Why is China so upset about Trump's Taiwan call – and could it lead to war?
Dec 04, 2016 01:20 am UTC| Insights & Views
The fact that Donald Trump is the first US president to call his Taiwanese counterpart in nearly four decades, seriously upsetting China in the process, might come as a shock when you think that Taiwan is the worlds 22nd...
Trump rewrites the diplomatic rule book
Dec 04, 2016 01:15 am UTC| Insights & Views
Even the most pessimistic of commentators must be astounded by US President-elect Donald Trumps capacity to destabilise some of the most important elements of the existing international order even before he actually gets...
How Castro shaped Cuban identity and what his death means to those exiled
Dec 02, 2016 05:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On Nov. 25, when I heard the news of Cuban leader Fidel Castros death, I did not feel any sense of sadness, relief or joy. Instead, as a daughter of Cuban exiles, I experienced a mix of all those emotions. Children of...
Mexicans are migrating, just not across the US border
Dec 01, 2016 01:36 am UTC| Insights & Views
Mexican migration to the U.S. is in decline. The Pew Hispanic Research Center has found that since 2009, more than one million native-born Mexicans living in the U.S. returned to Mexico. But many other Mexicans never...
Obama's legacy will be forever tarnished by his inaction in Syria
Nov 26, 2016 16:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As his administration winds down, Barack Obama has plenty to be proud of. He can point to international breakthroughs that seemed unthinkable when he took office, from the nuclear agreement with Iran to the reopening of...
Global Geo-political Series: EU suspends Turkey membership talks
Nov 25, 2016 08:28 am UTC| Commentary
The European parliament in Brussels voted overwhelming yesterday in favor of suspending the membership talks with Turkey, in response to Turkish President Tayipp Erdogans crackdown on opponents after the coup in July....
Cuba on alert to see what Trump has planned for America's closest enemy
Nov 24, 2016 00:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
Since the election of Donald Trump as the 45th US president, many in Cuba are wondering: what next? What next for Cuban-American diplomatic relations, or the recently reopened embassies in Washington and Havana? For...
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