Category: Geopolitics
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Jamal Khashoggi disappears: Saudi Arabia under pressure
Prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been feared dead after mysteriously disappearing last week. Turkish investigators claim the high-profile dissident was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul by a 15-member hit squad sent from Riyadh. The relationship between Saudi Arabia..
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U.S. Secretary of State meets Kim Jong Un
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Pyongyang to meet with North Korean Supreme leader Kim Jong Un in the latest round of negotiations over the proposed denuclearisation process. The relationship between the US and North Korea has always been fractious. During…
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Interpol chief Meng Hongwei goes missing in China
Interpol’s president Meng Hongwei has been reported missing after travelling to his native China in late September, according to French police. The South China Morning Post quoted an unnamed source that Meng was was taken in for questioning as soon as he landed in China. The International…
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Saudi Crown Prince dismisses Trump’s remark
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dismissed remarks by Donald Trump in which the US president said the King he would not last in power “for two weeks” without US military backing. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the most powerful players of the Arab world. It is an…
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Cheaper Chinese drones fly in West Asia
China’s cheaper armed drones now flying across Middle eastern battlefields, covering a wide range of roles from reconnaissance to targeted killings. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. UAVs are a component…
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US Reacts to India’s Deal with Russia
The $5.2 billion S-400 air defence system deal contravenes American legislature that prohibits any country from signing defence deals with Russia. In August 2017, the United States enacted Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)…
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US charge Russian intelligence agents
The US Justice Department indicted seven agents of Russia’s GRU military agency as part of a joint crackdown with allies Britain and Netherlands for multiple cyberattacks around the world. GRU (Glavnoye Razvedyvatel’noye Upravleniye) which stands for the Main…
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UN chief urges free elections in Cameroon
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for peaceful, credible and inclusive elections in Cameroon, as the country prepares to hold presidential elections this coming Sunday. The Republic of Cameroon shares its borders with Nigeria to the west and north…
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Kenya and Ethiopia’s Cross Border Peace Initiative
At a high-level UN side event, experts discuss the two nations success in preventing violent extremism and conflict in the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa (HOA), consisting of the nations of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, is one of the most disputed regions in the world. Since…
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India facing ‘economic crisis’: Transport minister
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari says the country is facing a lot of “economic crisis” due to crude oil imports and need to reduce imports and increase exports. The United States’ sanctions on Iran include a complete halt of oil exports. The US also warned that anyone doing business…