Search results

Divergence on Chinese 5G strains 'Five Eyes' alliance

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for the Five Eyes alliance.

Phishing threatens state and corporate cybersecurity

Location:

INT

One group is based in Russia, the other in Iran. The advisory highlights how little some of the primary tactics and techniques used by cybercriminals and state intelligence…

China looms large over South-east Asia’s Mekong states

Location:

SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The Mekong flows through China and the five mainland South-east Asian states -- Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Earlier this month, China belatedly informed the…

Iran-Russia rivalry for Syrian economic sway may grow

Location:

IRAN/SYRIA

Iran has been looking to build up its business ties on the ground in Syria, and views access to trade infrastructure as a key component in its plans for an integrated trade and…

Astana partnership over Syria can survive tests

Location:

SYRIA

Idlib is the location of a nominal de-escalation zone brokered by Russia and Turkey last September. Those countries, along with Iran, held a summit in the Kazakh capital…

Abinader eyes re-election in the Dominican Republic

Location:

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

A successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout allowed for a speedy reopening of Dominican tourism, pleasing business elites, while an anti-corruption agenda has placated a public which…

Eastern EU will push Brussels for more farm aid

Location:

EASTERN EU

Farmers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are demanding strong government support as they deal with droughts and the economic ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2021

Location:

PROSPECTS 2021

The change of government in the United States will cement the changes in how geostrategic rivalries are handled in cyberspace, specifically with regard to Russia and China.

Pyongyang finds few alternatives as China ties fray

Location:

NORTH KOREA/CHINA

The outlook for China-North Korea foreign relations.

New Zealand government may achieve transformation

Location:

NEW ZEALAND

Fourteen days beforehand, Ardern said no new offshore oil and gas exploration permits would be awarded -- evidence she said of the “government of transformation” she promises. The…