International relations

WASHINGTON (WRIC) – Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-Henrico) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) sponsor legislation that would give Congress increased control over arms deals with countries that violate international rights standards of man. The bill was announced by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on October 20, and a Senate version has …

History links Through Harry mini NORFOLK, Virginia – When asked earlier this season about his proudest moments as an Old Dominion football coach, Ricky rahne said one of his bigger ones had nothing to do with blocking and tackling. It was when he learned that the football team had a …

Ben Scott is Director of Australian Security and Rules-Based Order Project at the Lowy Institute. Unlike previous great power contests, the competition between the United States and China takes place through and on the content of international rules. The victors of World War I sought to reorganize the world in …

UNITED NATIONS – More than 80 countries opposed interference in China’s internal affairs on human rights pretext at Third Committee of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Thursday . Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the UN, speaks via video link to the Third …

At the end of September, just over a month after taking control of the Afghan capital, Kabul, Taliban fighters stopped a Pakistani truck at the Torkham border post and removed the country’s flag there. The incident angered Pakistan, but Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid quickly denied reports of emerging divisions between …

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has opened a first ASEAN research center at the Institute for International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. The opening ceremony took place on Tuesday, October 19 and brought together academic leaders and ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), …

If there really is a market for ideas, it’s fair to say that central planning hasn’t taken off lately. It’s not hard to see why. The murderous regimes of Stalin and Mao are not good advertisements for the brand, nor for the possible merits of socialism, for that matter. But …

DUBAI, October 17, 2021 (WAM) – The small island of Dominica in the Caribbean presents itself as a pristine paradise and a country open to investment from around the world, through its pavilion at Expo 2020. Kenneth Darroux, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Affairs and Diaspora Relations, visited the pavilion, …

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Cell phones have been a lifeline for residents of northwest Nigeria who have relied on warning calls to escape escalating bandit attacks. But authorities’ recent blockades of mobile telecommunications have left many rural people isolated and more vulnerable, residents say. Bandits – armed groups that loot …

The Oscar Wild movie podcast is available on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Audible, and iHeart Radio. Credit: Courtesy of Sophia Ciminello Two Ohio State alumni turn their passion into professionals with their entertainment podcast, which covers anything and everything about the world of cinema. Sophia Ciminello and …

Michigan State University has nominated 10 undergraduates and four alumni for graduate scholarships nationwide: the Churchill Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, Mitchell Scholarship, and Rhodes Scholarship. All scholarships support students attending doctoral school in the UK or Ireland. MSU applicants for the Churchill scholarship are: Charles Hultquist, a senior Honors College specializing …

Russia said it was “unnecessary” to get involved in talks with Ukraine since the Kiev administration is totally dependent on foreign management. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said in an article published by the Russian newspaper Kommersant that “there is no confidence” in partners such as Ukraine in …

The Anthropocene has sparked intense and ongoing debate over the past decade. From seemingly diverse disciplines such as climatology, geology, philosophy and the visual arts, researchers set out to reflect on the new epoch of the Anthropocene. This means pursuing various avenues of measurement, criticism, and reflection on the origins …

IIT WAS A deliberate provocation, patriotically timed. On October 1, the country’s national holiday, China flew 38 planes, including fighter jets and bombers, to Taiwan (one guy, the J-16, is shown). They entered the island’s air defense identification area (ADIZ), a buffer region where intrusions often trigger military alerts. It …

MONTREAL – The Legault government is considering Quebec-China relations, following the country’s detention of two Canadians. China, where Quebec has opened four offices, has become one of the province’s main trading partners. China’s detention of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig was likely in retaliation for the arrest of Huawei …

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – With a record number of military flights near Taiwan over the past week, China has shown new military intensity and sophistication as it intensifies its harassment of the island which it claims as its own and affirms its territorial ambitions in the region. The Chinese People’s …

NEW YORK – After years of latent tensions between the United States and China, the White House announced on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Switzerland to meet with senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi, a sign that the two sides are looking to …

Intensifying competition between the United States and China is forcing South Korea, a crucial American ally that has long sought to maintain cordial relations with Beijing, to face a delicate choice. The Aukus Security Pact between the US, UK and Australia, and last month’s summit of the Quad Group of …

