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Wars and War Crimes
June 5, 2023 It has been a year and a half since Russia invaded Ukraine. Despite the havoc it has caused and the widespread resentment with its global impact, like many other wars, the world is getting used to living … Continue reading
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Tagged US, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, China, Syrian conflict, war in ukraine, ICC, war crimes
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Strategic Competition vs. Ending the War in Ukraine
May 22, 2023 Soon after the Russian onslaught against Ukraine, most observers agreed that the conflict would gradually become a protracted war. In other words, the fighting would lose intensity, and perhaps ceasefires would be declared, only to be followed … Continue reading
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Tagged C5+China summit, C5+US, Central Asia, China, EU, G7, Hiroshima summit, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, UK, US, war in ukraine
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President Assad’s Syria Back in the Arab League
May 8, 2023 Yesterday, following an extraordinary meeting in Cairo, the Arab League re-admitted Syria to its ranks after an 11-year absence. According to CNN, “Syria, from tonight, is a full member of the Arab League, and starting tomorrow they … Continue reading
Europe-China Relations and the Macron Visit
April 10, 2023 On November 4, 2022, Chancellor Scholz paid an eleven-hour visit to Beijing with a group of top German business executives. He was the first Western leader visit to China since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles de Gaulle, China, France, Macron, NATO, Russia, US-China, von der Leyen, war in ukraine, Xi Jinping
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President Xi Jinping’s Visit to Russia
March 27, 2023 On June 14, 2021, Mr. Biden arrived in Brussels on his first trip to Europe as President. The Brussels Summit Communiqué issued by the NATO Heads of State and Government on that day broke new ground by … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Obama, Putin, rules-based international order, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict, US, Xi Jinping
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The Global South Plus
March 13, 2023 On February 23, 2023, the UN General Assembly through its Resolution A/ES-11/L.7, once again called for ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from the country in line with the UN Charter. The voting … Continue reading
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Tagged Astana format, C5+1, Central Asia, China, Global South, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkish foreign policy, U.S., Ukraine war
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Presidents Biden and Putin in Single Combat
February 27, 2023 Last Monday in an article titled, “Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey into a War Zone”by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear, the New York Times shared some details of President Biden’s visit to Ukraine with the reader.[i] … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China, Global South, Putin, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US, Wang Yi, Xi, Zelensky
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year On
February 20, 2023 Two years ago, on February 19, 2021, at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. He defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of … Continue reading
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Tagged arms supplies, Biden, Macron, Munich Security Conference, NATO, Putin, Russia, Scholz, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US
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Western Disarray Over Leopard 2 Tanks Behind for Now
January 25, 2023 On January 20, the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group met at Ramstein Air Base in Germany under the chairmanship of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The meeting, attended by more than fifty nations and NATO’s Secretary General … Continue reading
Time to Energize Diplomacy
January 16, 2023 Last week, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited France, Italy, Britain, Canada, and the US. In the background was the war in Ukraine, China’s growing military might, North Korea’s becoming a de facto nuclear power, and Japan’s … Continue reading