Monthly Geopolitical Policy Brief – July 2025 Edition

This edition of the Monthly Geopolitical Policy Brief explores pivotal developments reshaping the global policy landscape—from Syria’s $800 million Tartous Port deal to landmark privacy and AI legislation in the United States and European Union. With insights on Africa’s continental agrifood framework and Gulf re-engagement in the Levant, this brief offers diplomats, policymakers, and business leaders timely intelligence on emerging regulatory paradigms and strategic power shifts across regions. Essential reading for future-focused decision-making.

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The Chagos Islands Deal: A Pragmatic Resolution Amid Political Backlash

In 2019, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Britain’s continued occupation of the islands was illegal and that sovereignty should be transferred to Mauritius. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) reinforced this ruling, urging the UK to cede control. However, successive British governments refused, citing strategic security interests.

Prime Minister Starmer’s agreement to transfer sovereignty while securing a 99-year lease for the military base is a long-overdue response to international legal obligations

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Suella Braverman LOSES IT at ‘idiot’ Starmer JEOPARDISING Trump’s Relationship with UK

In a dramatic interview broadcast from Washington DC, former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman launched a blistering critique of Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer. During the interview, Braverman referred to Sir Keir Starmer as an “idiot,” accusing him of jeopardising the UK’s national interest by taking a hostile stance towards Donald Trump in the past.

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Going Gold 

The time of land-taxing Liberals has long gone. The Liberal Democrats are on the side of the farmers who gathered in Westminster last week to protest against the Government’s changes to Agricultural Property Relief in the Autumn Budget – mandating that estates valued at over £1m – previously…

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Care-less Budget

I wrote last week that the Chancellor Reeves’ Autumn Budget offered little in the way of the reform much needed in our education sector. Well, it seems that what is “thin gruel” for education is not much better for our health and social care sector.  The Impact of…

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