GP Short Notes
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25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 690
South Africa: Ramaphosa re-elected as party president, amid ANC divisions
25 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 689
China: Australian leaders' visit reflects a thaw in bilateral relations
11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 686
Peru: Political instability following Pedro Castillo's impeachment
11 December 2022 | GP Short Notes # 685
China: President Xi's visit to Saudi Arabia hints at Beijing's pivot to the Middle East
27 November 2022 | GP Short Notes # 682
Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim appointed by the King as the Prime Minister
23 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 678
China: President Xi seeks 'socialist modern' state through the 20th Party Congress
6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 671
Russia-Ukraine: Putin signs the unification of Ukraine territories into law
6 October 2022 | GP Short Notes # 670
North Korea: Latest missile launch and the ensuing military drills in the Pacific Ocean
22 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 667
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Over 100 troops killed in renewed border clashes
16 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 665
North Korea: New legislation hinders denuclearization talks
11 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 660
Eastern Economic Forum: Russia appeals to the Asia Pacific for investments
1 September 2022 | GP Short Notes # 657
Ethiopia: Renewed fighting in Tigray, ending five months of ceasefire
28 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 655
Government declares 'national emergency' amid rain-induced floods
7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 654
Ukraine: Amnesty condemns civilian cover tactics in urban warfare
7 August 2022 | GP Short Notes # 652
Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan engenders strong opposition from China
17 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 647
The Middle East: Biden's visit to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and West Bank
10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 645
Japan: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination and his legacy
10 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 644
The UK: After Boris Johnson’s resignation, a tight race for the next prime minister begins
3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 642
Israel: Parliament dissolves and prepares for the fifth election in four years
3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 641
G7 Summit: Ukraine dominates the agenda, undermining the development focus
3 July 2022 | GP Short Notes # 640
NATO Madrid Summit 2022: Leaders discuss emerging challenges to secure the Euro-Atlantic
26 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 637
BRICS SUMMIT: China hosts the 14 Summit; calls for inclusivity and collective action
19 June 2022 | GP Short Notes # 636
The US: The Federal Reserve's interest rate increase and its global fallouts
8 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 634
India-Nordic Summit 2022: Focus on building mobility, blue economy and SDGs
1 May 2022 | GP Short Notes # 633
US and Ukraine: Biden's 33 billion assistance package aims at a long term relationship
24 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 630
China: Boao Forum for Asia brings the world's attention to the Indo-Pacific
10 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 628
New IPCC report: Emphasis on mitigation and climate change action
3 April 2022 | GP Short Notes # 626
Europe: 'Pay for gas in rubles,' says Putin, EU leaders reject in unison
20 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 623
The US and Europe: Isolate Moscow, without a direct military engagement
6 March 2022 | GP Short Notes # 618
Biden’s State of the Union Address: Focus on Building back better
19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 616
Mali: France’s troop withdrawal amid friction with military government
19 February 2022 | GP Short Notes # 615
The EU- Africa summit 2022: Issues and Challenges of a “special relationship”
29 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 611
China: New Ambassador to Australia encourages friendly bilateral relations
15 January 2022 | GP Short Notes # 607
Russia and the West: Diplomatic efforts fail to make a breakthrough on Ukraine and other issues
21 December 2019 | GP Short Notes # 207
Mahathir holds an Islamic Summit in Malaysia, minus Saudi Arabia and its allies
21 December 2019 | GP Short Notes # 206
Boris Johnson gets a Brexit mandate in the UK; set to leave the EU by 31 January
23 November 2019 | GP Short Notes # 194
Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges: Political crisis deepens
23 November 2019 | GP Short Notes # 192
30 years since the Velvet Revolution: Czechs want the PM to resign
16 November 2019 | GP Short Notes # 186
Israel: An assassination, followed by an escalation in violence
11 November 2019 | GP Short Notes # 179
Russia’s new Arctic pursuits: Beyond the discovery of five Islands
3 November 2019 | GP Short Notes # 175
Quadrilateral Contact Group (QCG) on Afghanistan: The US, China, Russia and Pakistan meet again
3 November 2019 | GP Short Notes # 174
Human Trafficking across Europe: 39 Vietnamese found dead in a truck in the UK
27 October 2019 | GP Short Notes # 172
Trump impeachment inquiry gets critical with Ambassador Taylor’s testimony
27 October 2019 | GP Short Notes # 171
Turkey-Russia Axis in the Middle East, and a new reality for the Kurds
19 October 2019 | GP Short Notes # 169
The New Brexit Deal: Will Boris Johnson meet the same fate as Theresa May?
12 October 2019 | GP Short Notes # 164
India and China: Second informal meeting between Modi and Xi Jinping
12 October 2019 | GP Short Notes # 163
Middle East: Border Tensions between Syria and Turkey across the border
28 September 2019 | GP Short Notes # 155
US: Trump faces impeachment inquiry over whistleblower complaint
28 September 2019 | GP Short Notes # 153
United Nations: The General Assembly meets again, but no big breakthroughs
21 September 2019 | GP Short Notes # 150
Saudi Arabia: Attacks on Oil Facilities further destabilizes the Middle East
14 September 2019 | GP Short Notes # 146
BBC Report on the Rohingya Crisis questions the government's seriousness to resettle the refugees
14 September 2019 | GP Short Notes # 145
Turkey: Erdogan intends to send Syrian refugees back and threatens Europe to push them
31 August 2019 | GP Short Notes # 138
Turkey and Russia: Erdogan-Putin grow closer as divisions over Syria remain
31 August 2019 | GP Short Notes # 137
UK: Boris Johnson suspends the Parliament; so, no-deal Brexit it is
24 August 2019 | GP Short Notes # 135
Sudan: Abdalla Hamdok is the new Prime Minister following a power-sharing agreement
24 August 2019 | GP Short Notes # 131
Trump calls-off visit to Denmark amid 'absurd' interest to buy Greenland
10 August 2019 | GP Short Notes # 122
Europe: Space Agency launches satellite enabling real-time Earth observation
27 July 2019 | GP Short Notes # 112
Russia-China Joint Air Patrol sends a strong message to the US and a challenge to the Indo-Pacific
27 July 2019 | GP Short Notes # 111
Hong Kong Protests: Violence in Metro Station and a new sit-in at the International Airport
27 July 2019 | GP Short Notes # 109
Muller Testimony does not provide much but divides the Democrats on further action
27 July 2019 | GP Short Notes # 107
Boris Johnson is the new British PM; he might be what Brexit needs
6 July 2019 | GP Short Notes # 95
Sudan: The Military council and Opposition reaches a power-sharing agreement
29 June 2019 | GP Short Notes # 91
India and the US: The Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits India
22 June 2019 | GP Short Notes # 83
Death of Egypt's Mohammad Morsi: Lessons from 'Democracy protests'
18 June 2019 | GP Short Notes # 81
Egypt: Ex-President Mohammed Morsi dies in Court and buried quietly
17 June 2019 | GP Short Notes # 76
Iran wants closer ties with Russia amid rising tension with the US
8 June 2019 | GP Short Notes # 60
Sri Lanka: Amidst Accusations of Islamist Ties, Muslim Ministers Quit
2 June 2019 | GP Short Notes # 57
Israel: Netanyahu fails to form the government, leading to fresh elections
2 June 2019 | GP Short Notes # 54
EU Parliament Elections 2019: Divided Votes, Green Wave and Populism
30 May 2019 | GP Short Notes # 52
Russia: Kremlin rejects the ITLOS call to release the Ukraine Sailors
26 May 2019 | GP Short Notes # 46
