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WEB3 days ago · Geopolitics of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) Backgrounders - September 10, 2024. Long delayed and ever controversial, the INSTC is a ‘sanctions free’ trade corridor that aims to recalibrate Eurasian trade flows. This backgrounder examines the interests and geopolitics surrounding the project.
US-Vietnam Relations Remain Insulated from Political Change
WEB1 day ago · Finally, the construction of a new $1.2 billion US Embassy in Hanoi marks a significant step in strengthening diplomatic, economic, and strategic relations between the United States and Vietnam. This major investment highlights Vietnam’s growing importance in US foreign policy, especially within Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy.
Türkiye’s Defense Industry Emerges as a Global Player
WEB8 hours ago · In recent years, Türkiye has made significant strides in indigenizing its defense industry, emerging as a key arms exporter. The country’s advancements in producing high-quality, cost-effective defense equipment have bolstered its strategic influence in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf. Turkish drones, notably the Bayraktar TB2, played a pivotal role in Azerbaijan’s ...
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WEBSituation Reports - August 26, 2024. The battle for Myawaddy reflects a shift in the Myanmar civil war. With the countryside now largely held by opposition forces, junta-held towns and cities are now being swept up in the fighting. More Situation Reports Articles. Read the latest global situation reports on the geopolitical landscape including ...
US–China Tensions: A Year of Posturing in the Pacific
WEBBackgrounders - August 26, 2024. By Jonathan Jordan. Chinese and American forces in the Pacific have had a busy year, with the great power rivalry flaring up again recently in the skies off Alaska. Yet this was only the latest episode in a long-running saga of moves and countermoves playing out in warmer seas to the south.
China-Philippines Tensions Flare in South China Sea
WEB3 days ago · Summary. After years of relative calm under the pro-China Duterte regime, tensions are mounting between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea.The shift can be attributed in part to the policies of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., who has adopted a more proactive stance against China’s aggressive maneuvers and gray zone tactics in and around Philippines waters.
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WEBSep 5, 2024 · The superiority of Western weapons and training, at least vis-à-vis Russian military equipment, has been established beyond a doubt on the battlefields of Karabakh and Ukraine. Read the latest All from the Geopolitcal Monitor, providing insightful news and analysis of world events.
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WEBSep 6, 2024 · Backgrounders - August 30, 2024. The combination of internal pressure from defense-minded voters and external pressure from NATO allies is spurring Ottawa forward on defense spending. And though the 2% NATO target will remain elusive over the short term, a paradigm shift may be in-the-making.
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WEBAug 27, 2024 · Suffocating debt payments have ignited a wave of protests against the Ruto administration, posing a major challenge to the integrity of Kenya’s state institutions. The latest on global political issues. Read politic analysis, situation reports, opinion articles, and additional global political forecasting.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian: The West’s Last Chance for Reconciliation. Opinion - August 29, 2024. With the rise of Masoud Pezeshkian, Washington gets one more chance at a nuclear deal and reconciliation. Failure all but ensures a nuclear Iran and a slew of geopolitical setbacks for the West.