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Foreign Policy

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India says China reneged on border agreements

India's Foreign Minister has accused China of reneging on border agreements once again. This comes even as New Delhi and Beijing have recently said they're trying to disengage along disputed border areas. Here's India's Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar speaking to Carnegie Endowment.  

today2 October, 2024

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East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two

We’re gonna need a bigger acronym. Mike Hutchings/AFP via Getty Images)     By Jorge Heine, Boston University   Turkey tends to march to its own drum in international affairs. Take the United Nations vote on Dec. 14, 2022, when the body’s General Assembly approved a resolution in favor of a New International Economic Order. Some 123 member states – largely the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America – […]

today12 September, 2024

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EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels

European foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels today, kicking off key discussions as the EU returns from its summer break. This meeting was supposed to happen in Budapest, but the EU boycotted it due to frustrations with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's self-declared "Peace Mission" earlier this year. Pablo Gutierrez reports.  

today29 August, 2024

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Africa

Russia-Ukraine war spills into west Africa: Mali attacks signal dangerous times ahead

  By Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University   Russia suffered significant blows to its reputation in mid-2024. An attack on its territory by Ukraine came as a surprise. In west Africa, the Wagner mercenary group, supported by Russia, suffered one of its heaviest fatalities in Mali. An alliance of Tuareg rebel groups known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad joined forces in late […]

today19 August, 2024

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Rwanda’s military support to other countries is part of a strategy to boost its reputation

        By Federico Donelli, University of Trieste     Rwanda is one of Africa’s geographically smallest countries. However, its foreign policy, whose hallmark is military diplomacy, has attracted international attention. Military diplomacy refers to activities carried out by representatives of a country’s security apparatus to pursue its foreign policy interests. These activities include the use of armed forces in combat and non-combat operations. Powerful countries such as […]

today25 June, 2024

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South Africa

South Africa’s foreign policy: a unity government must be practical in a turbulent world

        By Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, University of South Africa     As South Africa navigates fundamental political change, it faces stark choices on foreign policy posture and priorities. The change has been brought about by the African National Congress’s loss of electoral majority, forcing it into a unity government. Based on my work over many years on South Africa’s foreign policy as well as reflections on the […]

today21 June, 2024

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Uncertain times for South Africa’s foreign policy as country heads for coalition government

        By Bhaso Ndzendze, University of Johannesburg     After South Africa’s 29 May election, the African National Congress has lost the electoral majority it held for 30 years, but remains the party with the highest number of seats in parliament. This makes it a key partner in the formation of a coalition government. For 30 years the ANC had a comfortable majority which allowed it to […]

today3 June, 2024