Category: Geopolitics

Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday after far-right Sweden’s Democratic-backed centre-right alliance bid to oust the Social. Europe is at the centre of a crisis sparked by migration. In 2015 alone more than a million migrants and refugees crossed..

India does not plan to buy any Iranian oil in November, raising the prospect that Tehran will lose another major customer as U.S. sanctions hit. India and Iran have long-standing historical and cultural ties. India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, “Few people have been more closely related in origin and throughout history than the…

US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Iran’s rulers that there will be “hell to pay” if they harm the US, its citizens or allies. Iran’s current nuclear program involves several research sites, two uranium mines, a research reactor, and uranium processing facilities. The…

Japan will advocate for free trade as a country that has enjoyed the benefits of the post-war years according to the Japanese PM. He also expressed his determination to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to end years of bilateral distrust and make a “new start.” Relations between Japan..

Beijing has denied entry to USS Wasp, an amphibious assault warship, to visit Hong Kong in the light of heightened tensions between US and China. Incumbent US President Donald Trump has been vocally critic of China. He blames the country for the loss of jobs within the US. He has also often…

The European Union said late Monday that it would establish a special payment channel to allow European and other companies to legally continue financial transactions with Iran while avoiding exposure to U.S. sanctions. Iran’s nuclear program was first launched in the 1950s, with help from..

The German government has approved the delivery of controversial weapons systems to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, despite a January ban on arms sales to countries embroiled in the bloody conflict in Yemen. Germany is one of the five biggest exporters of arms in the world…

The United States denounced China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslims in unusually strong terms, adding to a growing list of disputes in increasingly turbulent relations between the two powers. The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group who live for the most part in northwestern China, a majority in…

The US leader now boasts of his friendly, working relationship with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un. This comes just one year after President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” The relationship between the US and North Korea…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowing to take a “series of actions” against the government of Nicolas Maduro in the “best interest” of Venezuelans. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is located in northwest South America. In 2017, the UN estimated that the country is home to…