Category: Geopolitics
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Japan’s vulnerability
As North Korea has continued to ignore the growing calls to disable its nuclear program, Japan has become particularly vulnerable. Relations between Japan and North Korea are..
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Indefinite Gulf impasse
Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has accused the Saudi Arabia-led bloc of nations of imposing “illegal measures”. He was speaking at a UN..
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War Crimes by Saudi Arabia?
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of engaging in “war crimes” in the Civil War at Yemen. A military intervention was launched by Saudi Arabia in..
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Destruction of US-Russia ties
In a strongly worded statement Russia has called on US to stop “the destruction of Russia-U.S. relations”. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has met with..
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Bank ban on North Korea
According to media reports, Beijing has ordered Chinese state banks to suspend accounts held by North Koreans. North Korea has remained defiant and has threatened “pain and..
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Justice for 9/11
Sixteen years after the tragic terror attacks that took place in New York, the five men who stand accused have yet to face trial in America. On September 11, 2001, there..
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Trump’s offer to mediate
US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate talks in the dispute between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc of nations. The impasse in West Asia is one of the worst diplomatic crises..
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China hits North Korea
China’s commerce ministry has announced that it has banned North Korean nationals from setting up new businesses in the country. The North Korean nuclear program has..
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North Korean sanctions useless?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that sanctions are “useless” against North Korea and would not deter the nation from focusing on its nuclear program. The President..
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Iran chases away US drone
Iran has announced that in the past six months it has chased away a US U2 spy plane and an RQ-4 reconnaissance drone from its airspace. United States and Iran do not have..