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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