The David Hunter Perspective - 08 02 2023

Read on for today's agenda below prepared by David (thank you very much). - Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience.

1)Poland And The Suwalki Gap?: Will Putin choose to use 'hybrid warfare' to launch an attack on the Polish-held Suwalki region? If he does so, what is the significance of his taking the Suwalki Gap, a small border area between Poland and the Baltic States? And if the Wagner Group is used as his 'little green men' in such an attack, what will be NATO's response?

2)Putin Holds Second 'Russia-Africa Summit' in St. Petersburg: Last week on July 26th Putin held a major summit of heads of government of 17 African nations in St. Petersburg. It was a followup to his first summit held in 2019 in Sochi, Russia. At the summit he offered 'free grain', expanding military cooperation, and a new 'world order' to African leaders. What's going on?

3)Pakistan Suicide Bomber Kills Over 50: In a gathering of Pakistan Islamist party JUI-F in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa District near the Afghanistan border, a suicide bomber killed over 50 people, and wounded hundreds. Who was behind this terrible attack, and what is it's significance to Pakistan's stability?