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Current Situation October AG AusPol

Norway – Norway reactivates naval base

12.10.2020 – In order to help the USA, a base for nuclear submarines near Trondheim will be reactivated to better cover the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean.

Yemen – stranded oil tanker

14.10.2020 – A UN team has to wait for weeks to gain access to a tanker stranded in Yemen. There is a danger that four times more oil will leak than in the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska.

Mali – New Prime Minister

08.10.2020 – The interim president of Mali has appointed the new prime minister. The highest UN official responsible for West Africa informed the UN Security Council about the current situation, which began with the coup on August 18.

China – cancellation of arms control agreements

22.10.2020 – China opposes a trinational disarmament agreement on nuclear weapons. The world is changing here with new players compared to the Cold War.

India – exchange of satellite data

27.10.2020 – The USA and India conclude a military agreement on the mutual exchange of satellite data. India gets access to GPS and real-time data that can be used for military purposes.

North Korea – The secret business

20.10.2020 – With extensive research and the use of undercover journalists in North Korea, a unique documentary film was created. “The Mole” sheds light on the extensive attempts to obtain foreign currency with weapons and drug deals.

Turkey – Mediterranean dispute

22.10.2020 – Turkey extends the mission of the research vessel that had triggered the dispute with Greece over the search for gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Lebanon – New government formation

22.10.2020 – Hariri, who has already held the post of prime minister in Lebanon, has been given the task of forming a government.

Cambodia – China’s Naval Base Project

17.09.2020 – From September, but still up to date: A flopped tourist resort could develop into a Chinese naval base project. The USA suspects that China could use the strategically located resort as a nucleus for a naval base to expand its access to the South China Sea.


Source: https://aussenpolitik.piratenpartei.de/2020/11/18/lagebild-oktober/

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