Category: World News
Israel’s Aggressive Actions Are Indefensible
The ‘Israeli’-provoked violence is deplorable enough as it is since it was started by the Jewish State’s aggressive colonial ambitions against the occupied Palestinian people in complete contradiction of international law but was made even worse by the fact that it’s occurring right before the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr that commemorates the end of…
Largest US pipeline halts all operations after cyber-attack
Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline company in the US, says it has experienced a major cyber-attack. The incident has prompted the company to halt all its pipeline operations. “We proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT system,” the company said in…
Burkina Faso ex-president Compaoré to be tried for Thomas Sankara’s 1987 murder
PARIS (HAN) APRIL 13. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. In Burkina Faso, judges have ruled that exiled former president Blaise Compaoré must stand trial for his role in the assassination of Thomas Sankara, whom he overthrew in a coup d’état in 1987. Also, a Tuareg leader in Mali has…
Australia Escalated The Hybrid War On BRI At America’s Behest
The Quad is against China in all respects, especially when it comes to military and economic affairs. Canberra’s canceling of Victoria’s two BRI agreements is therefore consistent with this unstated but increasingly obvious strategy. The Australian federal government recently canceled two Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) deals that the state of Victoria signed with China…
Chad: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same?
The reported killing of long-serving Chadian leader Idriss Deby at the hands of his country’s latest rebel group and subsequent imposition of a military transitional government were thought by some to herald long-overdue change in this geostrategically pivotal state, yet it might very well be that nothing will end up changing all that much since…
The Rise Of The Eurasian Century
China, India, Pakistan, and Russia all share the same goal of improving connectivity between them and their many partners, with their visions increasingly converging in light of the latest events. Fast-moving recent developments inspire hope that the Eurasian Century is rising a lot quicker than even the most optimistic observers could have expected. The relevant…
Magufuli Died From Coronavirus at the Age Of 61
NAKURU (HAN) March 18. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61 years old. Magufuli’s death was announced on Wednesday by Vice…
The First-Ever Quad Leadership Summit Confirmed The Bloc’s Anti-Chinese Purpose
The bloc thought that it could dispel suspicions of its motives by emphasizing that it came together for humanitarian reasons almost two decades ago but that narrative is nothing more than an attempt to deceive the rest of the world. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, popularly known as the Quad, held its first-ever leadership summit on…
Foreign Minister Wang Yi Articulated China’s New Model Of International Relations
China’s new model of International Relations actually isn’t all that new but is basically a revival of the world order that the UN originally envisioned since its founding but which had yet to materialize due to the Cold War and America’s subsequently failed efforts to impose its unipolar hegemony. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi articulated…
“AMERICA FIRST” AND IMPLICATIONS FOR US STRATEGY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
“America First” and Implications for US Strategy in the Horn of Africa By Richard McManamon Abstract Since taking office, President Trump has challenged the global order with his “America First” approach. He has questioned the role of the US and its Allies within NATO, exited the Paris Climate Accord, and entered into a trade battle…
