THREAT LEVEL RAISED TO “CRITICAL” FOR UK SHIPS IN IRANIAN WATERS

Stramed, The UK has raised the threat to British shipping in Iranian waters in the Gulf to the highest level – where the risk of attack is “critical”. The step…

INDIA AIR POLLUTION: WILL GUJARAT’S “CAP AND TRADE” PROGRAMME WORK?

  Stramed, Air pollution contributed to the deaths of at least 1.2 million Indians in 2017 – but a unique pilot scheme to combat air pollution in the western state…

IRAN CRISIS RETURNS TO NUCLEAR ISSUES

  Stramed, Heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran have now returned to the core issue of Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s recent actions, including violating terms of the 2015 multilateral…

SRI LANKA RECONSIDERS THE NATURE OF ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA

  Stramed, As Sri Lanka continues to deal with the fallout from the Easter terrorist attacks, the government is reportedly examining links to Saudi-exported Wahhabism. Authorities are investigating Saudi-funded mosques…

LIBYA: SPIRALING FURTHER DOWNWARD

Stramed,  On July 5, the U.N. Security Council issued a statement condemning an airstrike on a migrant detention camp in Libya that killed 53 people. Despite the 2011 U.N. arms…