While Russia has for decades chafed against NATO’s eastward expansion, Putin appears to have identified a potential opening—when the West is beset by its own crises and divisions, and Russia’s financial resilience seems at an all-time high—to force a change in Europe’s post-Cold War security order. But it is not […]
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Mali’s Military Doubles Down as Junta Ousts Burkina Faso’s President
If you would like to receive Africa Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: Burkina Faso ’s president is detained in a coup, Ghana moves to review licenses following an explosion in a gold mining town, and the Islamic State-West Africa Province […]
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Biden’s 2022 Foreign-Policy To-Do List
But since it’s the holidays, let’s start on an upbeat note and take one potential flash point off the table. Although the issue of Taiwan will continue to complicate Sino-American relations, I’ll go out on a limb and say we won’t see a serious crisis or military confrontation over Taiwan […]
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US Escalates Steps To Ban Imports Produced By Uyghur Forced Labour From China
The United States on Monday announced a ban on all imports from China’s Uyghur Autonomous Region (UAR) or Xinjiang province where goods are allegedly produced with forced labour under mass detention and torture. The prohibition was advanced as a part of the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act […]
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Hong Kong’s Scandal-hit Party Pushes Pro-Beijing Officials To Face Reality Of ‘Zero COVID’
Amid COVID-19, the scandal-hit birthday party exposed the Hong Kong officials to the gruesome reality of the ‘Zero Covid’ policy practised staunchly, even in mainland China. After the city authorities ordered nearly 170 attendees, including pro-Beijing government officials of the party due to the detection of positive Coronavirus cases, one […]
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What Happens If Sri Lanka Goes Bankrupt Amid Foreign Debt Crisis?
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and humanitarian and financial crisis, Sri Lanka could witness total bankruptcy this month, especially as inflation has risen to record levels. While the country had announced a national financial emergency following an acute fall in the value of the Sri Lanka Rupee on August 30, 2021, […]