read full article here China-E.U. Talks Hit Another Snag as Biden Camp Objects China and the European Commission appeared close to announcing a landmark agreement this week that would make it easier for their companies to invest in each other’s economies. Then it hit another snag: A tweet by a top aide to Joseph R. […]
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Studying global challenges, with an eye to the past
read full article here Studying global challenges, with an eye to the past Arne Westad As a scholar of international history, Arne Westad studies the past to better understand today’s most pressing global challenges. It’s an approach Westad imparts to his students at Yale, and one that lies at the heart of the university’s International […]
UAE: Iran’s aggressive policies made Arabs look at Israel
read full article here UAE: Iran’s aggressive policies made Arabs look at Israel UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Arab Emirates didn’t need peace with Israel to counter Iran, a top UAE official said Friday, but he said Iran’s aggressive policies over three decades alarmed many Arab countries and made them look at their relationship […]
Global Europe Brief: State of the ‘Geopolitical’ Union?
read full article here Global Europe Brief: State of the ‘Geopolitical’ Union? Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU in the global perspective from our foreign affairs news team: Georgi Gotev and Alexandra Brzozowski . You can subscribe here . STATE OF THE ‘GEOPOLITICAL’ UNION A year ago, when Ursula […]
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s Regular Press Conference on September 18, 2020
read full article here Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s Regular Press Conference on September 18, 2020 China Review News: US Assistant Secretary for East Asia David Stilwell said in congressional testimony on September 17 that China’s recent aggressive behavior illustrates why it poses a threat to the rules-based international order. What’s your comment on this? […]
Concept of Indo-Pacific incorporated India into larger solution US
read full article here Concept of Indo-Pacific incorporated India into larger solution US Washington, Sep 19 (PTI) The concept of the Indo-Pacific has incorporated India into the larger solution and the Trump administration is developing new arrangements to coordinate with like-minded partners like the Quad countries, a top American diplomat has told lawmakers. In November […]
For Netanyahu, Normalization Deals Are a Long-Awaited Vindication
read full article here For Netanyahu, Normalization Deals Are a Long-Awaited Vindication Years before he became the leader of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu laid out his vision of the Middle East in an English-language book titled A Place Among the Nations. Published in 1993, the same year that Israel signed the Oslo accords with the Palestinians, […]
Sinotech: New Chinese Export Rules Throw a Wrench Into TikTok Sale
read full article here Sinotech: New Chinese Export Rules Throw a Wrench Into TikTok Sale President of China Xi Jinping meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Presidential Press and Information Office, http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/52257; kremlin.ru / CC BY, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). On Aug. 28, China amended its list of technologies subject to export controls, adding 23 categories to […]
Australia confirms raid on China media, says acted on evidence
read full article here Australia confirms raid on China media, says acted on evidence Diplomatic relations between Australia and China have deteriorated in recent months [File: Kelly Barnes/EPA] Australia confirmed a raid on four journalists for China’s state media and said security agencies were acting on evidence related to a foreign interference investigation in the […]
Foreign Policy Elites Ignore Public Sentiment at Their Peril
read full article here Foreign Policy Elites Ignore Public Sentiment at Their Peril In his new book America in the World , Robert Zoellick observes that some of America’s most “tragic failures” occurred “when leaders lost sight of practical foreign policies,” and that public sentiment is a key factor separating the practical and achievable from […]