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Saturday, July 30, 2011

What's going on in the World Today 110730

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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
 

 
Except where noted courtesy www.stratfor.com
 

 

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