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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, South Korea, flies with two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters over the Korean Peninsula Aug. 30, 2017. This mission was conducted with U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers in a direct response to North Korea’s intermediate range ballistic missile launch, which flew directly over northern Japan on Aug. 28, 2017 amid rising tension over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile development programs.
2018 Geopolitical Forecast: Asia Pacific

Expect tension and conflict to increase within and between many Asian nations in 2018.

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South Korea, Japan talks to pivot toward funding missile defence systems

South Korea’s foreign minister arrives in Tokyo today for talks on collective security and North…

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Saudi Arabia’s 2018 budget to encourage move away from oil

Saudi Arabia’s Information Ministry will publish the Kingdom’s 2018 budget today. Economic forecasters expect the…

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US trade court to rule on Bombardier tariffs

Today, a Chamber of Commerce trade court will decide whether to maintain the 300% import…

U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House
2018 Geopolitical Forecast: The Americas

Elections and trade will dominate the geopolitical discourse in the Americas in 2018.

FILE PHOTO – A plane flies over a Bombardier plant in Montreal
Tuesday, December 19

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Planning for China-Pakistan economic corridor to be revealed

The plan for the Chinese economic corridor to the port of Gwadar on Pakistan’s Indian…

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President Trump unveils new US national security strategy

President Trump will announce a new national security strategy today. It will outline his administration’s…

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Monday, December 18

‘AMERICA FIRST’ ON PAPER The first national security strategy of the new presidency President Trump…

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Austrian right-wing coalition takes office promising anti-migrant policies

Today, Austria’s new coalition government, led by the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Freedom…