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Iran: Tehran Sends Russia Ballistic Missiles for Use in Ukraine
Sep 6, 2024 | 20:20 GMT
Japan: Koizumi Joins Ruling Party Race, Pledges To Call Snap Election
Sep 6, 2024 | 19:59 GMT
China, U.S.: Another Round of Climate Talks Sees Minimal Movement
Sep 6, 2024 | 19:56 GMT
U.S.: Port Workers Union Plans Strike in October
Sep 6, 2024 | 19:33 GMT
Ethiopia: Federal Government Releases Seven Senior OLF Members From Prison
Sep 6, 2024 | 18:45 GMT
Pakistan: National Assembly Passes Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Bill
Sep 6, 2024 | 18:42 GMT
Nigeria: House of Representatives Urges Tinubu To Reverse Gasoline Price Hike as Calls for Protests Emerge
Sep 6, 2024 | 16:51 GMT
Ghana: Government Launches Eurobond Restructuring With Backing From International Bondholders
Sep 6, 2024 | 16:48 GMT
![The Mexican Senate building in December 2019 in Mexico City. The Mexican Senate will begin considering a controversial judicial reform Sept. 8 that it plans to vote on by Sept. 11. The Mexican Senate building in December 2019 in Mexico City.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Mexico%20Senate%20Building%20display%20shutterstock_2239867729.jpg?itok=eMsWIBaX)
AssessmentsSep 7, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: Judicial Reform in Mexico, An EU Competitiveness Report
![An image of a microchip painted like the Chinese flag.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/China%20Chip%20Sanctions%20display%20shutterstock_2171952485.jpg?itok=NTWqcDXJ)
SnapshotsSep 6, 2024
Tightened Western Tech Export Controls on China Signal More to Come
![People watch a televised speech of Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah commemorating the seventh-century killing of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 17, 2024. People watch a televised speech of Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah commemorating the seventh-century killing of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 17, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Axis%20of%20Resistance%20GettyImages-2161787938.jpg?itok=oOhlyn8R)
AssessmentsSep 6, 2024
Assessing the Strategic Imperatives of the Iranian-Led 'Axis of Resistance'
![Incoming Prime Minister Michel Barnier (R) delivers a speech next to outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Sept. 5 in Paris. Barnier will struggle to pass legislation in a highly fragmented National Assembly. Incoming Prime Minister Michel Barnier (R) delivers a speech next to outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Sept. 5 in Paris.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/France%20Prime%20Minister%20GettyImages-2169692823.jpg?itok=SCnPHWSy)
SnapshotsSep 5, 2024
France's New Prime Minister Will Struggle to Pass Laws and Avoid Financial Woes
![Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Burkina Faso's junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore during a welcoming ceremony at the second Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 27, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Burkina Faso's junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore during a welcoming ceremony at the second Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 27, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Russia%20in%20Africa%20display%20GettyImages-1559156538.jpg?itok=-InGuLCh)
AssessmentsSep 5, 2024
What the Future Holds for Russia in Africa
![An Aug. 29 Israeli military operation in Tulkarm in the northern West Bank. In the coming months, wide-scale Israeli military operations and expanding settlements in the West Bank will further weaken the Palestinian Authority and put the territory at greater risk of uprising. An Aug. 29 Israeli military operation in Tulkarm in the northern West Bank.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Israel%20GettyImages-2168198330.jpg?itok=xGWeVqPT)
AssessmentsSep 4, 2024
Will Israel Face a Third Intifada in the West Bank?
![The flags of ASEAN members are displayed at a naval base during the ASEAN Solidarity Exercise in Batam, Natuna regency, Riau Islands province, Indonesia, on Sept. 20, 2023. The flags of ASEAN members are displayed at a naval base during the ASEAN Solidarity Exercise in Batam, Natuna regency, Riau Islands province, Indonesia, on Sept. 20, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/ASEAN%20GettyImages-1681597433.jpg?itok=NoN_sisW)
AssessmentsSep 4, 2024
Economic and Geopolitical Diversity Hinders ASEAN's Path to Deeper Integration
![Demonstrators calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Palestinian militants Sept. 3 in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel. A strengthened anti-government movement in Israel is likely to reduce coalition government unity and could lead to months of disruptions to daily life, incentivizing the Israeli government to intensify military operations in Gaza, pulling forces from the northern front and West Bank, and seeing tensions between pro- and anti-government partisans possibly escalate into violence. Demonstrators calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Palestinian militants Sept. 3 in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Israel%20Protest%20GettyImages-2169468162.jpg?itok=IBmhNRF-)
AssessmentsSep 3, 2024
As the Opposition Gains Strength, Disruptions in Israel and the Gaza Conflict Will Increase
![Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Aug. 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Aug. 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Israel%20Hamas%20GettyImages-2165843773.jpg?itok=MLgLz2xM)
On GeopoliticsSep 2, 2024
The Future of Hamas in Gaza: Gaging Political Resilience, Part 1
![Supporters attend a campaign event for the left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on Aug. 29, 2024, ahead of upcoming regional elections. Supporters attend a campaign event for the left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on Aug. 29, 2024, ahead of upcoming regional elections.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Germany%20Elections%20GettyImages-2168406542.jpg?itok=xhl5WwJT)
AssessmentsAug 31, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: An Africa-China Summit, State Elections in Eastern Germany
![The Geopolitics of Water The Geopolitics of Water](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Water-Series-Display_5.png?itok=0yjS6LKy)
AssessmentsAug 30, 2024
The Looming Threat of Central Asian 'Water Wars'
![An Israeli air force Samson C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane flies over the Israeli coastal city of Netanya toward northern Israel on Aug. 25, 2024, after Israel launched airstrikes targeting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. An Israeli air force Samson C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane flies over the Israeli coastal city of Netanya toward northern Israel on Aug. 25, 2024, after Israel launched airstrikes targeting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-2167598322.jpg?itok=xaK7LYUS)
AssessmentsAug 29, 2024
As It Awaits Iran's Retaliation, Israel Mulls More Preemptive Strikes