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Invasion of Ukraine
Trump’s Ukraine peace initiative appears to stall
U.S. President Donald Trump’s summer of disrupting almost everything is now winding down with major peace agreements still eluding him, along with a potential...
Sanctions and related policies
Ahead of nuclear talks, Trump administration orders new sanctions on Iran’s shadow fleet and Chinese refiners
Washington’s sanctions campaign of “maximum pressure on Iran” is intensifying, despite the start of initial discussions between the U.S. and Iran over nuclear issues...
Sanctions and related policies
Ignoring Russia, latest Trump administration Iran sanctions increase pressure on an old enemy
On March 13, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned (“designated” in OFAC language) Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, Mohsen...
Russia Sanctions
Stringent new energy sector sanctions on Russia announced
On January 10, the U.S. Government released a massive new listing of over 200 entities and individuals involved in Russia’s energy sector for Ukraine-related...
ASEAN
Why China’s new map has stirred regional tensions
In the waning days of summer, closely following a BRICS summit and mere days ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Group...
Asia & Pacific
Ethnic violence in India explained
The ethnoreligious violence in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur between Meiteis and Kukis has been ongoing since May, but it was only in July 2023 when a...
Archive
EU, UNEP launch International Methane Emissions Observatory
At the G20 Summit, on the eve of the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with support from the...
Archive
Uzbekistan re-elects President Mirziyoyev to second term
Uzbekistan held presidential elections on October 24, in a peaceful and secure atmosphere, with incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev handily taking first place with 80.1%...
Afghanistan
Why the fall of Afghanistan sllows Iran to expand its influence
Since 2020, the United States has been working to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. The Americans' announcement emboldened the Taliban, who recently took control...
Afghanistan
With the AUKUS pact, the US has opted to snub some of its European partners
In the nearly nine months since he took office, it has become apparent that the US and European Union will not immediately experience a...
Afghanistan
What next after 20 years of war in Afghanistan? Anatol Lieven on the U.S.’ legacy and the Taliban’s rise
On August 30, 2021, a C-17 transport plane took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, signaling the end of America’s longest war....
Afghanistan
The legacy of failure in Afghanistan starts in 1979, not 2001
A decade ago, John Lamberton Harper, a professor of US Foreign Policy and European Studies at Johns Hopkins in Bologna, Italy published an indispensable...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan and the Great Powers
Can Afghanistan's never-ending internal conflict be resolved by the efforts of great and regional powers that have numerous conflicting strategic and global goals? Is...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: No peace without a clear vision
Peace is the absence of war, while war is the absence of peace! A negotiated peace in Afghanistan presents a number of challenges. The...
Afghanistan
Tribal truths: The wounds of the US’ Afghanistan exit
As a land heavily influenced by tribal practices, an Afghan proverb stating, “The wound of the sword will heal, but not that of the...
Archive
China tensions, Iran nuclear talks support oil price hike
Oil prices traded close to a three-year high on June 24, supported by geopolitical tensions, including China and Iran, falling US inventories and prospects...
Asia & Pacific
The consequences of Myanmar’s coup
Renowned writer William Gaddis said, “Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.” Myanmar (Burma) and its citizens have long suffered the effects of an unstable...
Analysis
The soft power of big business in a former Soviet republic
The increasing isolation of Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko’s regime on the international stage raises important questions about the future of the country’s economy. As...
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan’s key priorities for the comprehensive development of transport corridors in Central Asia
Over the past 4 years, Uzbekistan under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been carrying out systemic reforms aimed at liberalizing and modernizing...
Africa
Emerging market-focused Millicom finalizes Africa exit, focuses on Latin America
Luxembourg-based telecommunications company Millicom, which focuses exclusively on emerging markets, announced on April 19 that it will finalize the divestment of its African holdings...
Archive
Western pandering fuels the Khalistani separatist movement
Are Khalistani allies in the West complicit in encouraging a secessionist movement in India? The virtual think tank Global Stratview tackled this question with...
Archive
INTERVIEW with Matteo Salvini: The European Union needs to reinvent itself and find a new soul
On two separate occasions prior to the Easter holiday, New Europe had the opportunity to meet with Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's Lega...
Archive
IEA: Oil markets uncertain after rebound from historic Covid-19 global demand drop
The International Energy Agency’s new Oil 2021 report shows the COVID-19 pandemic caused a historic drop in global oil demand, but not necessarily a...
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UN Security Council agrees to condemn violence in Myanmar
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously agreed to condemn the violence against pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar, calling for a reversal of the military...
Analysis
The need for Indo-EU cooperation to expand security in a new multilateral, geo-political situation
India is one of the world’s largest economies, in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity. The country is the fastest-growing large economy,...
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IEA to develop roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2050
The International Energy Agency on January 11 announced that it will produce the world’s first comprehensive roadmap for the energy sector to reach net-zero...
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India tests its own vaccine with massive nationwide trial
India on Saturday tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial, as it prepares to roll out an inoculation program.The health ministry...
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India tracks attendees after Muslim event linked to coronavirus cases
India has launched a massive search to track down the attendees of an event organised by a Muslim movement after dozens tested positive for...
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India's health workers under attack
Health workers in the fight against coronavirus in India have come under attack and in some cases evicted from their homes by their panicked...
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India bans export of hydroxychloroquine
India said on Wednesday that it is banning the export of hydroxychloroquine and formulations made from the medication.
The efficiency of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug,...
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India launches curfew to stem coronavirus
Cities across India were deserted on Sunday after prime minister Narendra Modi has called for a “Janata curfew”, or public curfew from 7am to...
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India's Yes Bank founder arrested on money laundering allegations
The founder of Yes Bank, Rana Kapoor, was arrested on Sunday, after being accused of money laundering.
"He has been arrested as he was not...
India
India slams UN body, defends CAA in Supreme Court
India has defended its controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as an internal matter, after the United Nations rights body asked the Supreme Court to...
India
Deadly protests erupt in India over controversial citizenship law
A controversial that excludes Muslims from obtaining citizenship in India if they are from neighbouring countries that include Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh has unleashed...
India
Eleven dead in New Delhi protests against citizenship law
Protests in India’s capital New Delhi against a new controversial law erupted. The death toll in the protests rose to 11. One police officer...
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Trump begins first official visit to India
US president Donald Trump began his first official visit to India, where he is expected to conduct diplomatic talks with India’s prime minister Narendra...
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Trump reiterates offer to help resolve Kashmir issue
US president Donald Trump reiterated Washington’s offer to resolve tensions between India and Pakistan.
Trump discussed India-Pakistan tensions with Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan on...
India
India’s top court refuses to halt citizenship law
India's Supreme Court has refused to put on hold a controversial new citizenship law, offered by the prime minister Narendra Modi, as part of...
China
Kazakhstan cancels mandatory registration for foreigners visiting up to 30 days
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Foreigners will be able to stay in Kazakhstan without registration for up to 30 days, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said...
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Iran escalates tensions in the Persian Gulf after seizing UK tanker
In the latest escalation in the Persian Gulf region, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard reportedly captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz...
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