Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Feb 21 2023

Israel is working to get closer with Saudi Arabia as the threat of an all-out war with Iran increases and the U.S. worked to play mediator during the Munich Security Conference.

At least 15 people were killed in the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday in an Israeli airstrike, which was called the “deadliest” strike on the city since the start of the country’s civil war and the latest attack in Israel’s “shadow war” against Iran.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to smooth over some tension between the two countries over what Tehran sees as a lack of interest from Beijing after the two countries signed a cooperation agreement in 2021 that extends for 25 years.

Violent protests broke out in Nigerian cities last week as residents struggled to get their hands on the country’s newly designed naira notes to replace the dirty cash that has been in circulation, get a hold of inflation, and protect the country against counterfeiting, according to the BBC.

A top Chinese official on Friday addressed the UN Security Council and urged NATO to lose its Cold War mentality and stop provoking countries around the world and playing the role of “troublemaker.”

Continuing their protest, for the fifth time, French citizens took to the streets to oppose President Emmanuel Macron’s effort to push the country’s retirement age up by two years in a move he said will save the budget.