GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Thursday 3rd August 2023

GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Thursday 3rd August 2023
Geopolitical Insights By: Iain Fraser – Associate Publisher GEÓ
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3rd August 2023

GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: Good Morning from the GEO´ Newsroom in Gibraltar. Geopolitical Insights for Thursday, 3rd August 2023 – US Dominates the World news this morning including Trump´s legal Woes Compounded, ECOWAS Examines Niger Options and Pyongyang acknowledges custody of Travis King … Read Full Story & Analysis | This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter using Hashtag #GEOInsights

COULD TRUMP GO TO PRISON?
Despite being the front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, ex-President Donald Trump, who already has mounting legal woes and with Georgia prosecutors now reported to be ready to file more charges against him, will have them compounded as he prepares to face federal charges today [3rd August 2023] for conspiring to overturn the 2020 vote, considerably more serious are more damaging than other cases Trump is facing, prompting pundits to speculate whether the ex-President could indeed go to prison if he is convicted … Read Full Story & Analysis | This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter using Hashtag #Trump

ECOWAS EXAMINES NIGER OPTIONS
In the face of defiance by plot leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani as he “warns” all parties not to interfere with Niger´s internal affairs (just as he did!). Various defence analysts that I have spoken to over the Niger coup are convinced that Russia is firmly behind the overthrowing of the legally elected Government as Vladimir Putin seeks to increase the Kremlin´s footprint in resources rich Africa … Read Full Story & Analysis | This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter using Hashtag #NigerCoup

PYONGYANG FORMALLY CONFIRMS CUSTODY OF TRAVIS KING
Pyongyang has now formally acknowledged that they have US Serviceman Travis King in custody following his, as yet unexplained bolt over the DMZ (Demilitarised Zone)into North Korea on 18th Jul 2023. The UN Command, which is responsible for the DMZ, been contacting Pyongyang via a direct line to the North Korean Army. While North Korea had in fact previously acknowledged the request this is the first time they have responded, confirming the US solider is in their custody … Read Full Story & Analysis | This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter using Hashtag #Travis