A move also was impractical, with little time, few possible sites, and a global pandemic further limiting options. Only a country willing to bear Beijing’s displeasure could step in, leaving just the United States and Canada as plausible substitutes among post-2002 hosts. Nor was the highly political International Olympic Committee […]
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Latin America’s Leftists Aren’t Who You Think
Secondly, many of the progressives riding this anti-incumbent tsunami are pragmatic centrists who disfavor the timeworn, anti-imperialist rhetoric that burns bridges between the United States and its neighbors. The region’s most influential leftist, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has taken only two foreign trips as president, both to the […]
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China lashes out at US for mulling departure of embassy officials from Beijing over COVID
China has expressed concerns over reports stating that the US is considering authorising departures of American diplomats in Beijing over COVID-19 rules in the Asian country. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday that China is “ undoubtedly the safest country at present” […]
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What the Death of Two Cultural Giants Says About Brazil Today
If you would like to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: Brazil mourns cultural giants and political opposites Olavo de Carvalho and Elza Soares, Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric names a majority-woman cabinet, and Mexican journalists march for their […]
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Biden Hosts Qatari Leader to Talk Gas Supplies, Afghanistan
If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here . Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Qatar ’s leader Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits the White House, Socialists win Portugal ’s election and the world this week. Here is today’s […]
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India and China’s Border Conundrum
If you would like to receive South Asia Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: New Delhi and Beijing conclude their 14th round of talks in an ongoing border crisis , India announces the official dates for state elections in the coming […]
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Peng Shuai To Make First Public Appearance Via Beijing-supervised Dinner With IOC Head
As concerns surrounding tennis sensation Peng Shuai’s whereabouts continue to distress the world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that its President Thomas Bach will have ‘dinner and a meeting’ with the Chinese star ahead of the Winter Olympics. The meeting, which will mark her first public appearance, will […]
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5 Foreign-Policy Trends That Will Make or Break 2022
If you would like to receive Situation Report in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: A look ahead at U.S. President Joe Biden’s big year in foreign policy—and the biggest national security jobs he has left to fill in […]
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How Beijing’s COVID-19 Outbreak Exposes Urban Poverty
If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: Beijing’s omicron outbreak exposes the struggles of migrant workers , the central government makes a rare admission about a local cover-up during floods in Henan province, and why […]
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Republic Top 10 Headlines: SC Moves To Virtual Hearings; War Of Words In Meerut & More
Supreme Court shifts to virtual hearings for two weeks amid Omicron scare The Supreme Court on Sunday announced that it was shifting back to the virtual system of hearings from January 3 for two weeks in view of rising COVID-19 cases. In its circular dated January 2, 2022, the top […]