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On the night of 13 April 2024, Iran launched an attack against Israel using drones and missiles, which was prevented by Israel's Iron Dome defence system, aided by Western allies. Could the situation escalate into all-out war?

Iran-Israel: All Out War?

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As Russia cannot compete at the Olympic Games under the Russian flag, the Kremin is organising its own competition: the World Friendship Games 2024, to be held in September in Moscow and Yekaterinburg. A chance to look at the geopolitics of international sport.

Geopolitics of the Olympic Games

As Russia cannot compete at the Olympic Games under the Russian flag, the Kremin is organising its own competition: the World Friendship Games.

Since the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, the Islamic State group has been unable to carry out large-scale attacks in Europe. But since the Moscow attacks on 22nd March, that threat is once again real. And the geopolitical context and the jihadists' ability to restructure make it all the more credible.

The 22 March attack in Moscow has rekindled fears of large-scale Islamist terrorism on European soil.

The return of the jihadist threat to Europe

The Moscow attack is believed to have been carried out by a remnant of Islamic State.. The jihadists blame Russia for invading Afghanistan in 1979, waging two wars in Chechnya in the late 1990s, being an ally of Shiite Iran and supporting Bashar al-Assad's Syria.

Moscow Attack: The Islamist Lead

The Moscow attack is believed to have been carried out by a remnant of Islamic State..

Although India is not an historic maritime power, the country has given its name to the ocean on its shores. Now New Delhi wants to exert more influence on this strategic zone.

Indian Ocean: New Delhi and the Sea

New Delhi wants to exert more influence on it maritime backyard: the Indian Ocean.

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Unsurprisingly, Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential election with a triumphant score (87.85%), despite the opposition's call to vote for any other candidate. This election was marked by the appearance of polling stations in Ukrainian territories illegally occupied by Russia.

Russia's Fake Election

Unsurprisingly, Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential election with a triumphant score (87.85%), despite the opposition's call to vote for any other candidate.

After eight years of socialist government, Portuguese have voted in the centre-right. An opportunity to take a look at the nation of Portugal.

Portuguese Elections

After eight years of socialist government, Portuguese have voted in the centre-right. 

A country of immense steppes and the vast Gobi Desert, Mongolia is also a country blessed with enormous natural resources. But sandwiched between two authoritarian neighbours, life is not easy for the landlocked nation.

Mongolia: Trapped Between China and Russia

Mongolia has built a stabile democracy in the shadow of two authoritarian neighbours.

Malaysia, a strategically located country with a peculiar geography, its territory is split between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo, controls the Malacca Strait, one of the world's most important shipping lanes.

Malaysia and the Malacca Strait

Malaysia is strategically located on the Malacca Strait, one of the world's most important shipping lanes.

The former President of the United States is on a roll with some polls showing him favourite to win the election scheduled for November 2024. But what does he want to do if elected? A potential Trump second term is likely to be more radical than his first.

But does Donald Trump want to do if re-elected president? A potential second-term could be more radical than his first.

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USA: Trump's Radical Election Programme

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