How far back does 1988 go today? Let us recall some events of the time to give us a better idea of ​​the temporal distance. We were still ecstatic after winning the European Basketball Cup the year before, the Koskotas scandal had just hit the headlines and Andreas Papandreou had …

The Umlauf Sculpture Garden in Austin, Texas was the setting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, for the wedding of Kelley Christine Lane and Reiner Larkin Hershaw. Dalton Lane, uncle of the bride, officiated. The parents of the bride are Cheryl and Dr Milton Lane of Little Rock. Granddaughter …

President of the Republic Pedro Castillo on Saturday attended amphibious landing exercises in the Salinas Bay area, city of Huacho, in which surface units participated, as well as forces of the Marine Corps of Brazil, Chile , United States, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru The Head of State was accompanied by …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan reported the largest ever incursion by the Chinese Air Force into its air defense zone, with 38 planes flying in two waves on Friday as Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of China . China’s claimed Taiwan has been complaining for a year or …

Sarah Deitsch poses at the Chabad House next to the “Real Women, Real Stories” leaflet she created. Credit: Maya Neyman | Editor-in-chief of digital content A clinical psychotherapist, fashion designer, and chef will all speak via Zoom at the Ohio State Chabad House on Wednesday, but instead of Buckeye gear, …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said cross-border lines of communication with South Korea would be re-established in early October as part of efforts to improve frosty relations, but warned that it was entirely up to Seoul to determine. the future trajectory of their relationship, according to state media. reported Thursday. …

If Beijing wants a greater sense of security, it must act to facilitate such an environment that also addresses the security concerns of others. Representative image. AFP The events of the past month point to a deepening disconnect between India and China. Developments in Afghanistan, the Quad summit, and sustained …

Paris – Labor lawmaker Emilie Moatti was appointed to head the Knesset’s subcommittee on foreign affairs and public diplomacy on September 12. This powerful and prestigious sub-committee oversees Israel’s foreign relations, including its ties with other countries, with institutions abroad, and with international organizations. Indeed, only two weeks after his …

– Ministers from Asia, Europe and the United States, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, philanthropic executives and decorated celebrities spoke at the annual HPAIR conference – held virtually – discussing progress at- beyond technological boundaries, addressing social issues, improving global governance, and fostering philanthropy. – Called “The Davos of Harvard” …

[Photo/Xinhua] With the United States and China being the world’s two largest economies, their relationship is of global significance, with a major impact on the prospects of Chinese and American multinational enterprises and on the global economy as well as on the effectiveness of global governance. . In the face …

(Artistic conception: Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli) Relations between the two superpowers, the United States and China, dominate the international world. Here we watch the way China perceives American foreign relations. How the United States perceives China and how the former see it as a threat, what this will imply in terms of …

Meng Wanzhou waves to a cheering crowd as she exits a charter plane at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, September 25, 2021. Photo: Xinhua Meng Wanzhou’s return to China on Saturday after nearly three years in Canada was applauded by Japanese netizens, who compared his …

Dark areas emerged in the apparently cordial relations between India and Saudi Arabia during the visit of the Saudi Arabian foreign minister to India. [Indias External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and KSA Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. (Image tweeted by S Jaishankar)] The Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi …

Some of them are sitting in Cabinet for the first time, while others are taking on new roles. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, announced on Saturday the formation of a new United Arab …

The Union’s Foreign Ministry has refused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee permission to participate in the World Peace Conference to be held in Italy in October this year. Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: file) The Union Foreign Office refused the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, permission to participate in …

Laila Ward, a freshman studying human biology at USC Dornsife, recently won the crown at the Miss Black Pasadena Pageant, which honors talented local teens. [3¾ min read] Laila Ward is originally from Pasadena, California where she was a member of the Pasadena Youth Council and was the Youth Ambassador …

“We are more present in the Pacific than our British friends, and so far we are more present militarily than our British friends,” said Bruno Tertrais, deputy director of the Foundation for Strategic Research, which has helped establish discussions between the French and the Australians. governments on the future of …

Dr Stacy Richards-Kennedy has been appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor for Global Affairs at the University of the West Indies (UWI). She assumed leadership of the regional university’s global engagement portfolio effective August 1. The two-year appointment will see Dr. Richards-Kennedy leading the coordination of internationalization and strategic global initiatives through the …

