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World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 16, 2017
Trump national security adviser Flynn resigns over Russian contacts
On 13 February 2017, Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser resigned after revelations he had discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia’s ambassador before Trump took office and…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 16, 2017
Kim Jong-Nam
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in Malaysia. Kim Jong-nam was reportedly poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport by female North Korean operatives with poisoned needles.…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 14, 2017
Thousands told to evacuate in face of California dam risk
On 12 February 2017, at least 130,000 people have been asked to evacuate over concerns California's Oroville Dam's emergency spillway could fail. The tallest dam in the US was weakened by heavy…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 14, 2017
North Korean missile test
On 12th Feb 2017, North Korea has confirmed that it "successfully" fired a ballistic missile, in a test supervised by President Kim Jong-Un. The device was described as a surface-to-surface medium-to…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 11, 2017
Elizabeth Warren impugned
On the 8th of February, Republican Senators voted to silence Democratic Senator, Elizabeth Warren while she was condemning the nomination of proposed Attorney General, Jeff Sessions by reading out a…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 10, 2017
Trump cabinet: Senate confirms Jeff Sessions as attorney general
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of 52 to 47. The confirmation follows a series of divisive hearings…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 8, 2017
Immigrant order chaos
On 6th Feb 2017, US Department of Justice defended President Donald Trump's travel ban and urged the Appeals Court to reinstate it, in the interests of national security. A hearing has been set for…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 8, 2017
Law on west bank settlements
On 6th Feb 2017, Israel’s parliament approved legislation that retroactively legalizes thousands of Jewish settler homes in the occupied West Bank. The bill was passed by a vote of 60-52 in Israel’s…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2017
Protests in Japan over nanjing
On the 5th of February 2017, Chinese protesters gathered around Japan in an outcry against the actions of the country’s largest Hotel chain, Apa Hotels. The hotel came under scrutiny for placing…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2017
Armyworms in Africa
Farmers in Limpopo, South Africa, have complained of an unknown worm ravaging their crops. The Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Fall Armyworm, which is destroying crops in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2017
Romania protests
On 5 February 2017, at least 500,000 demonstrators rallied across Romania, despite the government revoking a controversial decree that had fuelled their discontent. Sorin Grindeanu, the Romanian…
World - Op-Eds - Feb 7, 2017
Fillon apologises
On 06 Feb 16, Francois Fillon the Centre-Right, Les Republicans candidate for the French Presidential election apologized over making payments to family members for parliamentary work. However, he…
World - Op-Eds - Feb 6, 2017
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
On 05 Feb 17, in an interview with Bill O’Reilly of Fox News, President Donald Trump defended a softer stance on Russia. The President’s remarks drew criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 4, 2017
Trump travel ban: Seattle judge issues nationwide block
A temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations was issued by a US judge in Seattle. Federal Judge James Robart ruled against government…
World - Op-Eds - Feb 3, 2017
US raid in Yemen
On 28 Jan 17, US Special Forces carried out a raid in central Yemen, targeting the house of a suspected Al Qaeda leader. Initially, US military reported that 14 militants and one US Navy commando…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 1, 2017
New US immigration order
On the 27th of January 2017, President Donald Trump signed the "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States“ executive order.
World - Op-Eds - Feb 1, 2017
US election-2016
In the recently concluded US elections that swept President Donald Trump to power, a record five Indian-American candidates bagged congressional seats. All five are Democrats and three are from the…
World - Op-Eds - Jan 30, 2017
The year of the rooster
Liberal democracies must examine their own glass houses to see how the liberal order has produced too many losers, too many corporate robber barons, while creating a level of social inequality, job…
World - Op-Eds - Jan 30, 2017
Technological changes and social contracts
Talk delivered at World Policy Conference by Tobby Simon . Social contracts have been the basis of how we construct societies. Every couple of generations we script new social contracts, and they…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 28, 2017
UN condemns Israel, again
On 24th Jan 16, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would build 2,500 more homes in Jewish settlements "in response to housing needs". It is the second such announcement by the Israeli…