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If fierce popular protest over a plan to streamline the French pension system forces the government to backtrack, its reformist credentials -- and influence within the EU -- would diminish.
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SITUATION REPORTDec 5, 2019 | 18:59 GMT
Global: WTO Members Agree on 2020 Budget After Conceding to Key U.S. DemandsMembers of the World Trade Organization have agreed on a provisional 2020 budget and delayed their decision on a budget for 2021, Bloomberg reported Dec. 5. The spending plans reportedly include many of the U.S. key demands on funding.
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Iran: Tehran's Missile Program Violates U.N. Security Council Resolution, European Countries SayFrance, Germany and the United Kingdom have accused Iran of violating U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231 with its ballistic missile program, arguing that its weapons can deploy nuclear warheads, the three countries said in a Dec. 4 letter circulated at the United Nations.
READ MOREPodcastsDec 5, 2019 | 17:00 GMT
In this episode of the Stratfor Pen and Sword podcast, host Fred Burton sits down with best-selling author and former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, Brad Taylor.
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Sudan: U.S. Set to Name First Ambassador in 23 Years Amid Warming Diplomatic TiesThe United States will soon name its first ambassador to Sudan in 23 years, according to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, AFP reported Dec. 5.
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EU: Spanish, Italian Plans to Proceed With Digital Tax Could Raise U.S. Tariff ThreatBilateral relations with the United States shouldn't affect a country's decision to introduce a tax on digital services, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Dec. 4, adding that a decision to impose such a tax was within a country's sovereign rights, Reuters reported.
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Iran: Khamenei Supports Plan To Declare Victims of Protests as MartyrsIranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has backed a plan to declare the victims of November's violent riots as "martyrs" and provide compensation to their families, the BBC reported Dec. 4.
READ MOREAssessmentsDec 5, 2019 | 11:00 GMT
The Naval Update Map shows the approximate current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs), based on available open-source information.
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With an increasingly cash-strapped and hungry citizenry, the survival of Zimbabwe's current government will hinge heavily on keeping its security forces paid and happy. Though doing so will be no easy feat given the country's depleted reserves.
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Israel: Gantz-Netanyahu Meeting Ends Without Progress on Unity GovernmentA meeting between Israeli Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a unity government has ended after only 45 minutes without a result, The Times of Israel reported Dec. 3.
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Japan: Upper House Approves U.S. Trade DealJapan's upper house has approved a bilateral trade deal with the United States, paving the way for the accord to go into effect in early 2020, The Straits Times reported Dec. 4.
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Iran: New Intel Points to Potential Iranian Attack on U.S. Interests in Mideast, Officials SayNew intelligence has emerged indicating that the Iranian military might be preparing for an attack on U.S. forces and interests in the Middle East, according to U.S. officials, CNN reported Dec. 3.
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Driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's desire for a "big win," Saudi Arabia's push to sell off a tiny slice of its state-run oil company has been a frantic series of compromises.
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Even as the world heads to a global oil oversupply, the coalition will not trim production quotas. Instead, it'll count on stricter compliance with current targets to tighten output.
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Japan: Tokyo Pledges $3 Billion Investments in ASEAN Countries Over Coming YearsJapan has pledged $3 billion of investments from public and private institutions in the coming years to support infrastructure projects, gender equality and environmental protection in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan Today reported Dec. 3.
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Belarus, Russia: Lukashenko, Putin to Meet on Dec. 7 to Discuss Bilateral IntegrationRussian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will meet in Sochi on Dec. 7 to discuss a roadmap for bilateral integration, Belarusian News Agency reported Dec. 3 citing a statement from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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EU, France: U.S. Threatens New Tariffs Over Airbus Subsidies, French Digital TaxThe United States has threatened to place additional tariffs on EU imports after a World Trade Organization panel ruled that the bloc had not fully complied with previous rulings and maintained its illegal subsidies for Airbus, Deutsche Welle reported Dec. 3.
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Global: WTO Appellate Body Chairman Won't Consider New Cases After Departure on Dec. 10Thomas Graham, the chairman of the World Trade Organization's appellate body, won't consider any cases and disputes after his term ends Dec. 10, Bloomberg reported Dec. 2.
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Turkey: Erdogan Urges NATO to Recognize YPG as Terrorist OrganizationTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on NATO to recognize the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) as a terrorist organization, the Hurriyet Daily News reported Dec. 3.
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Lebanon: U.S. Releases $105 Million in Delayed Military AidThe United States has released $105 million in military aid to Lebanon that it had withheld since at least June, ABC News reported Dec. 2.
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