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North Korea Gets Specific With Its Guam Threat — While the announcement raises concerns and adds to tensions, the launch plans are still being developed and the rockets selected by Pyongyang for the proposed test near U.S. territory are as yet unproven.
Russia's Targets Hit Back — The final installment of our five-part series examines how hybrid warfare is not a one-sided game — a lesson Moscow is learning the hard way.
India, China: Tensions Simmer as Border Standoff Enters Second Month — Each side is poised for conflict, though neither New Delhi nor Beijing wants to fire the first shot.
Iran: Tehran Strikes Back Against U.S. Sanctions — As sanctions and harsh rhetoric continue to flow out of Washington toward Iran, Tehran is responding with a new measure that ramps up military spending.
U.S. Naval Update Map: Aug. 10, 2017 — This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
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How the U.S. and Its Allies Will Respond to North Korea's Threats — Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Goujon discusses North Korea's latest threats and their possible outcomes.
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Iran, The Nuclear Deal and Road Forward — With U.S.-Iranian tensions once again on the rise, questions remain as to what path Iran will take going forward, what the future of the JCPOA (commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal) may be and what all this means for the broader region. In this episode of the Stratfor Podcast, Senior Global Analyst Matthew Bey and Middle East and North Africa Analyst Emily Hawthorne delve into the latest issues, internal Iranian politics and its relationship with the United States.
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- India's government is holding talks with Bangladesh and Myanmar about a plan to deport about 40,000 Rohingya that New Delhi says are inside the country illegally, an Indian Interior Ministry representative said Aug. 11, Reuters reported.
- Four U.S. senators asked President Donald Trump on Aug. 10 not to sanction Venezuelan oil companies, claiming oil refineries in their states depend on Venezuelan oil and could suffer losses, The Hill reported.
- The United States has expelled two Cuban diplomats after U.S. Embassy staff in Havana suffered unexplained loss of hearing, The Washington Post reported Aug. 10, quoting U.S. State Department officials.
- New German polls show approval for Chancellor Angela Merkel to be dropping 10 percentage points between July and August, The Telegraph reported Aug. 10.
- Kenyan opposition party Nasa released a statement Aug. 10 demanding that their candidate, Raila Odinga, be announced the winner of the country's presidential race.
- French Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire announced that the French and German governments will launch an initiative in September to ensure technology companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon pay sufficient taxes, France Inter reported Aug. 10.
- The chairman of Kenya's election commission, Wafula Chebukati, said Aug. 10 that an unsuccessful hacking attempt was made against the commission's database, AP reported.