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In the face of a state that assassinates its own people, the Colombian people remain on the streets and continue resisting.
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As India gasps to breathe, the Modi government abdicates responsibility.
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PM Modi’s failure to take the pandemic seriously has resulted in what could be the world’s worst-yet COVID-19 catastrophe.
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For rich countries, the billions of dollars of vaccine market for Big Pharma far outweigh the benefits of saving millions of lives.
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As China seizes the tech innovation initiative, U.S. has mobilized a rights-related diplomatic weapon to fight back.
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Cybersecurity threats are emerging as one of the most serious challenges of the 21st century. The U.S. and its NATO allies have turned down every attempt within the UN framework for banning cyberweapons.
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Firing across the Ukraine-Russia border has stepped up, egged on by Biden’s full-throated support of Zelensky’s newly found anti-Russian ambitions.
Continue readingThe China-Iran Pact Is a Game Changer — Part I
China is making bold moves in the Middle East that are fast shifting the region’s balance of power.
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Geography and history cannot be ignored in inter-state relationships even in the direst of circumstances.
Continue readingWhy the U.S. and Its Allies Are Stupid to Turn COVID-19 Vaccination Into a Geopolitical Power Play
The COVID-19 pandemic demands that all nations cooperate to vaccinate the entire global population—a goal that can’t be achieved using the usual rules of which countries win and which ones lose.
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