Thread by @jayi_wang

International Affairs /1-1
#Myanmar #Burma 🇲🇲
Myanmar's Generals
Run A Nearly Sanction-Proof
BUSINESS EMPIRE
Long Before Seizing Control
Of The Streets
by @oanhha @jwf825
& Khine Lin Kyaw
MAY 11, 2021
["bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-…"]
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar

International Affairs /1-2
#Myanmar #Burma 🇲🇲
- Area : 676.5K km²
- Population : 53.6 M
- Capital : #Naypyidaw
largest city : #Yangon
ETHNICS
- #Bamar 68%
- #Shan 9%
RELIGIONS
- #Buddhism 88%
- #Christianity 6.2%
- #Islam 4.3%
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
#Burmese
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar

International Affairs /1-3
#Myanmar #Burma 🇲🇲
ECONOMY
- GDP (PPP) : US$355 B
Per capita : US$6.7 K
- #InformalEconomy :
one of the biggest in the world
- Rich in precious stones :
#Rubies 90% of world's
#Sapphires #Pearls #Jade
- #Tourism
- #Agriculture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar

International Affairs /4
#Isreal 🇮🇱 #Palestine #Gaza
Violence Between #Isrealis
And #Palestinians Escalates
Toward All-Out War #War
by @SBHendrix @shira_rubin
MAY 12, 2021
washingtonpost.com/world/israel-p…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E…
brown.edu/Departments/Jo…

International Affairs /4-1
#Isreal 🇮🇱
- Area : 21K km²
- Population : 9.3 M
- Capital : #Jerusalem
ETHNICS
- #Jewish 74.2%
- #Arab 20.9%
RELIGIONS
- #Judaism 74.2%
- #Islam 17.8%
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
- #Hebrew
ECONOMY
- GDP (PPP) : $372 B
Per capita : $40 K
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

International Affairs /4-2
#WestBank
- Area : 5.65K km²
- Population : 3.3 M
#Palestinian enclaves : 167
#Israeli settlements : 230
RELIGIONS
- #Islam (#Sunni) : 80~85%
- #Judaism : 12~14%
LANGUAGES
- #Palestinian #Arabic
- #Hebrew
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West…

International Affairs /4-3
Gaza Strip #Gaza
- Area : 365 km²
- Population : 2 M
- Capital : #GazaCity
- Under #PalestinianAuthority
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestini…
- Administrated by #Hamas
since 2007
- Claimed by #Palestine 🇵🇸
- #Palestinian 98%
- #Sunni 98%
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip

International Affairs /4-3-1
HAMĀS #Hamās
- Acronym of (#Arabic)
Islamic Resistance Movement
- Intl Affiliation :
#MuslimBrotherhood
- Founded : 1987
- HQ : #GazaCity
- #Dawah : Social Service wing
- #alQassam : Military wing

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas

International Affairs /4-3-2
#MuslimBrotherhood
A Transnational #Sunni
#Islamist Organization
- Founded : #Egypt 1928
BELIEFS
- #Allah Is Our Objective
- #Quran Is Our Law
- #Jihad Is Our Way
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Br…
dailybrief.oxan.com/Analysis/DB222…
worldview.stratfor.com/article/charti…

International Affairs /4-3a
GAZA BARRIERS
Walls /Double Wire Fences
- #Gaza-#Isreal #BorderBarrier
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza%E2%8…
- #Gaza-#Egypt #BorderWall
Material : #Steel
w/ #Electronic #Sensors
Length : 14 km /7.5 mi
Hight : 7 m
Depth : 18 m
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%…

International Affairs /4-1a
ISRAEL'S
SECURITY BARRIERS
Walls / Double Wire Fences
realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/…
- #WestBank-#Isreal
L : 708 km /440 mi
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_W…
- #IsrealEgypt
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%…
- #GolanHeights
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golan_Hei…
washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…

International Affairs /4-3a-1
Human Entry & Exit Points
of Gaza Strip #GazaStrip :
- #Gaza-#Isreal
Erez Crossing #ErezCrossing
#Erez #BeitHanoun
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erez_Cros…
- #Gaza-#Egypt
Rafah Crossing
#RafahCrossing #Rafah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah_Bor…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza%E2%8…

International Affairs /4-3-3
A GUIDE TO
THE GAZA STRIP #GazaStrip

aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/14…
reuters.com/world/middle-e…
time.com/5276048/gaza-c…
britannica.com/place/Gaza-Str…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_o…
history.com/.amp/news/gaza…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip

International Affairs /4a
#Lebanon 🇱🇧
- Area : 10.45K km²
- Population : 6.9 M
- Capital : #Beirut
ETHNICS
#Arab 95%
RELIGIONS
#Islam
(#Shia 28.3% #Sunni 28%)
#Christianity : 35.5%
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
- #Arabic
GDP (PPP) : $91 B
Per capita : $11.6 K
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon

