Military coup in Burkina Faso; Army ousted President, suspended constitution, dissolved government, national assembly and closed border.

An announcement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and read by another officer on state television, declared the takeover by the military and people had been detained in the process. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, is a former graduate from a military school in Paris. He has a master’s degree in criminology from CNAM…

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A Case for Increasing Singapore’s Participation in International Peacekeeping

‘Military Operations Other Than War’ (MOOTW), also known as ‘Peace Support Operations’ (PSO)[1] encompasses operations that have been described by the United Nations’ ‘Supplement to an Agenda for Peace’[2] as ‘Instruments for Peace and Security’ that involve elements such as ‘peace-keeping’, ‘post-conflict peace-building’, and ‘preventive diplomacy and peacemaking’[3]. This article aims to argue that Singapore…

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Venezuela finally got out of the hyperinflationary cycle into extremely high monthly inflation

After 12 months of consecutive inflation that is below 50%, some analyst / media started to declare that Venezuela is finally out of the hyperinflationary cycle. Venezuela came out of the hyperinflationary cycle in which it had been since 2017, accumulating 12 continuous months below 50% inflation, after registering 7.6% in December, the Bank reported…

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Ending Pakistan’s Forcible Occupation is the Ultimate Goal- Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF)

Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) is one of the oldest and sizeable Baloch armed separatist groups frequently carrying out armed attacks against Pakistani forces and government installations in Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan. Recently BLF has intensified its attacks against the government forces and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Islamabad’s dream Economic project. In an exclusive…

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Jokowi battles Indonesian Coal Producers

Thousands of permits for mining, coal and forestry were revoked as Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo battles coal producers over their failure to prioritize the domestic market, which sparked a ban on coal export. 2,078 permits for mining, mineral and coal businesses were revoked for the failure to provide work plans, misused the permits or transferred…

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Japan signs defense pact with Australia; further abandoning pacifism

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison signed a new defense pact via a virtual summit which the two countries will agree to cooperate closely on defense to bolster securities ties. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), will allow Australian and Japanese military to work seamlessly on defense and humanitarian operations. “Japan is…

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Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen accepted invite to lead high delegation to meet Myanmar military junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing

According to the press release from Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen will be leading a high delegation consist of his deputy, Foreign Minister, Industry Minister as well as a number of senior government officials from the 7 to 8 January 2022. The announced meeting is said to discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation (read: taking sides;…

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