The U.S. and U.K. faced domestic blowback after unilaterally carrying out airstrikes on Yemen without any approval by Congress or Parliament.
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Jan 16 2024
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TAIWAN ELECTS RULING-PARTY CANDIDATE WHO REJECTS CHINA’S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER ISLAND
Taiwan voted in favor of its current ruling party last week—ensuring more tensions with China in the next four years.
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U.K.’S ECONOMY SLUMPING, BUT PM SAYS IT WILL INCREASE FUNDING FOR UKRAINE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Kyiv last week and he came bearing gifts, promising Ukraine more than $3.2 billion in military assistance in the next year—the largest commitment from the U.K. yet for the war against Russia.
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U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN YEMEN CONDEMNED BY IRAN
Nasser Kanani, a spokesman from the Iranian Foreign Ministry, called the U.S.-led airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen a gross “violation of international laws” and an “act of terrorism.”