HADDONFIELD, New Jersey, September 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / – True, the world’s fastest growing platform for innovative talent management products and services, today announced its new office in Amsterdam, netherlands. This region, which includes Belgium and Luxembourg, is a booming start-up field – with a booming tech scene and …

The Society for Military History is divided over whether to hold its annual conference in Texas next spring, as long planned, in light of the state’s new six-week abortion ban and other controversial laws regarding abortions. voting rights and transgender youth. Debate over the location of the conference has intensified …

Overview Developing an original theoretical approach to understanding the roots of regional conflicts and cooperation, International Relations in the Middle East explores the dynamics of national and international foreign policy for an accessible insight into how and why the regional order of the Middle East has changed over time. Highlighting …

His Excellency Nicola Lener, Ambassador of Italy to the United Arab Emirates Image Credit: Provided As the first global event after the outbreak of the pandemic, Expo 2020 Dubai should be a platform of extraordinary value to reflect on the role of cooperation as a key factor in improving the …

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size It’s the evening of November 16, 2016, and Barack Obama and Angela Merkel have just sat down for a private dinner inside Berlin’s chic Adlon Hotel – the place where Michael Jackson once hung his nine-month-old son. on a fourth floor balcony. …

There is anxiety in the state of Niger that the kings set today for the election of the seventh Sarkin Sudan from Kontagora. It was in a long list of 47 candidates signed by the chairman of the electoral commission, Alhaji Shehu Yusuf Galadima, seen on Saturday. The list includes …

TOKYO – The United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree next week to work on creating a secure supply chain for semiconductors at the Quad Summit in Washington, a signal that the four-way alliance intended to counter China in the Indo-Pacific is expanding its reach. Leaders are expected to …

PARIS / CANBERRA / WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Reuters) – France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Friday after recalling its ambassadors from the two countries over a trilateral security agreement that sunk a French-designed submarine contract with Canberra. The rare decision taken by …

Fri :35 BUENOS AIRES, September 16, 2021 (WAM) – Saeed Abdullah Saif Al Qamzi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Argentina, discussed with Felipe Solá, Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, a number of issues of common interest and ways to strengthen bilateral relations between …

The students of the “International Relations” and “Sociology” directions organized a master class, the aim of which was to discover the possibilities of using the YouTube platform for a more fun and productive study of a foreign language.The event was organized by teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages ​​of …

France has expressed fury at Australia’s surprise decision to quash a massive submarine deal in favor of the United States’ nuclear-powered submarines, describing it as “a stab in the eye.” backs “of Canberra and a strain on its friendly relations with Washington. “It’s really a stab in the back. We …

Through Chulumanco Mahamba 1h ago Share this article: To shareTweeterTo shareTo shareTo shareE-mailTo share Johannesburg – A student from Wits University has been selected in the top 50 for a new award given to an outstanding student who has had a real impact on learning, the lives of his peers …

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an injection of money into Afghanistan to avoid an economic collapse that would trigger a “catastrophic” situation for the Afghan people and be a “gift to terrorist groups”. His remarks come after his special envoy for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, warned the Security …

First it was North Korea. Then came Myanmar. It is now Afghanistan. The three ongoing crises in China’s neighborhood seem to have little in common. But for Beijing, they pose the same question: how to deal with strategically important but failing states at its border, and how China’s response will …

As COVID-19 continues to rage across Africa and developed countries consistently withhold vaccines from low-income countries, India is using health diplomacy as a way to tighten its grip on the African continent and consolidate its position as a world power. More than a year after the onset of the world’s …

Vietnam Updates Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about news from Vietnam. When Kamala Harris landed in Vietnam last week, she had already been eclipsed. Just hours before his plane landed, the Chinese ambassador in Hanoi met with the Vietnamese prime minister to pledge …

TOKYO – As the Taliban seize power in Afghanistan, Russia has stepped in as a mediator in the war-torn country, emphasizing its position as a key player and barely hiding its desire to expand its influence in the region to fill the void left by power. by the retreating US …

The relationship between the United States and China is important on the world stage because of the financial, military and political power that each nation wields. The relationship is also unlikely to turn into outright hostility, unless some unforeseen dramatic event occurs. But as time passes, the growing rivalry between …

