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Geopolitics

Geopolitics refers to international relations and power politics as they are influenced by geography, history, and alliances.

Amid Russian War, IEA Closely Watching Oil & Gas Markets
24Feb By Patti MohrNo Comments
Energy Policy, Oil & Gas, Geopolitics, Types of News: Brief

Amid Russian War, IEA Closely Watching Oil & Gas Markets

Photo: IEA February 24, 2022--As Russia intensified its war against Ukraine and G7 countries accelerated sanctions against Russia, the International Energy Agency announced it is closely monitoring the world's supply of oil and gas. Russia is the world's second-largest oil producer. Only the United States produces more oil at this time. According to the IEA, "Russian oil exports transiting Ukraine via the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline to supply Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic" are most likely to be impacted by the conflict. "While the specific impact on world oil markets is yet to be determined, IEA Member Countries stand ready to act collectively to ensure that global oil markets are adequately supplied," the agency said on Tuesday. The United States: 12.1 ...
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Russian Troops Enter Ukraine As Diplomacy Fails To Stop Crisis
22Feb By Patti MohrNo Comments
Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Types of News: Analysis, UN Security Council

Russian Troops Enter Ukraine As Diplomacy Fails To Stop Crisis

Putin Revives Soviet Sentiment, Calls Ukrainians 'Our Comrades' February 22, 2022—Despite nearly non-stop diplomacy by all sides for over a month, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine late Monday night. The announcement and troop movement came after Putin recognized the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent countries. Russian President Putin recognizes breakaway republics of Ukraine as independent and signs treaties of friendship. Feb. 21, 2022 Source: Kremlin While many in the West expected a Russian invasion into Ukraine, Russian diplomats continued to deny such a possibility as late as last week during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine. The Security Council met again last night in an emergency session. Ironically, the cou...
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Biden And Putin To Talk Thursday To Try To Ease Tensions
29Dec By Patti MohrNo Comments
Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Types of News: Brief

Biden And Putin To Talk Thursday To Try To Ease Tensions

December 29, 2021--Amid rising tensions between the West and Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet by phone on Thursday. The talks come as military tensions rise between Russia and the West over Ukraine. The phone conversation comes ahead of diplomatic meetings scheduled in January in Geneva between Russia and the United States. "By and large we are seeing positive traction at this point," Putin said of the discussions during his Dec. 23 annual press conference. He said the topic of Ukraine is "a formidable issue" concerning Russia's security. He added that conflict "is not our choice." https://youtu.be/fwThVdceKv4 Conflict "is not our choice," Putin said during his Dec. 23 annual press conference. Relations between R...
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U.S.-Russia To Continue Talks On Sensitive Strategic Issues, Biden Says
8Dec By Patti MohrNo Comments
Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Sanctions, Types of News: Brief

U.S.-Russia To Continue Talks On Sensitive Strategic Issues, Biden Says

NATO Is At The Heart Of Most Sensitive Concerns December 8, 2021--In a virtual meeting held Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the rocky relationship between the two countries as well as other sensitive and strategic issues. Speaking with reporters today, Biden said U.S.-Russian teams are in "constant contact" to bring "down the temperature along the eastern front." Talks are likely to continue, Biden said, to address Russia's concern regarding the NATO alliance's expansionary aims. Ukraine, NATO & Russia Ukraine -- a country located between Europe and Russia and divided between the East and West -- is at the center of attention. In recent weeks, Russia amassed troops along the Russian-Ukrainian border. Biden said he made c...
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As Regional Power Balances Shift, Warnings Come From Kashmir
26Oct By Patti MohrNo Comments
Geopolitics, Types of News: Analysis

As Regional Power Balances Shift, Warnings Come From Kashmir

India-Pakistan Relations Could Spark Wider Conflict October 26, 2021—With the regional balance of power shifting in Central Asia, India is the odd man out in both economic and strategic ways. Perhaps to counteract the balance shift, the United States appears to be strengthening with India. But it's not clear how much weight that will carry in the tricky landscape of Central Asia. For one, China and Pakistan are strengthening their economic relationship. China is investing billions of dollars into Pakistan through the Economic Corridor Initiative. (See GER's previous reporting.) Furthermore, leaders from both countries are building ties with the new Taliban-led Afghan government. Meanwhile, China and India are at odds over disputed territory in the Himalayas. As the Rand Corp...
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Central Asia Looks To Regional Alliances, UN For Leadership
23Sep By Patti MohrNo Comments
Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Globalization, Global Disintegration, Types of News: Analysis, UN Security Council

