yitzhak goldberg

tracking geopolitical shifts, Footballer

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Italy won't kneel on its Knees- The message is Loud and Clear.

A strong move by Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni — reducing Chinese influence in key Italian companies is a bold and strategic step. De-risking from the CCP is no longer optional; it’s essential. @1JaySC @__cski

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That is a significant change in tone from the traditional Canadian instinct of anchoring foreign policy around Washington.

The interesting question is whether Ottawa can actually diversify fast enough to make “strategic autonomy” more than diplomatic language

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Canada is openly talking about “strategic autonomy” now. Anita Anand told the UN that Ottawa can no longer afford to be overly reliant on one partner, while pointing to deeper ties with Europe, India, the Gulf and Latin America

https://t.co/dbr0roWflk

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Sri Lanka’s reserves reached $6.9bn at the end of August, the IMF says. Debt restructuring is largely complete too. These are very different numbers from 2022. The next challenge is making the improvement durable

https://t.co/mMZdBR1aNQ

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Myanmar’s rare-earth mining boom is leaving a toxic footprint. The UN says 302 new mining sites have appeared in Kachin since 2021, with pollution reaching waterways. Resource extraction is becoming part of the conflict itself

https://t.co/Oha3Fyhhp6?

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Myanmar’s rare-earth mining is turning into a crisis. Mining is in conflict zones, with little regard for the environment or local communities, while China remains the dominant destination and processor. Myanmar’s resources are feeding a system it has little control over

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Myanmar supplied atleast 60% of China’s rare-earth imports from 2017

As Myanmar burns, China’s access to these resources helps sustain a war economy
Cutting off conflict-linked rare earth imports to China is the only way to end this conflict

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There are more lakes in Canada than in any other country on the Earth. Some are so remote that they look completely untouched, with nothing around them but forests, mountains and silence. It’s hard to believe.

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Canada is one of thise places where the scale is hard to wrap your head around. You can drive for hours through forests, lakes and mountains and still feel like you’ve barely scratched the surface of the country.

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India’s Prime Minister Modi is expected to visit Canada in December to sign trade deal, says Prime Minister Mark Carney
He said the two sides are looking forward to reach a trade deal by the end of this year.
Big move in India- Canada ties!

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The minerals cross straight into China, where they are processed for global industries.

Myanmar gets the environmental destruction. Armed groups get revenue. China gets the rare earths. That’s the hidden cost of China’s tech dominance

https://t.co/czskinT5hK

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China’s rare-earth supply chain is leaving Myanmar’s borderlands poisoned.

Chinese-linked mining operations extract critical minerals in war-torn areas with little oversight, while rivers are polluted, forests destroyed and workers face deadly conditions.

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Mark Carney: "Canada and our partners recognize the direct threat to peace posed by the Israeli government's endorsement of the E1 settlement scheme

We have announced our intention to bring forward trade restrictions targeting goods produced in those settlements."

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Stretching nearly 7,800 km, the Trans-Canada Highway is the second largest national highway in the world! It showcases some of Canada’s incredible landscapes, cultures and communities

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CANADA HAS BEEN INVITED TO BE AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE EU

"We want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. We are opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the European Union"

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Under Guterres's watch since 2017:

Syria: 120,000+ killed
Sudan: 150,000+ killed
Ethiopia: 162,000+ killed
Yemen: 200,000+ killed

https://t.co/UWkc2BzO6s

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PM Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada.

He declined to discuss in detail what that examination involved, but he suggested it would be irresponsible not to prepare for what he called “extreme tail risk.”

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Around 1,300 shipments of Chinese dual-use components have reached Iran’s Ministry of Defense, with some materials used in missile and drone production, according to The Wall Street Journal

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The China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement was sold as a economic boost, but Maldivian exports remain negligible while imports soar. Unbalanced trade and reliance on Chinese grants create deeper dependencies that erode real autonomy.

https://t.co/Eu8G4qiWPz

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China says it “completely eliminated” large-scale scam centres esp in South East Asia.

Yet scam industry is still expanding and moving deeper into region, especially in Myanmar.

China’s “success” seems to be relocating the problem, not eliminating it

https://t.co/aQjA8ev2lv

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Xi has purged ALL the top military commanders.

With so many commanders gone, the PLA is now even worse off in terms of war readiness.

Taiwan should thank Xi for his aggressive appetite for power, which has paralyzed China’s ability to invade it

https://t.co/xr5jKYi2yc