International Affairs /4b
#Hezbollah #Hezbullah
Literally (#Arabic) :
Party Of Allah #Allah
- Founded : 1985
- HQ : #Beirut #Lebanon
- Religion : #Shia #Islam
- Ideology : Anti-#Semitism
Anti-#Zionism #Jihad
- Members : 30~50 K
- Units/Groups : 3.8 K
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

International Affairs /4c
#Fatah
- The Largest Faction Of
The Palestinian #Palestinian
Liberation Organization
#PLO #YasserArafat
#PalestinianAuthority
- Founded : 1959
- HQ : #Ramallah #WestBank
- Ideology : #TwoStates
Two-State Solution
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah

International Affairs /4d
#Syria 🇸🇾
- Area : 185K km²
- Population : 17.5 M
- Capital : #Damascus
- GDP (PPP) : $27 B
Per capita : $790
ETHNICS
#Arab 90%
RELIGIONS
#Islam 87% (#Sunni 74%)
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
#Arabic

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria

International Affairs /4d-1
Syrian Civil War
#SyrianCivilWar #Syria
- Duration : MAR 15, 2011~
- Status : Ongoing
- Death Toll : 388~594 K
- Refugees : 5.6 M

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_ci…
britannica.com/event/Syrian-C…
bbc.com/news/world-mid…
npr.org/2021/03/15/976…

International Affairs /4-1b
#Jerusalem Municipal
- Claimed by
#Isreal 🇮🇱 and #Palestine 🇵🇸
- East-West Division : 1948~67
- Administered by Israel
- Capital of Israel
- Area (Metro) : 652 km²
- Population (Metro) : 1.25 M
#Jewish 61%
#Arab 38%
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem

International Affairs /4-4
Gaza Strip #GazaStrip
#Israel And #Hamās
Agree To A Ceasefire
Mediated By #Egypt
MAY 21, 2021
aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/20…
reuters.com/world/middle-e…
nytimes.com/live/2021/05/2…
theguardian.com/world/2021/may…
independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…

International Affairs /4-4-1
#Israel 🇮🇱
Allows Limited Export
From #Gaza #GazaStrip 🇵🇸
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
Thru #KeremShalom -
The Only Commercial Crossing
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerem_Sha…
JUNE 23, 2021
xinhuanet.com/english/2021-0…

International Affairs /3-2
A Mixture Of #USAF #F16
& #F15E Fighter Bombers
Dropped 500 & 2000-pound
Satellite-Guided Bombs
On 3 Structures
In #Syria 🇸🇾 & #Iraq 🇮🇶
- #MarkMilley
#LloydAustin Briefed #Biden
To Be Bombed
06/28/2021
reuters.com/world/middle-e…

International Affairs /5
#US Troops Withdrawing
From #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
#Bagram #BagramAirfield
JULY 3, 2021
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawa…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagram_Ai…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanist…
hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-…
apnews.com/article/taliba…
amp.usatoday.com/amp/7832148002

International Affairs /5-1
#US Troops Withdrawing
From #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
#Bagram #BagramAirfield
07/03/2021






en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawa…

International Affairs /5-2
#US Troops Withdrawing
From #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
✨ #Taliban

International Affairs /5-2-1
#US Troops Withdrawing
From #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
✨ #Taliban (1994~)
- HQ : #Kandahar
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
bbc.com/news/world-sou…

International Affairs /5-3
#US Troops Withdrawing
From #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Nearly 1,600 #Afghan Soldiers
Fled Into #Tajikistan 🇹🇯
As #Taliban Extends Control
JULY 5, 2021
amp.france24.com/en/live-news/2…
amp.dw.com/en/afghan-troo…
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/…

International Affairs /5-3-1
#US Troops Withdrawing
From #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
✨ #Taliban



en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
apnews.com/article/taliba…
longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliba…

International Affairs /5-3-2
#US Troops Withdrawing
From #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
#Bagram #BagramAirfield
#BagramAirbase




en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagram_Ai…
bbc.com/news/world-asi…

International Affairs /5-3-3
#Taliban Claims
It Controls 85%
Of #Afghanistan Territory
JULY 9, 2021


reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
foxnews.com/world/taliban-…
aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/9/…
m.timesofindia.com/world/south-as…

International Affairs /6
.@POTUS #Biden :
US Troops In #Iraq (~2.5 K)
To Conclude Combat Mission
And Shift To Advisory Role
By The End Of 2021
JULY 26, 2021



en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq

International Affairs /5-3-4
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 #Taliban
#UN #UNReports :
Civilian Casualties
At Record High
JULY 26, 2021
news.un.org/en/story/2021/…
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
apnews.com/article/afghan…

International Affairs /5-3-3-1
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 #Taliban
.@TheEconomist :
As Of JUNE 30, 2021,
% Of Territorial Control ⬇️

International Affairs /1-4
#Myanmar #Burma 🇲🇲
#MinAungHlaing (1956~)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_…
GEN. Min Aung Hlaing
Formed Caretaker Government
And As Prime Minister
- General Elections
To Be Held
In The 2nd Half Of 2023.
AUG 1, 2021
news.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-0…

International Affairs /1-5
#BeltAndRoad #BRI
#China #Myanmar #Burma
✨ China-Myanmar
Economic Corridor (CMEC)
#ChinaMyanmar #CMEC

