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Stag: Mozambique: TotalEnergies Confirms Mozambique LNG Will Not Be Operational by 2029

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Yemen: Houthis To Attack Only Israeli-Linked Vessels update

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U.S. President Joe Biden signed on Jan. 16 an executive order issuing a litany of cybersecurity directives, including bolstering federal cybersecurity measures and improving AI-powered defenses.

U.S.: Biden Issues Sweeping Cybersecurity Executive Order

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that the government has detained three American citizens, as well as Bolivian and Peruvian nationals, for their alleged involvement in terrorist plots, Reuters reported Oct. 17.  

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U.S. federal prosecutors unsealed a grand jury indictment charging two Sudanese nationals and brothers with operating and controlling Anonymous Sudan, a purported hacktivist group responsible for more than 35,000 distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks, The Washington Post reported on Oct. 16.

U.S.: Two Sudanese Nationals Indicted for Role in Anonymous Sudan Hacking Group

China

The Cybersecurity Association of China -- an industry group that has ties to the Chinese government -- called for products sold by U.S tech company Intel in China to be subject to a security review in an Oct. 16 post on its official WeChat account. 

China: Cybersecurity Association Calls for Security Review of Intel Products

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The Federal Register will publish the U.S. Department of Defense's final program rule for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, on Oct. 15, and the rule will become effective sixty days later, creating new cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors, U.S.-based law firm Crowell & Moring reported on Oct. 14.

U.S.: Revised Cybersecurity Rules Officially Published for Defense Contractors 

The U.S. Biden administration created a multi-agency team to address recent revelations around extensive Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. telecommunications companies, The Washington Post reported on Oct. 11. 

U.S.: Washington Creates Team To Combat Chinese Hacking Into Telecommunications Companies

<p>Individuals, companies, governments and militaries alike all depend on computers. And as is so often the case, these dependencies create vulnerabilities that have made cybersecurity all the more important as proficiencies in cyber warfare and cyber crime improve. That technology constantly improves only adds to the problem of staying safe in the internet age. How governments and their constituents attune themselves to this brave new world will ultimately shape their relationship with the internet &mdash; and with each other.</p>

That technology constantly improves only adds to the problem of staying safe in the internet age.

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will finalize a new 25% tariff on imported Chinese tungsten products and double an existing 25% tariff to 50% on Chinese solar wafers and polysilicon, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 11. The tariffs will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

Washington To Finalize Tariffs on Chinese Solar Wafers, Polysilicon and Tungsten update

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STAG : Applied Geopolitics: Demographic Decline and Military Manpower: Understanding the Shifting Role of Troops in Conflict- updates

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a joint venture between artificial intelligence company OpenAI, internet services company SoftBank and computer technology company Oracle to invest $100 billion in computing infrastructure to power AI innovation, The New York Times reported on Jan. 21. The venture, titled Stargate, will aim to invest as much as $500 billion over the next four years and will begin with 10 data centers already under construction in Texas.changed

U.S.: Project Stargate To Invest $500B in AI Over Next Four Years : Staging article changed

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The booking is the first concrete sign of attempts to resume Russian gas deliveries to Transdniestria since supplies ended on Jan. 1. However, Ozbor Enterprises would need to book the rest of the route through Bulgaria and Romania, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, starting Jan. 27 to enable onward

Moldova: TurkStream Potentially Booked for Russian Gas Deliveries to Transdniestria test

Sri Lanka's foreign minister announced that the country signed an agreement with Chinese state-owned energy giant Sinopec to expedite the development of a proposed $3.7 billion oil refinery in Sri Lanka's southern port city of Hambantota, Reuters reported on Jan. 22. Sinopec and Sri Lanka will next work on determining the share of refined fuel allocated for export from the proposed refinery, and they aim to address outstanding issues related to land, taxes and water within a month.

Sri Lanka: Government To Fast-Track $3.7B Refinery With China's Sinopec

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On Inauguration Day, new U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to delay the enforcement of the divest-or-ban law targeting Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok — which took effect on Jan. 19 — for 75 days, The New York Times reported on Jan. 20. The executive order instructs the attorney general to not take action to enforce the ban and to send a letter to companies covered by the law like Apple, Google and Oracle stating they will not be held liable for violating the statute by facilitating access to TikTok services during the delay period.

U.S.: Trump Seeks To Delay TikTok Divest-or-Ban Law via Executive Order

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Trade disruptions, shifting military conflicts and domestic political turbulence will shape global affairs in 2025. 

2025 Q1 Geopolitical Forecast

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Ahead of the first review of its newest IMF program, Pakistan seeks creditor assurances and a broader tax base.

Pakistan's Path to Meeting IMF Demands Updated

Canada

We analyze some of the ways ChatGPT could be abused in the near future -- or already is. 

Essential Geopolitics: The Cyber Risks From ChatGPT

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Nation-states' growing use of hacktivist personas to obfuscate responsibility will increasingly enable them to attack targets they would otherwise avoid and spread propaganda.

Hacktivism Offers Plausible Deniability for State-Backed Cyber Actors

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The leader of Canada's left-wing New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, said in a letter addressed to the Canadian people that his caucus plans to present a formal motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after Parliament returns from the winter break on Jan. 27, 2025, Reuters reported on Dec. 20. In the letter, Singh also called for Trudeau to resign and said the move to "bring this government down" is to "give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them."



Canada: New Democratic Party Leader Plans No-Confidence Motion Against Trudeau in 2025

Low economic growth, pervasive financial risks, the stalemate in Ukraine and technological competition between the world’s largest economies will drive geopolitical risk during the third quarter.

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Stag: Mozambique: TotalEnergies Confirms Mozambique LNG Will Not Be Operational by 2029

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U.S.: Biden Issues Sweeping Cybersecurity Executive Order

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U.S.: Two Sudanese Nationals Indicted for Role in Anonymous Sudan Hacking Group

China: Cybersecurity Association Calls for Security Review of Intel Products

U.S.: Revised Cybersecurity Rules Officially Published for Defense Contractors

U.S.: Washington Creates Team To Combat Chinese Hacking Into Telecommunications Companies

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