USA
U.S. Naval Update Map: July 27, 2011 | STRATFOR
Alleged Fort Hood Plotter Thwarted by Operational Mistakes | STRATFOR
EUROPE
Portfolio: Eurozone's Future To Rely Heavily On Germany | STRATFOR
ASIA
China's Technology Showcases Mask Economic Warning Signs | STRATFOR
Agenda: North Korea Resumes Diplomatic Negotiations | STRATFOR
India: Defense Ministry To Upgrade Fighter Aircraft Fleet July 29, 2011
Indian Defense Ministry officials signed a $2.4 billion deal with French companies Thales and Dassault Aviation on July 29 to upgrade its 51-strong Mirage 2000 fighter fleet, company officials said, PTI reported. The aircraft will serve 20-25 more years. The Indian air force inducted Mirages in the mid 1980s.
RUSSIA
Russia and France: New Levels of Cooperation | STRATFOR
IRAN
Iran: China Invests In Major Iranian Petrochemical Project July 30, 2011
Chinese investors will provide 85 percent of the funding for construction of the Masjed-Soleyman Petrochemical Complex in Iran, the BBC reported July 30, citing the Mehr news agency. The complex will be the largest urea fertilizer and ammonium production unit in the word, and Iranian private investors, along with the Chinese investors, are set to invest $4 billion. Construction officially started July 30.
IRAQ
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
ISRAEL
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Weekly War Update: Raid on a Haqqani Camp | STRATFOR
MIDDLE EAST
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Mexico Security Memo: Underground Meth Labs in Sinaloa | STRATFOR
Mexico: Juarez Cartel Leader Captured July 30, 2011
Mexican police arrested alleged Juarez drug cartel leader Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez, known as “El Diego,” Reuters reported July 30. An arrest was made but the identity was not confirmed, according to a spokeswoman for the federal police in Mexico City.
MISC
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
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