ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
Dublin may now have to consider withdrawal from the EU and seek entry into free trading agreements which would include the UK, US, Canada, and possibly Australasia. It would add to the momentum breaking up the European Union.
RESOURCES
Moscow’s energy strategy plays to Russia’s considerable strengths
RESOURCES
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
A significant impact is likely on world energy markets over 2020 along with escalation of attacks by Iranian-backed units against US and other targets following the killing of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Saudi Arabia and the UAE move away from the US. Iran cements its ties with Beijing and Moscow. It’s another major stage in a very new Middle East.
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
US-Saudi and Saudi-PRC relations are a factor in continued US dollar dominance. Beijing is poised to become a major rival to the US for influence in Saudi Arabia, and this could become the hub of the launch of the renminbi as a global currency.