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15 Predictions for Asia in 2015
We have no shortage of people in the Asia Society network with ideas and suggestions about what the next year will bring. The other night we hosted a panel on “Asia 2015,” a whirlwind tour of the continent’s near future. Eurasia Group CEO Ian Bremmer foresaw no deal between the U.S. and Iran; the Obama Administration, he said,...
Did Anyone See 2014’s Many Crises Coming?
This year has been marred by crises across the globe, as protests and conflicts have dominated headlines. Groups that were unknown to many, such as the Islamic State and Boko Haram, have become well-known. Tragedies like the downing of flight MH17 instantly entered public consciousness. Other crises, such as the continuously rising death toll in...
Russia Blames NATO For Ukraine Dropping Nonaligned Status
MOSCOW (AP) — NATO members pushed Ukraine toward dropping its nonaligned status, Russia claimed Wednesday, and also criticized the alliance for expanding its military presence near Russian borders. Ukraine’s parliament abandoned the nonaligned position Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a bid to join NATO, in defiance of Russia’s...
Lieberman: Netanyahu’s Status Quo Approach Has Failed – Israel Needs A Peace Deal
In closed-door meeting, FM warns that Israel will face a diplomatic tsunami unless it takes the initiative and pursues a regional peace agreement; cites effect of EU sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Here Are The Biggest News Stories Of 2014 From The Huffington Post International Editions
From the Ebola crisis, to the disappearance of flight MH370 and the brutal beheadings in Syria by members of the Islamic State, 2014 was a remarkable year for international news. Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in March focused world attention back on Russia, while the fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza in July and August...
Ukrainian Parliament Angers Russia By Scrapping ‘Non-Aligned’ Status
KIEV, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday renounced Ukraine’s “non-aligned” status with the aim of eventually joining NATO, angering Moscow which views the Western alliance’s eastward expansion as a threat to its own security Kiev first announced its intention of seeking the protection of NATO...
60 Journalists Killed In 2014 As Targeting Of International Press Rises, Study Finds
NEW YORK -– The horrific deaths of James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Syria brought worldwide attention to the dangers journalists face in war zones. The beheadings reflected an alarming trend in 2014 in which international journalists were increasingly targeted and killed. There were at least 60 journalists killed globally in connection to their...
Cuba Announcement Augurs Big Breakthroughs in 2015
President Obama’s bold announcement last week on Cuba has upended the conventional narrative that his administration, buffeted by foreign policy crises throughout 2014, had lost its ability to set the international agenda. Instead, he seems poised to make 2015 a year when he at last realizes his earliest supporters’ hopes for dramatic...
What Can Latvia’s Integration With Europe Teach Ukraine?
Fabrizio Tassinari is head of foreign policy at the Danish Institute for International Studies and a visiting professor at Humboldt University in Berlin. He is the author of the book Why Europe Fears its Neighbors. RIGA — Seen from Riga, one is tempted to write a counterfactual history of the Ukraine war. What would have happened if the...
Chris Christie Doing 2016 Foreign Policy Homework
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — It’s after 9 p.m. on a Sunday night in late November and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is deep into a conference call, talking about nuclear weapons and Iran.One voice is advocating a hard line, arguing against allowing Iran any capability to enrich uranium. Another summarizes the status of current negotiations and...
