DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Wednesday 19th July 2023
GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Wednesday 19th July 2023 including Russia targets Odessa, Mystery surrounds the US serviceman now in North Korea and the IEA new Global Gas Market Security report …
July 19th 2023
GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Wednesday 19th July 2023 including Russia targets Odessa, Mystery surrounds the US serviceman now in North Korea and the IEA new Global Gas Market Security report …
UKRAINE: Odessa
Hard on the heels since Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and it has launched a relentless barrage of missiles on the Ukrainian port of Odessa for the second night in a veiled attempt to dissuade Ukraine from exporting grain.
Odessa was pivotal in executing Ukraine grain exports under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Attacks were also reported in the capital, Kyiv. Usual Kremlin rhetoric blamed their withdrawal from the Erdogan brokered deal, firmly on “the west” for failing to discharge its guarantee to facilitate exports of Russian food and fertiliser that Moscow insists has not been applied. This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter
NORTH KOREA
Mystery still surrounds the “capture” of a US Serviceman after he allegedly wandered into the DMZ. The US Military brass are scrabbling to piece together the exact circumstances that led their man into North Korea.
Reports are mixed, some reporting he “wilfully” crossed into NK other reports say that the 21 year old soldier say that he was captured after he strayed over the border while on an orientation trip. This is a fluid news story – follow updates via @GEO_IntelDesk on Twitter
ENERGY & RENEWABLES
The global energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed the structure of natural gas markets, requiring closer dialogue between producers and consumers looking to ensure both short- and longer-term security of supply and reduce emissions according to a new review of Global Gas Market Security according to the IEA (International Energy Agency) Learn More /…
