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Are China and the US Listening to Each Other?
Imagine this scenario: China and Mexico establish a military alliance, training military personnel along the 3,145km (1954-mile) border…
De-radicalisation of Ideology Is the Best Way to Tackle Islamic Terrorism: Sri Lankan Expert
Colombo (25/7 – 30.77) In his book “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” terrorism…
Kazakhstan Starts Arbitration Process Over Oilfield Development Costs
Paris, Brussels (29/7 – 75) Kazakhstan has started arbitration proceedings against companies developing Kashagan and Karachaganak oilfields, over…
“Paper Tiger” or “Snow Leopard”: The EU Sanctions Tajikistan One Year On?
Brussels, Frankfurt (29/5 – 33) European Parliament members have strongly condemned ongoing repression by the authorities of Tajikistan against journalists,…
US-China Climate Talks Brought Goodwill, Modest Progress
Climate talks this week between China and the United States were buoyed by goodwill, but the world’s two…
North Korea Warns US of Nuclear Retaliation as Tensions Rise
North Korea’s defence minister has warned the United States that the deployment of nuclear assets in South Korea…
North Korea Fails to Answer Entreaties About US Soldier Who Crossed Border
North Korea is not responding to US attempts to discuss the American soldier who crossed the heavily armed…
Travis King: US Soldier in N Korea Had Been Held After Fighting in Seoul
Travis King, the American soldier who fled to North Korea, had been detained for getting into fights in…
Tajikistan: Regime Talibanization of schools, education and hospitals
Rahmon’s war against the Ismaili. Dubai (5/7 – 75) The government of Tajikistan’s campaign against the operations of…
Amid U.S. “De-Risking” Rhetoric, World Relies More on China’s Exports
Amid so-called “de-risking” rhetoric led by the United States, as the world relies more on China’s exports, China…