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China-Mya…
thediplomat.com/tag/china-myan…
wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/chin…

International Affairs /1-5-1
East-West Economic Corridor
#EastWestEconomicCorridor
- Operational : DEC 12, 2006
#GreaterMekong #MeKong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%E2%8…
slideplayer.com/slide/8913926/
✨ The East-West
Economic Corridor Railway
futuresoutheastasia.com/east-west-econ…

International Affairs /1-5-2
Southern Economic Corridor
#GreaterMekong #MeKong
gms-cbta.org/Southern%20Eco…
aseanbriefing.com/news/southern-…

International Affairs /1-5-2-1
The Greater
Mekong Subregion
#GreaterMekong
#YunNan 🇨🇳 #GuangXi 🇨🇳
#Myanmar 🇲🇲 #Laos 🇱🇦
#Thailand 🇨🇷 #Cambodia 🇰🇭
#ViệtNam 🇻🇳
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_M…
✨ North-South
Economic Corridor
✨ East-West Economic Corridor
✨ Southern Economic Corridor

International Affairs /4b-1
Hezbollah #Hezbollah 🇱🇧
Launched Tens Of Rockets
Into #Israel 🇮🇱
In Retaliation For
#Israeli Airstrikes A Day Earlier.
AUG 6, 2021
aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/6/…
m.jpost.com/breaking-news/…
apnews.com/article/middle…
reuters.com/world/middle-e…

International Affairs /5-3-1-1
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Capital Cities
To Be Taken By #Taliban :
#Sheberghan #SarePol
#Kunduz #Taloqan
#Zaranj #LashkarGah
#Farah #Kandakhar #Herat
#Logar #Ghazni #KABUL
#Fayzabad #Jalalabad

International Affairs /5-4
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
34 PROVINCES / Capitals
#BADAKHSHAN / #Fayzabad
#BĀDGHĪS / #QalaeNaw
#BAGHLĀN / #PuleKhumri
#BALKH / #MazariSharif
#BAMYAN / #Bamyan
#DAYKUNDI / #Nili
#FARĀH / #Farāh
#FARYAB / #Maymana
#GHAZNI / #Ghazni
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanist…

International Affairs /5-4-1
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
34 PROVINCES / Capitals
#GHŌR / #Chaghcharān
#HELMAND / #LashkarGāh
#HERAT / #Herat
#JOWZJAN / #Sheberghan
#KABUL / #Kabul
#KANDAHĀR / #Kandahār
#KAPISA / #MahmudiRaqi
#KHOST / #Khost
#KUNAR / #AsadAbad
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanist…

International Affairs /5-4-2
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
34 PROVINCES / Capitals
#KUNDUZ / #Kunduz
#LAGHMAN / #MehtarLam
#LOGAR / #PuleAlam
#NANGARHĀR #Jalalabad
#NIMROZ #Zaranj
#NURISTAN #Parun
#URUZGAN #TarīnKōt
#PAKTIĀ #Gardēz
#PAKTIKA #Sharana
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanist…

International Affairs /5-4-3
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
34 PROVINCES / Capitals
#PANJSHIR #Bāzārak
#PARWĀN #Charikar
#SAMANGAN #Aybak
#SAREPUL #SarePul
#TAKHAR #Taloqan
#WARDAK #MaidānShār
#ZABUL #Qalāt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanist…

International Affairs /5-5
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
#Taliban #IEA
THE TALIBAN
RETAKE AFGHANISTAN
AUG 15, 2021



amp.usatoday.com/amp/8142051002
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/…
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

International Affairs /5-5-1
THE DOHA AGREEMENT
- Signed : 02/29/2020
- Location : #Doha #Qatar
- Parties : #US #Taliban
- Signatories :
#ZalmayKhalilzad
Abdul Ghani Baradar #Baradar


en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha_Agre…

International Affairs /5-5-2
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
#Taliban #IEA
#Biden's REMARKS
On AFGHANISTAN
Falling To The TALIBAN
nytimes.com/2021/08/16/us/…
AUG 16, 2021


nytimes.com/live/2021/08/1…
bbc.com/news/world-us-…

International Affairs /5-5-3
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
#Taliban #IEA #US
WHY DID THE US
LOSE IN AFGHANISTAN

pbs.org/newshour/show/…
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
time.com/6090758/why-am…

International Affairs /5-6
TRANSCRIPT :
#Taliban's
FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE
aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/…
By Taliban Spokesman
Zabīhullāh Mujāhid
Zabiullah Mujāhid
#ZabihullahMujahid
#ZabiullahMujahid
#Zabīhullāh #Zabiullah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabiullah…
08/17/2021

International Affairs /5-4-4
#AFG #Afghanistan 🇦🇫
LOCATIONS Of
Regional Command (RC)
Of International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF)
& Provincial
Reconstruction Team (PRT)
- E : #US
- C : #France
- N : #Germany
- W : #Italy
- S : #NL #GBR #CAN
nato.int/isaf/docu/epub…