DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Tuesday 1st August 2023

DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Tuesday 1st August 2023
Geopolitical Insights By: Iain Fraser – Associate Publisher GEÓ
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1st August 2023

DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: Good Morning from the GEÓ Newsroom in Gibraltar. Geopolitical Insights for Tuesday 1st August 2023 including more Moscow attacks, US & Taliban & Niger courts Russia …

UKRAINE CONTINUES ATTACKS ON RUSSIA …
Despite Moscow “assuring” its citizens that Russian air defences had dispatched another wave of Drone attacks – it transpires that the same Office building that was struck in the previous attack has been struck. While Ukraine never comments to confirm or deny operations targeting Russia, Moscow has repeatedly accused Ukraine of carrying out drone strikes on its territory in recent months, including one on Putin’s own residence last May …. Read Full Story & Analysis | This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter using Hashtag #Drones

US & TALIBAN IN “TALKS” …
The US has met with the Taliban in the first “official talks” since its hurried and embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan. The two day event being held in independent Qatar is scheduled to focus on Human Rights & Narcotics trafficking. Since the US withdrawal, and the Taliban effortlessly absorbing the power vacuum – No country has recognised the Taliban as the de facto ruling faction and its likely that these “talks” will bear any fruit but it may open a back-channel … Read Full Story & Analysis | This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter using Hashtag #Taliban

NIGER COUP SUBSTANTIVE …
Despite several warnings of “economic isolation” and the threat of Military retribution by various African country pacts the Junta is holding fast, slightly buoyed by the unexpected vow of “support” for “General” (I use the term loosely!) Moussa Salaou Barmou from neighbours Burkina Faso and Mali. This is surely a plot by Putin to extend Russia’s African enclaves – also handy that disgraced mercenary leader Prigozhin has offered the Junta “assistance” …! Read Full Story & Analysis | This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter using Hashtag #Niger