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Brics could be catalyst for global revamp
Oped, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 22/10/2024
» A new age of international relations is dawning. With the West accounting for a declining share of global GDP, and the world becoming increasingly multipolar, countries are jostling to establish their positions in the emerging order. This includes both the emerging economies -- represented by the recently expanded Brics grouping -- that seek a leading role in writing the rules of the new order, and the smaller countries attempting to cultivate relationships that can safeguard their interests.
Democracy isn't declining; it's the nation-state
Oped, Published on 19/10/2024
» Democracy is not in decline. The nation-state is.
North Korea to send 10,000 troops to Ukraine
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/10/2024
» BRUSSELS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said North Korea is preparing to send 10,000 troops to help Russia’s war on Ukraine, in a sign of deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.
US sanctions Chinese firms over drones used by Russia against Ukraine
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/10/2024
» HONG KONG - The United States is sanctioning two Chinese companies it says are cooperating with Russian entities to design, build and ship long-range attack drones, in the latest round of punitive action against firms supporting Russia's war against Ukraine.
The case for funding food security
Oped, Published on 17/10/2024
» Although enough food is produced to feed the global population, hunger and malnutrition due to conflict, poverty, economic slowdowns, and climate change still threaten millions of lives. In 2023, around 2.3 billion people faced moderate or severe food insecurity and more than 730 million people suffered from hunger, with undernutrition linked to almost one-half of deaths of children under age five.
Balancing geopolitics
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/10/2024
» Geopolitics has the potential to significantly influence global trade dynamics, particularly as tensions rise and alliances shift among nations.
Thai businesses are concerned about effect on oil prices, shipping costs and the local currency
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2024
» Amidst a stagnant domestic economy, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are regarded as a crucial factor that could greatly impact the Thai private sector as the war between Israel and Hamas drags on for over a year with no end in sight.
US' protectionist trade policies are backfiring
News, Published on 14/10/2024
» The United States has adopted increasingly protectionist policies over the past few years, raising tariffs, revising or withdrawing from free-trade agreements, and restricting trade with countries considered strategic threats. While these measures aim to exert pressure on perceived adversaries like China, there is growing evidence that economic sanctions are at best ineffective and, at worst, counterproductive.
Nobel laureate moved to tears
Published on 12/10/2024
» TOKYO - Toshiyuki Mimaki was beside himself with joy when he found out that the atomic bomb survivors’ group that he co-chairs had won the Nobel Peace Prize, but later pushed back tears of sorrow as he pictured children bleeding from their wounds in Israel and Gaza.
Hiroshima survivors’ group wins Nobel Peace Prize
Published on 11/10/2024
» OSLO - The Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, in a warning to countries that have nuclear weapons not to use them.