In Other News: Venezuela Receives Iranian Fuel, Armenian-Azerbaijani Tensions Escalate & More – October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020 Venezuela is receiving fuel from Iran as it deals with growing social unrest due to gas and food shortages. Three Iranian tankers carrying approximately 815,000 barrels of fuel arrived this week in Venezuela to help the country deal with the acute gasoline shortage in recent weeks. Press reports out of Venezuela indicate […]
In Other News: Brazil's "Operation Car Wash" Continues, Iran Opens New Naval Base & More – September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020 Brazil has allowed its popular anti-corruption task force to continue, as the country’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces fresh charges. President Jair Bolsonaro and his top prosecutor Augusto Aras extended the mandate of the “Operation Car Wash” task force until January 31. Earlier this month, critics raised the alarm […]
In Other News: Israel Signs Accords, Belarus Blames US for Protests & More – September 18, 2020
September 18, 2020 Israel signed accords with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on Tuesday, making the UAE and Bahrain the third and fourth Arab states to establish formal ties with Israel and marking another significant step towards a fundamental shake-up of the geopolitical balance in the Middle East. The accords […]
In Other News: Russian Cyberattacks, Iran Nuclear Ambitions & More – September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020 Microsoft warned yesterday in a report that the Russian unit responsible for the hack of the Democratic National Committee in 2016, Fancy Bear, is engaging in accelerated and increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks on both Democratic and Republican campaign officials, consultants, and think tanks in the lead-up to the 2020 election. Microsoft also warned […]
In Other News: Evidence Against the Kremlin, India-China Standoff & More – September 4, 2020
September 4, 2020 Evidence is piling up linking the Kremlin to extralegal assassinations and foreign election meddling, increasing the risk that Russia will face more cohesive pushback from the international community. This week, news emerged that: 1) the Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency had set up fake Facebook accounts and even hired journalists to write for […]
In Other News: China Launches Ballistic Missiles into South China Sea, Mexico's President Seeks to Expose Past Corruption & More – August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020 China launched four medium-range “aircraft carrier killer” ballistic missiles into the South China Sea during military exercises on Wednesday, which has been widely interpreted as a warning to U.S. aircraft carriers in the area, and to U.S. military bases in the Asia-Pacific. China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea have long […]
In Other News: Situation in Belarus, U.S. Seizes Iranian Fuel Heading to Venezuela & More – August 21, 2020
August 21, 2020 The EU has announced plans for targeted sanctions on officials believed to have been involved in rigging recent presidential elections in Belarus, which delivered yet another victory to strongman president Aleksandr Lukashenko, who has held the office since 1994. Lukashenko claimed to have won with more than 80% of the vote, triggering […]
In Other News: Israel-UAE Deal, Lebanese Prime Minister Resignation & More – August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020 Israel and the UAE reached a potentially historic deal yesterday that will begin the process of normalizing relations and temporarily suspend Israeli annexation of territory in the West Bank, while also angering Palestinians and further isolating Iran in the region. The two countries will send ambassadors and establish some commercial ties, including […]
In Other News: Beirut Explosion, Argentina Debt Deal & More – August 7, 2020
August 7, 2020 An explosion in Beirut this week that killed at least 135 and wounded another 5,000 appears to have resulted from gross incompetence by Lebanese officials, raising the specter of more political instability in an already troubled region. The blast, which registered on seismographs at the level of a 3.3-magnitude earthquake, destroyed commercial […]
In Other News: Egypt Edging Closer to Libya Conflict, India Sending Troops to the Border & More – July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020 Egypt edged closer to entering the conflict in Libya when the Egyptian Parliament gave President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi formal authority to use military force. Al-Sisi has threatened military action against the Turkish-backed western Libyan forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) if they continue their advance on the coastal city of […]
