Generational Dynamics - Page 12

Contents: Dalai Lama to visit region of northeast India claimed by China; Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet to India in 1959 Lhasa uprising still humiliates China

Contents: Violence in India-controlled Kashmir takes a new turn after winter lull; Indian police arrest top separatist militant commander in Kashmir; Uprising in Kashmir growing into major regional war between India and Pakistan

Contents: Brexit: The die is cast, and the EU is playing hardball; Britain proposes ‘The Great Repeal Bill’; Scotland demands a new referendum on leaving the EU; Northern Ireland considers reuniting with the Republic of Ireland

Contents: With Arab world in chaos, Arab League summit displays lack of leadership and influence; Arab League plays it safe by only condemning Israel and terrorism

Contents: Bangladesh recovers from a four-day terror attack in Sylhet; ISIS claims credit for Sylhet Bangladesh terror attack

Contents: Thousands are arrested in Russia as tens of thousands protest in cities across country; Massive protests were triggered by opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s anti-corruption drive

Contents: US confirms that US coalition airstrikes on Mosul killed hundreds of civilians on March 17; Iraq halts the Mosul operation under international pressure

Contents: Cairo, Egypt, becomes the world’s fastest growing city; Shortage of contraceptives and culture of large families spur Egypt’s population growth

Contents: Massive China-Pakistan CPEC energy project said to end energy crisis ‘soon’; Skeptics claim that CPEC will only benefit China, not Pakistan; Pakistan will use dark financing to cover the cost of protecting Chinese workers

Contents: UN’s humanitarian agencies overwhelmed as hundreds of thousands flee Mosul; Concerns grow over chaos in Iraq after ISIS is defeated in Mosul

Contents: Pope Francis apologizes for Catholic Church’s role in 1994 Rwanda genocide; A century of genocides

Contents: Venezuela’s Socialist government arrests bakers because of bread shortage; Venezuela’s political opposition now publishing inflation data; Suspicions grow that Kim Jong-nam’s Malaysia assassination was not with VX nerve gas

Contents: Israel and Syria have unprecedented missile clash over Jordan; Russia summons Israeli envoy to demand an explanation; Jordan has to live with increasing threats from Syria and Israel

Contents: Taiwan says it must defend against increasingly threatening China; China responds harshly to Taiwan’s defense report; Taiwan’s government responds to China’s threats; China begins construction on Philippines’ Scarborough Shoal

Contents: Russia denies reports of Russian special forces in eastern Libya; Russian intervention comes as fighting between Libya’s militias increases; E-mail problems

Contents: Terrorist bombings in Damascus, airstrikes in Idlib, break Syria’s ceasefire; Russian troops join Americans, Kurds, Sunni rebels in Manbij, Syria; Syria’s Bashar al-Assad says that the Americans are invaders.

Contents: Bahrain postpones trial of Shia cleric after threats from Iran; Iran – Saudi Arabia relations continue to deteriorate

Contents: Japan’s largest warship will train with US Navy in the South China Sea; A sad picture

Contents: Al-Nusra descendant claims credit for massive terror attack in Damascus, Syria; Al-Nusra becomes Levant Liberation Committee (LLC) and gains at expense of ISIS

Contents: Netherlands provokes growing crisis with Turkey by blocking ministers’ entry; Turkey’s crisis with Germany, Austria, Netherlands has been escalating; The escalating crisis once again throws EU-Turkey migrant deal into doubt

Contents: ISIS claims responsibility for hospital attack in Kabul, Afghanistan; CENTCOM commander: Afghanistan ‘stalemate’ requires ‘thousands’ more US troops; Report: Trump administration shuts out Russia and Turkey in Syria

Contents: Hundreds of American troops deployed to Syria in support of local forces; As more US troops enter Syria, the endgame becomes fuzzier

Contents: Thousands flee from Myanmar into China to escape army clashes with ethnic militias; Myanmar faces an investigation for ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims

Contents: Malaysia’s relations with North Korea continue rapid deterioration; China promises retaliation over surprise deployment of THAAD in South Korea; South Korea threatens to sue China in World Trade Organization (WTO)

Contents: Herders invade ranches in Kenya, ambush and kill British ranch owner; The ranchers (farmers) versus the pastoralists (herders)

Contents: Vietnam protests China’s fishing ban in the South China Sea; China’s fishing ban related to food security in times of war; North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into sea near Japan

Contents: Malaysia expels North Korea’s ambassador Kang Chol; Malaysia accused of fronting North Korean weapons sales; Kim Han-sol, son of Kim Jong-nam, under guard to prevent North Korean assassination; New sanctions indicate China is running out of patience with Kim Jong-un

Contents: Champagne corks pop as a ‘Trump rally’ sends Wall Street stocks parabolic; End of debt ceiling suspension on March 15 signals new Washington fiscal crisis; The velocity of money keeps plummeting, indicating no economic growth

Contents: Australia-US refugee swap deal appears to be faltering; Australia and Germany paying asylum seekers cash to return home

Contents: European leaders debate how the European Union can survive after Brexit; European nations split on the future of Europe

Contents: Central African Republic war morphs from religious to ethnic war; United Nations peacekeeping force MINUSCA uses airstrikes to stop bloodbath in Bambari

Contents: ISIS forces hundreds of Christians to flee Egypt’s North Sinai; ISIS-linked Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis in Sinai continues to confound Egypt’s army

Contents: Xenophobic violence against migrants returns to South Africa; South Africa threatens to crack down on businesses hiring illegal immigrants

Contents: Terrorist bombings in Homs Syria trigger retaliation by al-Assad regime; Once again, so-called Syria ‘peace talks’ are near collapse

Contents: Washington tax reform plans may include a ‘Border Adjustment Tax’; Historical comparison with the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill

Contents: China preparing to install long-range missiles in South China Sea; China’s ASEAN neighbors express increasing anxiety over China’s illegal militarization