Under The Radar: News Articles of the Week – 21st March 2023
Middle East Geopolitics
· UAE Hosts Assad, Calls For Syria’s Return To Arab Fold As Step Towards “Regional Stability”
· Iran-Iraq Sign Deal To Tighten Border Security With Eye On Borders
· How The China-Brokered Saudi-Iran Deal Will Change The Middle East
· Saudi Arabia Sees “A Lot Of Opportunities” For Investments In Iran After Beijing Deal
· King of Saudi Arabia Invites Iranian President For Historic Visit
· Saudi To Reopen Consulate In Syria
· Iraq 20 Years After The Invasion: Humanitarian, Displacement and Climate Change Challenges
China Geopolitics
· China Welcomes Former Taiwan President’s Plan To Visit
· Chinese Minister To Visit Philippines For Talks On South China Sea
· Beijing Launches First China-Europe Freight Train
USA Geopolitics
· The Age Of The US As A Middle East Power Broker Is Over
· US Releases Video Showing Russian Jet Intercepting Spy Drone Near Crimea
· Morocco-US Strategic Partnership Reviewed This Week In Washington
Russia and Ukraine Geopolitics
· Poland To Send Ukraine First Batch of MiG-29 Jets In Coming Days
· Japan’s Fumio Kishida Heads To Kyiv To Meet Zelenskyy
· Russia Says Jets Scrambled As US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Baltic Sea
· As Ties Grow, Egypt Discusses Nuclear Plant, Grain Trade With Russia
· Putin and Xi Meet In Kremlin
· Russia Supports Algeria’s Intention To Join BRICS
· War In Ukraine: Time For A Longer-Term Approach
General Geopolitics
· Greece, Turkey Back Each Other In UN’s Security Council
· Turkey Halts Transit of Sanctioned Goods To Russia
· Serbia, Kosovo “Gentlemen’s Agreement” On EU-Backed Deal Unpacked
· Turkey, Hungary To Ratify Finland’s NATO Bid, Sweden Left Aside For Now
Financial Markets
· Dozens of US Banks At Risk Of Repeating SVB Collapse
· Bitcoin and Geopolitical Rivalry
· AWS Takes A Hit In Latest Round Of Amazon Layoffs
· Switzerland’s Secretive Credit Suisse Rescue Rocks Global Finance
· Romania Wants To Push Euro Adoption By 2026
· IMF Approves Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn Bailout
· Moody’s Downgrades Outlook On UBS To Negative
· The $17bn Wipeout of Credit Suisse Bondholders Not Well Received In Europe
· Record $304bn In Weekly FHLB Debt Issuance
Food & Agriculture
· US Cattle Inventory Forecast Falls To Lowest Level In Nearly A Decade
· Tanzania Becomes Africa’s Food-Producing Hub
Energy
· USA and Indonesia Announce Partnership on SMRs
· Energoatom and Cameco Sign Uranium Agreements For Ukraine
· Funding For Rolls-Royce Lunar Reactor Development
· Belgian-Dutch Partnership For Nuclear New Build
· US Oil Exports To Europe Hit Record High
· UK Strikes To Cause Unrest For North Sea Oil and Gas
· Benchmark Diesel Price Down 7 Weeks In A Row
Technology
· Quantum Computing Sector Reacts To UK’s New £2.5B Programme
Other
· Critical Raw Materials Act: Can Europe Achieve Its Ambitious Goals?