The Morning Brief - Lignet




Russia’s Naval Aspirations
With few warm weather ports, Russia has never been able to match the naval power of maritime giants like Britain and the U.S. over the last two centuries. Its latest deployment of ships to the Gulf of Aden to conduct anti-piracy operations is a sign, however, that its naval aspirations are growing to help achieve new strategic goals, as LIGNET explains.
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Israel: Netanyahu Likely to Lead More Conservative Coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party are likely to score a solid victory in January 22 Knesset elections and form a more conservative governing coalition. Iran’s continuing progress in developing a nuclear weapons capability, Gaza and Palestinian issues as well as Netanyahu’s strained relations with U.S. President Barack Obama will dominate the new Israeli government’s attention in coming months.
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Joseph Kony Unlikely to be Found in 2013
Joseph Kony, the Ugandan rebel leader and religious mystic wanted for brutal war crimes, is still on the loose in Central Africa and is not likely to be found this year, despite a wildly successful awareness campaign ignited by a video seen by more than 100 million people. An African Union force is tasked with his capture, but the search area is vast, and the politics of Central Africa complicated. The search for Kony, it appears, will continue, unaffected by the West’s support.
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Europe Sticks With Coal as America Turns to Gas
The European financial crisis, a failing EU carbon emissions trading scheme, and falling prices are driving the rise of coal throughout Europe and undermining the region’s efforts to develop other energy sources. European countries have hoped to squeeze coal out of electricity generation, but the commodity is also enjoying a dramatic revival in popularity throughout the continent due to continuing fears of Russia’s unreliability as a gas supplier.
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China Targets Encrypted Internet Communications
New Chinese government efforts to counter encryption methods that many Chinese use to evade government cyber monitoring and controls probably reflect the government’s efforts to counter dissent and spy on Western companies in China. Although these new measures represent improvements in the government’s technical capabilities, many dissidents will find new ways around the government’s new internet controls.
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