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Description: The US State Department has announced the approval of a $117 million in military aid package aimed to facilitate the establishment of an independent and sovereign Lebanese military and put a stop to the hostilities between the Israeli army and Hezbollah in country. With the Gaza ceasefire agreement initiated, the Israeli army is expected to withdraw from the country by 26 Jan 2025, while Hezbollah would dismantle their military infrastructure in the southern parts and withdraw north. Lebanon aimed to reestablish a national military force and rebuild the country in light of the 2019 economic crisis and the war between Israel and Hezbollah in the region. I
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy has announced that SBU (Ukraine’s internal security service) has uncovered several Russian spy networks and other Ukrainian nationals who were suspected of being sympathetic to the Russian cause. The SBU has reported that a head of department from a state – owned bank has been arrested, suspected of financing Russia’s war, while the spy networks had been operationally active in Kyiv, and Kharkiv. SBU also announced that a certain company from the Dnipropetrovsk region enabled Russian state – owned structures to build a laboratory for the development of nuclear weapons. Impact: With Russian hybrid threats o
Description: In what was deemed as the most serious troop commitment to date, Sweden has sent up to 550 troops in Latvia to join a Canadian – led mission on NATO’s eastern flank. The battalion arrived in a port in Riga and was escorted by Swedish air force and Latvian navy forces. Sweden would enhance and strengthen NATO’s defense along the eastern flank and would add to the deterrence and defense capabilities of Latvia since the country borders Russia and Belarus on their eastern and southeastern parts of the border. Impact: With the Ukraine – Russia war raging on, countries from the Eastern European bloc would further elevate military readiness and enhance
Description: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Chief, General Hossein Salami, was shown on national state television as he disclosed Iran’s latest underground naval base, somewhere in the Gulf. The base would reportedly be home to vessels capable of launching long – range missile strikes that specialized in distance warfare. The disclosure comes in light of Trump’s appointment as US President in fear of further sanctions and authorized military strikes from Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Impact: Iran’s evident military buildup could both be considered as a deterrence mechanism against mounting future tensions with Israel but also as operational co
Description: Presidents of Iran and Russia have met in Moscow as they signed the Strategic Alliance Cooperation agreement. The agreement would entail further close cooperation in the defense, economy and trade sectors of governance between the countries but wouldn’t include the mutual defense clause. The presidents reportedly talked on several subjects that concerned both Russia and Iran, such as the current situation in Syria, the circumventing of sanctions and military cooperation and trade. Although a significant development, which affects global geopolitical dynamics, the agreement mostly concerned Russian and Iranian joint interests moving forward. Impact:
Description: The current BRICS President country, Brazil has announced that Nigeria would be the newest partner country in the multinational bloc of nations. Brazil announced that Nigeria’s efforts within the sectors of cooperation in the Global South as well as the country’s governance capabilities enabled the country to leverage its position on the African continent as one of the leading economies. Impact: Nigeria’s pivot towards BRICS indicates on prevalence in influence from leading geopolitical powers and members of BRICS such as Russia and China. Nigeria as one of the largest African economies especially in the oil industry, could represent a major ass
Description: In light of Trump’s inauguration as the President of the United States, the European Union and Mexico have bolstered trade cooperation. The announcement comes as Trump’s administration has publicly announced its intentions to introduce additional tariffs within the regional trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico known as the USMCA. In his previous term as President, Trump initially imposed the tariffs in the US steel and aluminum industry trade with Mexico, but since the upticks have been short lived, he ended the initially imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum towards Mexico and Canada. Impact: Mexico as part of the USMCA is threaten
Description: Three days before his inauguration, President – elect Donald Trump has announced that he had a productive phone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Trade policies, the fentanyl pandemic, TikTok and Asia – Pacific relations were one of the subjects that the presidents talked about. China and the US have collided over several geopolitical issues in the past such as the Taiwan question, trade market dominance and control over the Asia – Pacific region but in spite of that, officials from both the US and Chinese cabinet assessed the conversation as a positive starting point moving forward. Impact: US – China relations is one of the most in
Description: French President Emmanuel Macron has conducted a meeting with newly – elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Macron urged on rapid withdrawal from the Israeli army still deployed on Lebanese territory and emphasized the need for Lebanon to reestablish a sovereign governance and independent military apparatus. He had also announced that France would host an international reconstruction conference for Lebanon since severe investments were necessary to rebuild the Lebanese infrastructure. Impact: Macron’s visit to Lebanon only enhances the country’s geopolitical attractiveness at the moment. Macron’s visit also aimed to represent added value to Fr
Description: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) officials have stated they would leave the country under the condition the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces), an allied party, remains in control of the north – eastern parts of the country. PKK which has been in a constant insurgency conflict with Turkey over the last 40 years, is one of the many interested parties of assuming power in Syria after Bashar al – Assad’s fall last month. Turkey has threatened with military action if the SDF, a close US regional ally isn’t disbanded and all senior PKK members removed from its leadership structure. Impact: With Syria on the outskirts of existing as a country, several groups