February, 2021

• 8 February

  China’s Sea of Conflict

  President Joseph Biden Jr’s.administration faces a host of difficult problems, but in foreign policy its thornist will be its relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). How it handles issues of trade, security and human rights will either allow both countries to hammer out a working relationship or pull …

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• 8 February

  How ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America

  Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro have exchanged sharp words about the status of the Essequibo region, which both countries claim. Since 1990, the two countries …

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• 7 February

  China: Key Driver of the Global Economy From Pandemic

  With the IMF predicting that 60 per cent of the growth in the global economy next year will take place in China, it would be better for the U.S. to mend fences with that country.

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• 7 February

  Biden, Putin Speak Over Phone on Arms Control, Ukraine

  Biden and Putin discussed both countries’ willingness to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) for five years, agreeing to have their teams work urgently to complete the extension by Feb. 5, the White House said. U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday …

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• 7 February

  US Cuts Support to Saudis, Freezes Arms Sales Over Yemen Crisis

  U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also stated that the country will also freeze all arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The United States has announced an end to the Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen, citing how the bombing campaign has led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

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• 7 February

  Four Tunisian soldiers killed during patrol near Algeria border

  Tunisia’s mountainous area is a hotbed of Islamist insurgent activity. Four Tunisian soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in the country’s western mountains on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said.

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• 7 February

  Biden to end US support for offensive operations in Yemen

  President Joe Biden also appointed a special envoy for the war-wrecked country. President Joe Biden is cutting off US support for “offensive operations” in Yemen and appointing a special envoy to push for a diplomatic solution to end the six-year civil war.

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• 7 February

  Islamic State officials behind Baghdad bombing killed, prime minister says

  The strike follows the killing of IS’ top official for Iraq near Kirkuk last week. Two Islamic State officials who allegedly facilitated last month’s double suicide bombing in a crowded Baghdad marketplace have been killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says.

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• 7 February

  How Turkey fits in regime-Kurdish showdown in Syria

  Some claim that a secret deal between Ankara and Damascus is behind the latest escalation between the Syrian government and the Kurds, but the situation could be more complex than it seems.

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• 7 February

  Iran’s Role in Yemen: US, EU Go Wobbly

  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)… is a key supporter and sponsor of the Houthis, and has been stepping up its weapons supply to Yemen…. Saudi Arabia, Iran’s rival, has been the main target of Iran’s supply of weapons to the Houthis.

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