gaza strikes
Israeli military aircraft bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early, hours after two rockets were launched at Tel Aviv in the first such attack since the 2014 war. Israel is a country in Western Asia, located on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has…
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US ends Yemen war involvement
The Republican-controlled Senate has passed a resolution that would end US involvement in the Saudi-led coalition’s brutal war in Yemen, countering President Donald Trump’s support for the controversial conflict. The Yemeni Civil War is an ongoing conflict that began in 2015 between two factions: the internationally…
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UK Parliament rejects no-deal Brexit
The U.K. is on course to delay Brexit and open the door to a radical re-write of the terms of its divorce from the European Union after recoiling from an economically disastrous no-deal split. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union, stunning Europe and the world ….
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Turkey EU-entry deal suspended
The European Parliament urged the EU to suspend membership negotiations with Turkey as a result of democratic backsliding in the country. Turkey is a transcontinental country located mainly in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Relations between the European Union (EU)….
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Macron’s East-Africa charm tour
President Emmanuel Macron visited former French colony Djibouti with promises of a “respectful” partnership in the face of growing African indebtedness to China, which is fast expanding its foothold on the continent. Emmanuel Macron is a French politician serving as President of France since 2017. He previously was Minister….
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May defeated yet again
The UK parliament has again rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal after she secured legally binding assurances from Brussels on the controversial Irish ‘backstop’ – but the changes weren’t enough to placate lawmakers. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union, stunning Europe ….