Category: Geopolitics
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War plans breached
North Korea has reportedly hacked South Korean systems and stolen sensitive military secrets. This includes an assassination plot against Kim Jong Un as well as joint South..
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Turkey-US ties suffer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken about US’s decision to suspend all non-immigrant visa applications and has deemed the development “upsetting.” Turkey has..
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Sheikhs vs Shale
OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo has called on U.S. shale oil producers to help support plans to curb global oil supply. He said that OPEC nations would have to..
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Rhetoric by Revolutionary Guards
Iran has threatened “crushing response” against the US government if the latter designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group and imposes fresh sanctions.
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Cost of a Korean conflict
Experts are increasingly concerned over the possibility of a military conflict in the Korean peninsula. How will a war in the region affect the economic stability of East Asia?..
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Deal backers to limit impact
US President Donald Trump is expected to decertify the landmark Iran nuclear deal. However , European officials seek to convince Congress not to follow expected White House..
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A Middle East shift
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is currently on a historic four-day visit to Russia. The two nations have signed a number of agreements worth billions of dollars. Can this visit be..
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New horizons: Putin & Salman
Russia and Saudi Arabia announced large investment dela and joint ventures to further cement relations. King Salman of Saudi Arabia arrived in Moscow on Wednesday; the first..
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Catalan parliament suspended
Spain’s constitutional court has suspended a Catalan parliament session planned on Monday in an attempt to block an expected declaration of independence by..
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Unlikely allies
Hamas and the official Palestinian government have begun dialogue towards reconciliation and unification of Palestine. Interestingly Palestinian Authority..