Ukraine recap: Russia targets civilians as the world argues about how to end the war
Oct 16, 2022 13:38 pm UTC| Politics
Ever since Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops across the border into Ukraine, the role of the UN as global problem solver has come under scrutiny. Any attempts for meaningful action by the security council are immediately...
Ukraine war: Putin's off ramp and why he is unlikely to take it
Oct 11, 2022 04:24 am UTC| Politics
The world is now witness to a new phase in the Ukraine war. The attack on the Kerch bridge and the subsequent retaliatory Russian missiles strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities indicate that the war is escalating. But...
Taiwan rejects China's peaceful 'reunification' claim
Sep 22, 2022 08:59 am UTC| Politics
The Taiwanese government has dismissed a pledge by a spokesperson for Beijing that China would make the utmost effort to ensure a peaceful reunification of the island nation with the mainland. Taipei maintained that only...
Putin's mobilisation speech: what he said and what he meant
Sep 22, 2022 07:05 am UTC| Politics
When Vladimir Putin took to Russian television on September 21 he wanted to send three clear headline messages. The first is that the threat of nuclear war is credible and serious. The second is that partial...
Putin plays the annexation card, pushing the war in Ukraine into a dangerous new phase
Sep 22, 2022 07:04 am UTC| Politics
A lot has changed since world leaders last met in person at the United Nations General Assembly: a global pandemic, a looming food crisis, economic stress, climate disasters and, of course, the Russian invasion of...
Sep 20, 2022 06:19 am UTC| Politics
President Joe Biden has not for the first time suggested that the U.S. would intervene militarily should China attempt an invasion of Taiwan. What did Biden say and why was it significant? In an exchange on 60...
Are the West's sanctions against Russia actually working?
Sep 20, 2022 06:15 am UTC| Insights & Views
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022, the United States, the European Union and other countries swiftly imposed a mix of wide-ranging diplomatic and economic sanctions. Russia was excluded from...
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