https://iwpr.net/global-voices/palestinians-seek-un-independence-vote This article analyzes Palistines recent moves to request recognition as a state by the United Nations. In order for Palestine to achieve statehood they require a 9 vote majority from the UN security council. The issue faced by Palestine is that the US has already claimed that they will deny their statehood, the reason the US will vote against… Read more »
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/bosnia-lesson-we-learned-afghanistan This article highlights similarities between the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Serb separatist in Bosnia. The article cites a failure from western powers to do anything to quell this separatist as a main point of contention. Another reason highlighted is the actions of Milorad Dodik. Dodik has made large steps recently to achieve his goal of separation. Some of… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/business-russia-china-india-united-states-cfe1cd60834e42362945385898e84ea8 Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India. The two world powers discussed politics and defense issues. The meeting between the two comes in the midst of India strengthening its ties with the United States. Additionally, India and Russia signed a defense contracting agreement; India has purchased approximately… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-nuclear-talks-us-europe-e98dae9ddad63e9d12c01811a4a34b60 After being drawn out since the Obama administration, new nuclear talks with Iran have begun tumultuously. Parties involved in the talks have voiced their frustration with Iran, claiming that the latter country is being very stubborn with their stance. In 2015, the Obama administration agreed to lift sanctions on Iran provided it diminishes its nuclear weapons… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/emirati-top-security-official-visit-tehran-monday-nour-news-2021-12-05/ Today UAE’s top national security advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spoke out saying he wants to expand bilateral ties with Iran. This comes right after the nuclear talks with Iran that happened earlier this month. The sudden reach out was after the 2019 attack on tankers in the Persian gulf. This attack directly affected… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/4/macron-eu-afghanistan French President Emmanuel Macron said European nations were considering opening a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, but clarifying that they still would not recognise the Taliban as the leaders of the country. “We are thinking of an organisation between several European countries … a common location for several Europeans, which would allow our ambassadors to be… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/12/5/the-biden-administration-is-enabling-indias-human-rights-abuses United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken named 10 countries on the US government’s official list of the world’s worst offenders of religious freedom. A notable omission was India. This is not something out of the ordinary however, with Mike Pompeo last year refusing to include India on that list, despite the USCIRF (United States Commission… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/29/uk-and-israel-pledge-to-stop-iran-gaining-nuclear-weapons Ina visit to London and Paris to discuss Iran, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stated that The United Kingdom and Israel will “work night and day” in preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. Lapid was on a two day trip to the powers a day before talks on Iran’s nuclear programme restart in Vienna. The… Read more »
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-bullying-of-tiny-Bhutan-risks-South-Asian-stability China has failed to settle the frontier with its very small neighbor Bhutan. China has been in talks with Bhutan since 1984, but has failed continually to take care of their border issue. China has encroached on their border numerous times over the years, and Bhutan has an extremely small territory and a small population of 778,000. The aggression… Read more »
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3157627/why-china-russia-should-keep-close-eye-upgraded-turkic-council?module=perpetual_scroll&pgtype=article&campaign=3157627 The Turkic Council has changed its name to Organisation of Turkic States (OTS). The newly renamed council says that it wants to boost trade, as well as security cooperations nationally and internationally. Turkey’s role in this could limit China and Russia’s dependence for Central Asia. Beijing and Moscow would be most affected, as they are the major cities in… Read more »