Appointment: June 27-29, 2022Place: Online via Zoom Call for Papers The call for contributions is now open. If you would like to join us, please submit your article summary (150 words) or panel proposal (X words) here before November 30, 2021. About the conference The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the …

Jawaharlal Nehru was not only the architect of modern India and the country’s first prime minister. He also played a central role in the discrediting of European imperialism and gave voice to the peoples of Asia and Africa struggling for self-determination and racial equality. An unlikely revolutionary, Nehru was born …

Editor’s Note: Yuan Sha is an assistant researcher in the American Studies Department of the China Institute of International Studies. A former Columbia University Fulbright Fellow, she holds a PhD in International Politics from the China University of Foreign Affairs. Yuan has published several articles on Sino-US security relations in …

A Canadian entrepreneur accused in China of espionage days after the arrest of a Huawei executive faces a possible verdict on Wednesday, as Beijing steps up pressure ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to do so. facing US criminal charges. Michael Spavor and fellow …

The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee called on the Defense Department to provide additional support to Greece as the country battles dozens of wildfires. Bob Mendez, in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday, said the country was “a close and valued ally of …

WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY – The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise a month ago on Saturday has potential repercussions as far away as China, which has played a diplomatic chess game of influence with the United States on the nation impoverished Caribbean woman. Beijing has suspended coronavirus vaccines and …

The May 2021 violence between Israelis and Palestinians was the latest deadly eruption in a decades-long conflict that has proven immune to attempts to forge a comprehensive peace. We asked two Middle Eastern experts to assess what can be done now to promote peace. Academics Raslan Ibrahim, assistant professor of …

NEW YORK – The situation in Afghanistan remains turbulent as the United States prepares to complete the withdrawal of its combat forces by the August 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden last month. A day after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reiterated continued engagement with Afghanistan despite the …

ICDS Associate Researcher Ramon Loik contributed to a chapter in the book “The Russian Federation in the Global Knowledge War. Influence Operations in Europe and Its Neighborhood ”(Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2021) in cooperation with Victor Madeira of Cambridge Security Initiative. The book belongs to the series Contributions aux relations internationales. …

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross speaks during the third annual US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, United States, September 14, 2020. REUTERS / Erin Scott / Pool / File Photo BEIJING / WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) – China on Friday announced that it has imposed counter-sanctions …

Wed Jul 21, 2021 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the future of Belarus and its place in it Ukraine Alert through Doug Klain “I’m not asking [the United States] to support me I ask [it] to support democratic values, ”said Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus, during her first …

NEW YORK – It was a grueling weekend for Zalmay Khalilzad. The 70-year-old leading man in the Biden administration for the stabilization of Afghanistan after the US withdrawal had seen his efforts of several months almost bear fruit. The peace process between the Taliban and the Afghan government was back …

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Monday accused China of a global cyberespionage campaign, bringing together an unusually large coalition of countries to publicly denounce Beijing for hacking. The United States has been joined by NATO, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand …

KP Nayar Strategic analyst The second half of 2021 will be that of Russia and India, in terms of diplomatic activity in New Delhi. The year 1971 was the history of the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation between India and the Soviet Union. In three weeks, there will be …

WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 2021 (WAM) – At the end of a week-long visit to Washington, DC, Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, called the relationship UAE-US as strong as it has ever been and noted that the US is the …

July 16, 2021 (Washington, DC) – US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation SFRC sub-committee, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Belarusian authorities raided the office of Radio Free Europe …

The coup attempt in 2016 fueled mistrust of Turkey’s western allies at the same time as Russia became a potential ally Faced with a decline in the economy and its poll numbers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently trying to reconnect with Washington, five years after his government and …

SHEPHERDSTOWN – A global studies student at Shepherd University is the recipient of a US State Department Benjamin A. Gilman International Fellowship of $ 4,000 to study abroad. Madalaine Fleming from Greenbank plans to use the scholarship to attend University College Cork in Ireland in the fall of 2021. “I …

Governments may not always want to hear such things, but young people clearly do. Mark Beeson is Professor of International Politics at the University of Western Australia. Before joining UWA in early 2015, he was Professor of International Relations at Murdoch University. Enrollment in the field I work in – …

The Black Sea has been the scene of frequent and close clashes between Russian and Western military forces in recent weeks. In a major incident in late June, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs to force a British destroyer out of an …

