Category: Geopolitics
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FBI raid on Manafort
The FBI conducted a raid on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s home in July. During the pre-dawn raid, the FBI reportedly seized documents related to the..
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North Korea to strike Guam?
North Korea has announced that its plans to strike Guam with four missiles will be ready by mid-August. Guam is a US territory that hosts a large military outpost. In July 2017, North Korea successfully test launched two ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missile). According to experts, both ICBMs could reach America. The North Korean state..
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Canada to review arms deal
The Canadian government is reviewing whether Saudi Arabia is using Canadian made military vehicles against its own population in the Shia-populated district of Awamiyah..
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State of war
North Korea’s state-run news agency, KCNA has said that the country was “carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam..
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The world order & India
On August 4th 2017, two luminaries in India’s foreign policy delivered lectures in Bangalore about the emerging world order. The former Governor of West Bengal and India’s..
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Indonesia barters with Russia
Indonesia will be bartering commodities like palm oil and coffee with Russia in exchange for Russian fighter jets. The Indonesian trade ministry has announced that it has..
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Brink of nuclear war
North Korea has accused the US of bringing the Korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war. It has vowed to make the US “pay dearly for all the heinous crimes” it has supposedly..
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An uncertain world
On August 4th, MK Narayanan, former Governor of West Bengal, India’s former National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan, spoke at Synergia Forum. The Padma Shri awardee spoke..
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China’s trade war
As China continues to rise in global geopolitics, there are growing fears of it using trade to force other regions into supporting its foreign policy. China is the second..
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Three elections in Africa
The controversial President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has once again won the state election in a landslide victory. He has been in power for 17 years. The election..