Global Outlook

Russia has been one of the prime factors why the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been controlled in the last two years but as its focus has now shifted to Ukraine and its activities, tensions have once again been brewing between the two countries.  Post the Russian invasion of Ukraine , a lot of things changed as far as the regional dynamics are concerned.  After a 44-day war over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the two nations had finally found a common ground but with deflected attention, they might once again be engaged in certain tactics.  The incident that had happened two years ago led to the killing of thousands of people but it was under control when Russian President Vladimir Putin brokered a ceasefire deal. Under this deal, Russia had promised close to 2,000 troops to monitor the truce in Nagorno-Karabakh.  The issue was that the territory has been forcefully occupied by Armenia even though it is internationally recognized to be part ...

There has been a sudden rise in the Omicron cases in European countries and due to safety reasons, European authorities have decided to tighten the Covid-19 protocols. Most of the countries that have registered the most cases are Germany, Ireland, and Denmark.  These countries had relaxed their travel restrictions and hence it can be counted in few of the possible reasons why there has been a rising trend in the cases. Another reason is the upcoming holiday season of Christmas and New Year, which is why the authorities have decided to not waste any more time in applying certain restrictions.  France had already announced closing its border earlier this week to most non-resident Brits. Amid all these threats, the deputy prime minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar said that due to the virus situation, the government was left with no option but to close down bars and restaurants on revised timings.  He tweeted about the situation saying, “We’re all feeling anger, frustration, di...

Never did the US president Joe Biden imagine that he would be compared to his former chair, a republican, Donald Trump on any day of his tenure but the day has come. The government of France on Thursday accused Biden of stabbing them in the back and acting like his predecessor. France said that the way Biden pushed aside Paris from a lucrative defense deal that it had earlier signed with Australia for submarines reminded them of Donald Trump. The recent deal between the US, Britain, and Australia says that they will have a security partnership for the Indo-Pacific for Australia to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines.  But this would mean that the previous ongoing deal between Australia and France where the island nation was to get French-designed submarines worth $40 billion.  The French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian did not hold back when the deal scrapping was confirmed. He said, “This brutal, unilateral, and unpredictable decision reminds me a lot of what Mr. Trump ...