DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Thursday, 14th December 2023

Thursday, 14th December 2023

DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Thursday, 14th December 2023
GEÓ Insights Curated By Iain Fraser – Associate Publisher GEÓ
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GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: Good Morning from the GEÓ Newsroom in Gibraltar. Geopolitical Insights for Thursday, 14th December 2023 curated By Iain Fraser, Associate Publisher GEÓ – 

1. ISRAEL/HAMAS WAR: UN – A ceasefire in Gaza is “the only way forward” and “in the interest of everybody” as the war there threatens peace and security for both Palestinians and Israelis for years or even decades to come, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said yesterday [131223] Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #IsraelHamasCeasefire #UN

2. CLIMATE CRISIS: UN COP28 Dubai – COP28 ends with Nations at COP28 approved a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short of a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of oil, coal and gas. Have reports of the death of fosil fuel been exaggerated? Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuelPhaseOut

3. GLOBAL TRADE: UNCTAD – Global trade expected to shrink by nearly 5% in 2023 amid geopolitical strains and shifting trade patterns with a projection to end the year 5% down compared to 2022’s record level, shrinking by about $1.5 trillion to below $31 trillion, according to UNCTAD’s latest Global Trade Update. Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #GlobaTradeDecline #UNHCR 

4. GLOBAL ENERGY: SIEPR – European leaders talk cleaner chips, Geopolitics at SIEPR (The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research) recently teamed up with a delegation of European leaders to host a discussion of the semiconductor industry’s sustainability dilemma and what to do about it. Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #EnergyTransition #SIEPR