John is a Senior Analyst with an interest in Indo-Pacific geopolitics. Master of International Relations (Australian National University) graduate with study focus on the Indo-Pacific. Qualified lawyer (University of Auckland, NZ) with experience in post-colonial Pacific & NZ legal systems.
Africa’s Aerospace and Defence fair—hosted by South Africa—concludes today. The four-day fair convened 450 aviation and defence industry companies from
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The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) will hold the world’s largest space conference in Paris today. The five-day congress brings together
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter September 4-11 2022 Death of Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II Britain’s iconic and long-serving
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Cuba will open the largest tourism trade show in Latin America today. The four-day Meetings and Incentive Travel Market convention
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South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin will visit Mongolia today to discuss their strategic partnership. The three-day trip is the
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter August 14-21 2022 MILITARY EXERCISES HELD ACROSS NORTHERN AUSTRALIA The three-week Pitch Black aerial exercises began
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The joint US-Indonesian military exercises Garuda Shield 2022—hosted in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Riau islands over the past two weeks—will conclude
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China’s live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait are expected to conclude today. China’s military began the drills in the
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter July 24-31 2022 SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET Foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
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Joint US-Indonesian-hosted multinational exercises held at Indonesia’s peacekeeping training center in Bogor, West Java conclude today. The two-week military drills
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The five-year term of India’s President Ram Nath Kovind will end today. Elected in 2017 by an electoral college of
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Chinese and Indian Army commanders are expected to meet today to confer over the Line of Actual Control (LAC)—an unofficial
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Weekly Geopolitics Newsletter 07/03/2022 – 07/10/2022 RADAR SWEEP G20 FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING IN INDONESIA Indonesia hosted the foreign ministers of
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Japan will hold parliamentary elections for 121 of the 245 seats of its upper house—the House of Councillors—today. The election
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Sri Lanka’s education minister Susil Premajayantha will arrive in Russia today to negotiate a fuel deal for the beleaguered island
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Pakistan’s south-eastern Sindh Province will go to the polls today for the first phase of its 2022 local government elections.
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Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Iran for talks with Iranian counterpart President Ebrahim Raisi today. Both Presidents are expected
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) will hold its 12th four-day ministerial conference for its 164 member countries in Geneva today.
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Cambodia will hold its 2022 local election across 1,652 communes today. The overwhelming majority of communes are held by the
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China’s foreign minister Wang Yi will touchdown in Fiji for a two-day visit today. The visit is part of Wang’s
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