By Siti Rahil and Chananthorn Kamjan, KYODO NEWS – 1 hour ago – 09:43 | World, Any Five months after the military overthrew a democratically elected government in Myanmar, ASEAN has been unable to appoint a special envoy to help defuse the member country’s political crisis and a major obstacle …

China Europe Photo: IC Editor’s Note: “China has shown no military hostility towards the EU. Most Europeans see China as a necessary ally or partner. The EU spends more on militarization than China. Where is the proof that China is the aggressor? This was recently tweeted by Clare Daly (Daly), …

Editor’s Note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and graduated from Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics relating to China, the DPRK, Britain and the United States. The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily that of CGTN. This week marked …

But the US operation – launched by President George W. Bush when New York’s Twin Towers and the Pentagon were in ruins – is functionally over. In a broader strategic sense, the pullout underscores how the war on terror – which US and allied leaders have insisted on being the …

As the Chinese Communist Party kicks off its centenary celebrations this week, it’s a good time for India to reflect on China’s great strides and its implications for India. The CCP is rightly proud of its role in transforming China into the world’s second-largest economy, a growing military power, and …

MOSCOW, July 28. / TASS /. The West promotes a totalitarian regime in world affairs through expanded sanctions and other methods of unlawful pressure on other states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wrote in his item published Monday in the daily Kommersant and the newspaper Russia in Global Affairs. “By …

Bash told Sullivan that President Joe Biden had “decided not to impose sanctions” on the pipeline. After Bash cited a Republican criticism of Biden’s handling of the problem, she asked, “Why are you giving in to Russia on this pipeline?” Sullivan correctly replied that Biden has “sanctioned several Russian entities“Regarding …

June 24, 2021 | Press Releases WASHINGTON DC – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded the passage of the Law on Normalization of Relations with Israel of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bill builds on the …

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. IST. This discussion will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. IST. The link to watch the event will be available here. The special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia has, over the decades, distinguished itself as a long-standing and proven relationship. …

Since the mid-1970s, CRF academics have received Fulbright rewards and appropriated the Fulbright mission: to increase mutual understanding and to support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Returning Fulbrights develop an affinity for the program throughout their lives and …

The first and only report to interview a large sample of garment supply chain workers (1,200 workers in 302 factories and four countries) found an increased risk of forced labor during the pandemic This risk has been exacerbated by the response of retail companies, and there is little evidence that …

June 19 (Reuters) – Here are some global reactions to Ebrahim Raisi’s election as Iranian president. Raisi, 60, is a hard-line judge loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and subject to US sanctions for alleged human rights violations. Read more NAFTALI BENNETT, ISRAELIAN PRIME MINISTER “The election of Raisi …

Iranian chief justice Ebrahim Raisi was due to win the country’s presidential election on Saturday morning, after the remaining candidates in the race conceded, including his politically moderate main challenger. Many Iranians feel sidelined by Iran’s authoritarian religious establishment. Millions of people boycotted the elections. The country’s election watchdog, the …

Saul B. Cohen, who helped restore higher academic standards at the City University of New York as president of Queens College and as a member of the State Board of Regents and revitalized his own field of political geography, is died on June 9 at his home in Larchmont, NY …

PARIS – International donors on Thursday pledged tens of millions of dollars in emergency aid to help support the struggling Lebanese army, a key institution for the stability of the country which lacks basic commodities, including food. From Paris, Lisa Bryant has more for VOA on the meeting, hosted by …

NEW YORK / GENEVA / MOSCOW – US President Joe Biden held his first summit in Geneva on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, agreeing to put in place new frameworks for dialogue on arms control and cybersecurity. The two sides also agreed to allow their respective ambassadors to …

Boris Johnson’s aversion to the term special relationship to Britain’s ties to the United States, because he thinks it makes the UK look “needy”, is bizarre. It plays into the hands of the left, which has been mocking and denying the very concept of a special relationship for years, and …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the deal marked a “new dawn” in relations between the UK and its former colony. The UK and Australia announced a new trade deal on Tuesday, the first such deal the UK has negotiated from scratch since leaving the European Union. The pact, which …

BRUSSELS – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting with Canada reiterating his broad support for Ukraine, but not whether he will back a move by Kiev to join the military alliance amid tensions with Russia. The federal government said last week that Canada would continue …

