John J. Xenakis - Page 9

Contents: Bangladesh formally protests Burma’s (Myanmar’s) troop buildup near border; April monsoon rains will have disastrous impact on Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

Contents: Russia’s ‘humanitarian pause’ in Syria turns into farce on first day; Report: North Korea is selling chemical weapons supplies to Syria; Areas of control in Syria and Iraq

Contents: From missile strikes and bombings to cholera, war-torn Yemen deteriorates; Saudi Arabia sacks its top tier of military commanders

Contents: New book documenting China’s infiltration into Australia overcomes Chinese threats; New Zealand investigates attacks on author of report on China’s infiltration into New Zealand; Hamilton’s book ‘Silent Invasion’ describes China’s infiltration into Australia

U.S. will move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem on May 14; State Dept. considers accepting private donations to pay for the embassy; Already furious Palestinians condemn embassy move on ‘Naqba Day’ — ‘Catastrophe Day.’

Contents: Syria, Russia, Iran conduct full-on mass extermination of civilians in Eastern Ghouta; Russia rejects 30-day ceasefire in United Nations Security Council; North Korea insults South Korea with selection of Kim Yong-chol head of Olympics closing ceremony

Contents: DR Congo’s corrupt leader, Joseph Kabila, seeks to cash in on rise in cobalt prices; Tanganyika province in DR Congo faces a humanitarian disaster of ‘extraordinary proportions’; Thousands of children work as cobalt miners in DR Congo

Contents: Turkey gets bogged down with military ‘Operation Olive Branch’ in Afrin, Syria; Syria says it will send its ‘popular forces’ to support the YPG against Turkey in Afrin

Contents: Special prosecutor Robert Mueller issues farcical indictment of Russian trolls; How the Russian trolls do their jobs; Russian trolls are Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons; Comparing Russian trolls to Chinese hackers

Contents: Iran gives operational control of its Chabahar seaport to India; Comparing Iran’s Chabahar seaport vs Pakistan’s Gwadar seaport

Contents: Ethiopia declares state of emergency after shock resignation of prime minister; Generational analysis of Ethiopia’s protests and state of emergency

Contents: Concerns grow over China’s covert infiltration into New Zealand’s government; New Zealand MP Jian Yang faces heavy scrutiny from covert links to China’s military; Anne-Marie Brady’s report, ‘Magic Weapons’, documents China’s global influence strategy

Contents: Netherlands expels Eritrean diplomat over coercive ‘diaspora tax’ collections; Eritrea’s Patriarch Abune Antonios has not been seen in months

Contents: Parents send kids to orphanages as Venezuela’s oil production collapse; Colombia and Brazil close borders to refugees from Venezuela; Venezuela fears a military ‘invasion’ by Colombia and U.S.

Contents: Thousands of DR Congo refugees pour into Uganda to escape tribal violence; Massive 1998-2003 war between Hema and Lendu tribes has continued violence today

Contents: Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean dictator’s sister, charms the Olympics; Kim Yo-jong returns to Pyongyang with fond memories and an invitation for Moon; Moon Jae-in faces some difficult decisions

Contents: Israel’s F-16 warplane shot down in aftermath of downing Iranian drone; Turkish helicopter shot down in Afrin, days after Russian warplane downed in Idlib; With defeat of ISIS, war escalates, and Syria becomes more fragmented and chaotic

Contents: Egypt’s army launches ‘Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018’ to purge country of terrorism; Multiple reports indicate that Egypt and Israel are cooperating in Sinai

Contents: US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) clash with Syrian regime forces; International Crisis Groups asks Russia to prevent Israel-Iran war in Syria

Contents: Nigeria threatens Cameroon as 40,000 refugees cross the border; Nigeria sends army to curb violence between herders and farmers

Contents: Maldives president arrests Supreme Court justices to get favorable court ruling; Maldives crisis pits India vs China in the Indian Ocean

Contents: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad steps up use of chemical weapons on his own people; UN Security Council is worthless as Syria uses chemical weapons with impunity

Contents: Hundreds of thousands in Athens Greece protest Macedonia name compromise; Officials go from optimism to pessimism over solving Macedonia issue

Contents: Kenya cracks down on political opposition after mock inauguration; Fears grow of repeat of 2008 post-election violence

Contents: Migrants in Calais France hospitalized after violent clashes; Calais becomes difficult choke point in Brexit negotiations

Contents: Arrested Iran reformist Mahdi Karroubi harshly criticizes Supreme Leader Khamenei; Iran’s ‘Girls of Revolution Street’ tear off their hijabs and headscarves

Contents: New reports show that Taliban are gaining territory in Afghanistan; Losing to Taliban has been predicted for years by generational analysis

Contents: Russia’s Syria peace talks in Sochi dissolve into farce as Lavrov gets heckled; Russia sidelines the failed United Nations Syria peace process; War continues in full force, with Syria and Turkey killing ‘terrorists’

Contents: NY Times publishes a generational analysis of South Korea; North Korea cancels joint cultural event because of ‘insulting’ media reports; Brief generational history of South Korea since World War II

Contents: Clashes erupt between Saudi and UAE backed forces in South Yemen’s port of Aden; Brief generational history of South Yemen

Contents: New massive Taliban attack in Kabul Afghanistan kills 95; Trump doubles down on war on Taliban in Afghanistan

Contents: Jihadists attack UN peacekeepers in Mali just as UN demands that Mali implement peace agreement; War becomes more likely as Mali enters a generational Crisis era

Contents: In major policy shift, China will demolish thousands of migrant homes in cities; Migrant workers built modern China, and are now being discarded

Contents: Egypt’s presidential election becomes a farce as opposition candidates are forced out; Tensions rise between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River dam

Contents: China’s Mekong River dams criticized for affecting other countries’ livelihoods; In policy shift, US sides with Indonesia in South China Sea over Natuna Sea

Contents: Greece and Macedonia negotiate a contentious name change to replace FYROM; Massive protests in Thessaloniki Greece threaten Tsipras government