Central Asia Looks To Regional Alliances, UN For Leadership

September 23, 2021--Leaders from Pakistan, Tajikistan, and other Central Asian countries are strengthening regional alliances and looking to the international community for help in dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and security concerns in the region. In the absence of U.S. and NATO military involvement in Afghanistan, new partnerships and ways of thinking are taking shape to influence the region. Of first and foremost concern for many of the area’s leaders is the massive humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said it is in the international community's collective interest to support the people of Afghanistan. “This moment should not be squandered," he said. “We must remember that the previous Afghanistan government surviv...
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India Raises Concerns About Rising Regional Extremism
17Sep By Srinidhi RajagopalNo Comments
Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Types of News: Brief

India Raises Concerns About Rising Regional Extremism

September 17, 2021—Meeting with regional leaders in Tajikistan today, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern that the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan could exacerbate extremism in the area. "I believe the biggest challenges in this area are related to peace, security and a trust deficit," Modi said. "The root cause of these problems is the increasing radicalization. Afghanistan has made this challenge more clear." Taliban Influence Abroad Diplomatic leaders in India's capital New Delhi are apprehensive about the growing influence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the progress of peace talks between the two countries. The biggest challenges India faces as a result of the Taliban takeover in Kabul, seem to be peace, security and trust deficit. The Indian Exte...
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In Emergency Meeting, G7 Makes Coordinated Plan on Afghanistan
24Aug By Patti MohrNo Comments
Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, International Development, Geopolitics, Human rights, Types of News: Brief, Types of News: Videos

In Emergency Meeting, G7 Makes Coordinated Plan on Afghanistan

European Council Urges U.S. Military to Keep Kabul Airport Open 'As Long As Necessary' to Complete Evacuations August 24, 2021--In an emergency meeting on Afghanistan held virtually today along with heads of NATO and the United Nations, leaders in the G7 industrialized countries promised a series of steps to stay active in dealing with a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and the fallout of the ensuing humanitarian crisis. The G7 includes the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. Facing the largest humanitarian crisis of the year due to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the G7 leaders met to coordinate a diplomatic strategy. Namely, the G7 leaders promised to take the following actions: Coordinate the immediate international humanita...
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And Just Like That, The Taliban Seize Control Of Afghanistan
16Aug By Patti MohrNo Comments
Geopolitics, Types of News: Analysis

And Just Like That, The Taliban Seize Control Of Afghanistan

August 16, 2021--The writing was on the wall even as representatives from Russia, China, the United States, and Pakistan met with Afghan and Taliban political leaders last week in Qatar. Their goal was to negotiate a political settlement. But as they met, Taliban fighters were taking city after city under their vengeful control. By Saturday, they had circled Kabul, the nation's capital. The next day, they took that too. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country, saying that he left to avoid bloodshed. Soon, Taliban fighters posed for photos in the presidential palace. They removed the Afghanistan flag, rolled it up, and waited for their political leader to return from Qatar. "I spent eight years in Guantanamo Bay," a Taliban commander behind a large, ornate desk in the presiden...
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U.S. & Indian Diplomats Strengthen Partnership, Discuss Regional Security And Afghanistan
31Jul By Steve BerlinNo Comments
Democracy, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Political Systems, Domestic Politics, Types of News: Analysis

U.S. & Indian Diplomats Strengthen Partnership, Discuss Regional Security And Afghanistan

Press conference in New Delhi on July 28, 2021. The Top Diplomats Also Discuss The State Of Democracy In The World July 31, 2021—Afghanistan’s future and the withdrawal of U.S. troops were at the fore of discussions between Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi this week. During a brief press conference on Wednesday, the two called for a peaceful solution to governance problems in Afghanistan. This came even as the Taliban continued to make military advances since the U.S. withdrawal. Ultimately, however, the Afghan people must work out the solutions that work best for them, they said. The country is under increasing stress as the Taliban takes control of territory and wreaks havoc. Both countries have ...
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