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Description: The US military has commenced the deployment of the upgraded B61 – 12 nuclear weapons across US bases located in Europe. The deployment mainly represented upscale in deterrent power in response to the escalating conflicts, especially the war between Russia and Ukraine. The nuclear weapons are equipped with 50 kiloton warheads which are accurate through hundreds of miles. Specific deployment locations haven’t been disclosed although speculation arose that Lakenheath military base in the UK had already developed capabilities for the storage of nuclear weapons. Impact: The deployment of the weapons shows increased level of geostrategic tensions as
Description: Antonio Guterres, UN’s Secretary General while speaking in the economic forum in Davos warned the international community that Israel might seize the opportunity and annex the West Bank in the upcoming period. He referenced the ongoing special operation conducted by Israeli defense forces in Jenin as part of Israel’s strategy to possibly annex the West Bank as it showed no such interest for the Gaza Strip. On Wednesday an annexation bill was voted down in the Israeli Knesset by several members including hard – line individuals from Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party, citing untimely proposition for such action. Impact: With the Gaza ceasefi
Description: The British Royal Navy has tracked down a Russian vessel called Yantar which was suspected of conducting intelligence gathering operations alongside various European offshore infrastructures. The incident comes on the precipice of enhanced Russian hybrid attacks in the region as NATO strengthened their maritime defense capabilities. The French government also announced the deployment of their own naval capabilities to track the Yantar, however, no hostile intent has been identified from the ship. The Yantar was lastly seen near European waters in Nov 2024, where it was also tracked by the Royal Navy’s warships outside of British waters. Impact:
Description: The Colombian government has deployed more than 5,000 soldiers in an attempt to suffocate the armed conflict between the ELN and dissidents from FARC in the town of Catatumbo. The armed conflict enflamed recently as both organizations fight over the untampered access to Colombia’s coca plant rich region of Catatumbo. Since the increased level of fighting began more than 20,000 Colombians have been internally displaced or sought shelter in neighboring Venezuela. Impact: With the deployment of special forces in the region, the Colombian government would attempt to severely cripple the military capabilities of both organizations. ELN has some 6,000
Description: With Trump back in power, China has banked lucratively in refraining from their all-out geopolitical dominance and reproached relations with Japan and India. Trump’s threatening foreign policy measures has had allied countries on the edge as most of them depend on any kind of support from the US in the defense of their national interests and global or regional geopolitical ambitions. Sources indicated that China could handsomely benefit from Trump’s controversial executive orders since they directly pose a threat to relations with plethora of US allies. Among other countries, the UK, one of the closest US allies also ambitioned to reconstruct bilateral relations
Description: Russian diesel – powered submarines and other military equipment have been identified to leave the port of Tartus as the Russian withdrawal from Syria continues. The interim Syrian government had nullified the 49 – year lease signed for the usage of Syrian ports between Russia and Bashar al – Assad’s regime which has seriously decreased the operability of Russian naval forces in the Mediterranean. Reports indicated that Libya or possibly Algeria were the next destinations for Russia’s navy, however it all depended on the willingness and cooperability of the respected local governments. The last military base left that is still operational is the air base in the
Description: As part of President Trump’s expansive executive orders, energy independency and efficiency would allegedly begin in Alaska. The Trump administration has requested for the local Alaskan government to issue all leasing permits on drilling oil and gas, logging and road – building. The report has been negatively received by environmental protection groups which have warned against the excessive exploitation of Alaska to avoid a natural disaster and inflict severe damage on the climate situation on the continent. The executive order has been well received by the Alaskan local government which aimed to increase economic development. Impact: The execu
Description: According to the White House’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the ramifications of Trump’s immigration executive orders will be fully operational by the end of the week. She stated that both DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agencies were granted complete operational authority to prohibit further influx of immigrants alongside all US borders. In case both agencies could not manage the crisis, up to 1,500 active military personnel would be deployed across the borders to enforce Trump’s executive order. The immigration problem doesn’t only concern Mexican citizens but also more than 10,000 Indians and around 1,9
Description: Google employees have been discovered to have allowed extensive access to several of their highly developed AI programs to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Programs such as Gemini, Habsora, Vertex and Nimbus were all available and used by the IDF in intelligence gathering, target identification and the building of target packages. Although IDF’s statements negated the usage of the AI technologies to conduct attacks and inflict violence, reports raised concerns over tech giants like Google and Amazon facilitating Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank. Impact: Tech companies such as Google and Amazon should focus on providing full
Description: Three junta – led countries, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have announced their joint military cooperation platform to tackle jihadist attacks from the Islamic State and Al – Qaeda in the region. The announcement was made by the Niger Defense Minister, who claimed the three countries came to an agreement to expand military cooperation, increase equipment and logistical means and enhance intelligence cooperation. The three countries are previous French colonies who expelled the French military personnel and turned to allies like Russia in the last three years. Impact: The cooperation between the three countries indicates a unified front in approac