Tag: Diplomacy

  • After Two Years of War in Ukraine, It’s Time for Peace

    After Two Years of War in Ukraine, It’s Time for Peace

    The ruins of Avdiivka. Photo Credit: Russian Defense Ministry As we mark two full years since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian government forces have withdrawn from Avdiivka, a town they first captured from the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in July 2014. Situated only 10 miles from Donetsk city, Avdiivka gave Ukrainian government forces a base […]

  • A Word Like Peace Is Faster Than the Bullet of War

    A Word Like Peace Is Faster Than the Bullet of War

    Erik Bulatov (USSR), Horizon, 1971–72. On 26 January, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) announced the start of a massive military exercise called Steadfast Defender 2024 that will continue until the end of May. Over 90,000 troops from NATO countries (and one partner country, Sweden), including fifty naval groups and more than eighty air platforms, […]

  • US Military Projection in Latin America and the Caribbean Intensifies

    Upon assuming the US presidency, Joe Biden asserted in his first major foreign policy address, “America is back!” For Latin America and the Caribbean, this has meant an “aggressive expansion” of the US military in the region. In just the last year, US Marines and special forces landed in Peru in May 2023, brought in […]

  • Three West African States Quit Regional Bloc

    Three West African States Quit Regional Bloc

    FILE PHOTO: Colonel Amadou Abdramane. ©  ORTN – Télé Sahel / AFP The military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), claiming the regional bloc has become a tool for foreign powers, posing a threat to member states. The decision was made […]

  • NATO War Games a Repeat of Cold War Confrontation

    NATO War Games a Repeat of Cold War Confrontation

    Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday kicked off “Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024,” its largest military drills since the Cold War. Approximately 90,000 troops from NATO’s 31 members and Sweden are participating, with the associated exercises running until May 31. Russian media said NATO has openly admitted for the first time […]

  • We Know a Different World Will Be Born Out of This Mess

    Luis Felipe Noé (Argentina), La naturaleza y los mitos II (‘Nature and Myths II’), 1975. ‘The West is in danger’, warned Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland. In his dangerously appealing style, Milei blamed ‘collectivism’ – that is, social welfare, taxes, and the state – […]

  • Coalition of “Grassroots Diplomats” Take the Lead on International Solidarity with South Africa in the Absence of Diplomacy and Accountability from U.S. Officials

    Coalition of “Grassroots Diplomats” Take the Lead on International Solidarity with South Africa in the Absence of Diplomacy and Accountability from U.S. Officials

    Peace activists across the country have embarked on a campaign to mobilize global support for South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The campaign, spearheaded by CODEPINK, World Beyond War, and RootsAction, aims to rally nations to submit a “Declaration of Intervention” supporting South Africa’s case at the […]

  • Korean Unification “Impossible” – Kim

    Korean Unification “Impossible” – Kim

    FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Lang Son, Vietnam on February 26, 2019 ©  Getty Images / Linh Pham North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said it is impossible to achieve reunification between Pyongyang and Seoul because South Korea’s principles are directly opposed to those of his country. Addressing a meeting of the […]

  • Ret. Col. Ann Wright Unmasks the Truth in Arms Transfer Debate

    Ret. Col. Ann Wright Unmasks the Truth in Arms Transfer Debate

    In a heated session at the United Nations Security Council, diplomats engaged in a vigorous debate over the provision of arms to Ukraine amid the protracted war with Russia. The eleventh meeting on this pressing issue since Russia invaded in February of 2022 drew sharp criticisms from multiple speakers, who accused Moscow of deflecting attention […]

  • China Calls for a “Roadmap” to a Two-state Solution

    This week’s News on China. Sources: • China calls for a “roadmap” to a two-state solution “China calls for ceasefire, UN peace conference to end Israel-Gaza conflict” “Israeli military widens ground offensive to southern Gaza” “PA thanks China for sending aid to Gazans in hour of need: Palestinian diplomat” • US Secretary of Commerce counters […]

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