Sunday, 11 July 2021

Foreign Policy News

Foreign Policy News


Educational tourism – An unexplored dimension of Pakistan’s foreign policy

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 12:37 PM PDT

By Dr Subhan Ullah After several years of budgetary constraints and recent austerity measures, 16 Pakistani universities have finally joined the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 list. Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and the recently established youngest institution, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan have been ranked between 501–600 globally, while COMSATS University ranked between 601–800. …

The “right freedom of speech” is not good for US democracy

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 12:31 PM PDT

By Slavisha Batko Milacic Free speech has long been a cornerstone of American society. The US Constitution guarantees that no one shall be prosecuted for expressing his or her opinion. However, within the past few years the situation has completely changed. Recently, one of the United States' oldest public figures – the legendary leader of …

The EU should be wary of Lithuania’s ‘United Talks’ proposal with China

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 12:25 PM PDT

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told Politico late last week that EU states should stop talking to China bilaterally or through regional formats like the 16+1 (previously the 17+1 prior to his country withdrawing in May) and instead embrace a so-called "united talks" format. On the surface, this proposal might not sound so bad. There’s …

Strategically resisting the new Dark Age: The 7 days campaign to resist the Great Reset

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 12:23 PM PDT

Measured by the Christian calendar, the period of about 500 years from the fall of the Roman Empire until the end of the first millennium was a time characterized by economic, intellectual and cultural decline in the European Christian world. In retrospect, it is now referred to as 'the Dark Age', even as other cultures, …

Can America keep the Cold War cold in the Taiwan Strait?

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 12:15 PM PDT

Can America walk the fine line keeping the Cold War cold in the Taiwan strait? Maybe. In an American government that doesn't agree on much, it does agree on using the U.S. military to defend Taiwan, making the strait the most likely flashpoint with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Both the United States and China claim to …

A weak start, but not too late for U.S. to assert itself in Iran negotiations

Posted: 09 Jul 2021 12:05 PM PDT

By Raphael Benaroya In 2018, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the Obama administration's 2015 compromise deal with Iran on nuclear arms. President Trump called it a "giant fiction" and a "one-sided deal" under which Iran, even if it fully complied, could "still be on the verge …

Looking back from the year 2250

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 11:58 AM PDT

In 1776 Adam Smith published his "Wealth of Nations" which has guided economists and political thinkers ever since. It marks the start of the Industrial Revolution that began in Britain and then spread throughout most of the world. That was 245 years ago. It's not that long ago- only four lifespans or so, the time …

Lost in the Bretton Woods

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 12:02 PM PDT

By Aly Rashid You walk into a restaurant. However this restaurant is a little different. They only ask for your price range. Everything else, from the food you receive to the utensils to eat it, is decided by the restaurant. Regardless of allergies or ethnic obligations, everyone in the same price range will receive the …

Who is Somalia’s next president?

Posted: 04 Jul 2021 11:54 AM PDT

By Isaac Muhammad John Maxwell was right: “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” And at the peak of Somalia’s colossal predicaments, it is a numbing example of an appalling failure of leadership. Indeed, for more than half a century after gaining its independence, the nation appears to have perfected the uncanny tendency of replicating inept leaders. …

Southern African leaders discuss regional economic integration

Posted: 04 Jul 2021 11:48 AM PDT

By Kester Kenn Klomegah They were in the country for the extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government organized by the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The event was primarily called to review progress made in the implementation of the theme of the 40th SADC Summit; SADC: 40 Years Building Peace and Security, and …

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