BUnder the tense bonhomie of the G7 summit lurks a visceral fear: that Joe Biden’s attempt to build a democratic alliance to stem the tide of authoritarianism led by China and Russia will divide the world in two, leaving Europe, betrayed by the British renegade of Boris Johnson, to play …

Fri 11-06-2021 23:09 ABU DHABI, June 11, 2021 (WAM) – Saqr Ghobash, Chairman of the Federal National Council (FNC) said that the election by the United Nations General Assembly of the United Arab Emirates today as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2022-2023 reaffirms global …

PHNOM PENH – The US defense attaché in Cambodia abruptly ended a visit to Ream naval base on Friday after being denied “full access” to the site, which is being expanded with the Beijing support. Colonel Marcus M. Ferrara canceled the inspection after a “brief visit” to the base, located …

The Indo-Pacific has become an important geopolitical concept in recent years, highlighting the interdependent destinies of the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific regions. It has become the arena of competition and rivalry, as well as cooperation. The protests in Indo-Pacific waters have grown in importance given China’s increased strategic dominance …

WASHINGTON: Returning Wednesday June 9 from her first international mission as U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris was criticized by Republican critics accusing her of not taking the migration crisis seriously enough, but also by frustrated vocal progressives by border policy. The two-sided stacking reflects the protracted and difficult nature of …

On May 26, Switzerland withdrew from negotiations on a new partnership with the European Union. Stefan Gänzle, Tobias Hofelich and Uwe Wunderlich Write that while rhetoric on both sides is likely to intensify in the coming months, there is still plenty of room for compromise. When Switzerland withdrew from negotiations …

US Vice President Kamala Harris is on a three-day trip to Central America, with the aim of stemming the flow of migrants to the United States. United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday kicked off a three-day diplomatic trip to the Northern Triangle, focused on stemming migration to the …

Author: Editorial Board, ANU Family planning has been one of China’s most controversial social policies for decades. Mao Zedong was a strong advocate of population growth, seeing it as a source of strength for the fledgling People’s Republic. From 1949 until Mao’s death in 1976, the Chinese population grew from …

Stronger convergence in the Indo-American partnership will need to be built in order to maneuver the strategic interests of like-minded countries to create a stronger deterrent against China’s patterns of behavior that prove detrimental to peace and stability. global. The deadly pandemic engulfed the rest of the world in general …

LONDON (Reuters) – A group of the world’s richest countries struck a landmark deal on Saturday to close cross-border tax loopholes used by some of the world’s largest companies. The Group of Seven has said it will support a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15% and put …

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez (DN.J.) said on Thursday that relations between the United States and Israel were more important than anyone the day after it became clear that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would probably not continue in his post. Menendez spoke in a videotaped introduction during the …

A Ryanair plane carrying opposition figure Roman Protasevich has been diverted to Minsk, Belarus, after a bomb threat. Protasevich, who ran a channel on a messaging app used to stage protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, was arrested after the plane landed. Mindaugas Kulbis / AP hide caption toggle legend …

PHNOM PENH – US diplomat Wendy Sherman has said Washington has “serious concerns” about China’s “military presence” at an expanding Beijing-backed naval base on the Cambodian coast. Sherman, the Deputy Secretary of State, made the remarks during a two-hour meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday in Phnom …

It is widely accepted that the pursuit of “strategic autonomy” is a unique attribute of Indian foreign policy. The point, however, is that all countries, large or small, try to maximize their room for maneuver within the constraints in which they find themselves. Take the case of Pakistan. During the …

A free trade agreement between the UK and Australia is underway to include a controversial system of secret courts that will allow companies to seek compensation if their profits are affected by government policies. In a move that alarmed unions and anti-poverty activists, Trade Minister Greg Hands said UK negotiators …

OTTAWA, ON, May 29, 2021 / CNW / – The Prime Minister, Justin trudeau, issued the following statement today on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers: “For more than 70 years, UN peacekeepers have worked tirelessly every day to provide essential assistance to those affected by …

SEOUL – When South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait alongside his American counterpart Joe Biden in Washington, it may have appeared as an unexpected drift towards the American position. Yet their May 21 summit statement elicited relatively little recoil from China for …