Western Academics Are Fighting for Disappeared Friends in Xinjiang
Joanne Smith Finley, a British expert in Uyghur studies, will never forget when she learned that her dear friend Abdurehim Heyit was detained in 2017....
New solutions to boost Africa’s vaccine production
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines in controlling infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa and renewed interest in vaccine research and development across...
China’s Censorship Reaches Globally Through WeChat
TikTok dances have captured the attention of countless U.S. teenagers—and TikTok has captured the regulatory attention of the U.S. government. But the deeper threat to...
‘e-Commerce in Africa to grow by 50% by 2025’
pedro Investing in capacity building will be crucial to meet the promise of e-commerce in the continent, he said. According to Pedro, by adopting appropriate...
The State Department’s Lack of Diversity Is Bad for U.S. Diplomacy
In 2020, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign vowed to advance the United States’ role in the world—most notably by promising to put human rights at the...
The UN Security Council
Introduction The Security Council, the United Nations’ principal crisis-management body, is empowered to impose binding obligations on the 193 UN member states to maintain peace....
China’s Plan for Ukraine Is No Plan at All
[ad_1] AdvertisementOn February 24, one year after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, China released a paper on “China's Position on the Political Settlement of...
War Hasn’t Deterred Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Fighters
Just one year ago, reporting on a corruption scandal in Ukraine could start with a few mouse clicks. A seasoned investigative journalist like Yuriy Nikolov—co-founder...
Denis Manturov met with CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov met with Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov....
Germany’s top diplomat wants to give foreign office a feminist revamp
[ad_1] BERLIN — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is set to debut a feminist overhaul of the country’s diplomatic tactics on Wednesday, including creating a...