The Morning Brief - Lignet




Falklands Dispute Pushing Argentina to the Left
With a referendum on the sovereignty of the Falklands planned for March 2013, Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is likely to grow much cozier with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez or his potential successor as she fights to exert her control over the potentially oil-rich islands.
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India Challenges China with New ASEAN Pact
An historic agreement reached by India and ASEAN countries on economic and maritime security cooperation is a reaction to growing fears about China’s increasingly aggressive efforts to claim almost the entire South China Sea as Chinese territory. While this agreement may lower tensions in the region in the short term, China is certain to deeply resent India’s move and it could eventually lead to a military incident.
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