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ANALYSIS: Quebec and the International Court
ANALYSIS: Quebec and the International Court
July 29, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - Quebec sovereigntists and their detractors in Quebec and the rest of Canada are weighing the significance of the International Court of Justice's recent advisory opinion on Kosovo for national unity in Canada.  The Court’s advisory opinion has spurred a debate on the subject in the country’s French-language press.
 
ANALYSIS: David Cameron’s UK-India trade push
ANALYSIS: David Cameron’s UK-India trade push
July 29th (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - David Cameron is in India heading up the “largest trade delegation in living memory,” but is it all merely politicking?
 
ANALYSIS: AMISOM takes aim at al-Shabab
ANALYSIS: AMISOM takes aim at al-Shabab
July 28th (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The al-Shabab attack on World Cup revelers in Uganda three weeks ago has served as a wake-up call for African Union leaders.
 
ANALYSIS: Iran-Russia spat?
ANALYSIS: Iran-Russia spat?
July 27th (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - A war of words is simmering between the governments of Iran and Russia, potentially placing the latter more squarely in the Western camp on any future attempts to turn the screw on Iran’s nuclear program.
 
ANALYSIS: Canada and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
ANALYSIS: Canada and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
July 26, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The government of Canada recently announced a plan to purchase 65 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
 
ANALYSIS: European Banks Stress Test
ANALYSIS: European Banks Stress Test
Today, results of the financial ‘stress test’ performed on 91 banks across Europe will be made public.
 
ANALYSIS: US-ROK Military Exercises
ANALYSIS: US-ROK Military Exercises
With the Chinese government jumping in to protect North Korea from international fallout over the sinking of the Cheonan, it should come as no real surprise that the two allies have united in their disdain for planned US-South Korean military exercises.
 
Official: ‘Severe threat’ as China oil spill grows
Official: ‘Severe threat’ as China oil spill grows
July 21st (Raw Story) - China's largest reported oil spill more than doubled in size to 165 sq. miles (430 sq. kilometers) by Wednesday, forcing nearby beaches to close and prompting one official to warn of a "severe threat" to sea life and water quality.
 
Bad weather in Gulf could threaten BP oil spill site
Bad weather in Gulf could threaten BP oil spill site
July 21st (BBC News) - Experts are considering whether a possible tropical storm could disrupt work at the site of the BP oil spill.
 
US charges man with supporting Somali militants
US charges man with supporting Somali militants
July 21st (BBC News) - US authorities have charged a man with providing material support to Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
 
 

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