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Tackling the global divide over the Ukraine war
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 17/03/2025
» At a time of rising geopolitical tensions and deepening global fragmentation, the Ukraine war has proved particularly divisive. From the start, the battle lines were clearly drawn: Russia on one side, Ukraine and the West on the other, and much of the Global South hoping only for the conflict to end. Now, however, alignments are shifting. Whether this will advance efforts to resolve the conflict and strengthen global stability remains to be seen.
Past offers a way forward in Ukraine
News, Andreas Kluth, Published on 02/09/2023
» It seems increasingly likely that the Ukrainians won't be able to drive out the Russian invaders, and that the Russians won't succeed in swallowing any more of Ukraine either. What, aside from unimaginable human misery, comes next?
Simple Myanmar fix
News, Postbag, Published on 27/03/2022
» Re: "Junta 'ordered attacks' on civilians," (BP, March 25).
Vietnam relishes peacemaker role
News, Mai Nguyen & Kham Nguyen, REUTERS, Published on 26/02/2019
» While the leaders of North Korea and the United States debate banishing nuclear bombs from the Korean peninsula, the host of their summit this week, Vietnam, long almost synonymous with war, is relishing its role as a promoter of peace.
Striving for substance over theatre
News, Leif-Eric Easley, Published on 25/02/2019
» The 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, and hopes have been raised that this week's second US-North Korea summit may begin a process towards formally resolving the conflict.
Why Hanoi won Trump-Kim summit
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 12/02/2019
» Bangkok, Hanoi and Hawaii were three of the possible venues mentioned when the US and North Korea agreed to have a second summit. However, when the final decision was made just days ahead of the announcement by President Donald Trump during the State of the Union address, Hanoi stood alone as the site for the second summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Feb 27-28.
The next NK summit will be costly
News, Eli Lake, Published on 07/02/2019
» To hear US President Donald Trump tell it, his diplomatic gamble with North Korea is already paying dividends. In his State of the Union address, he announced that his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would take place in Vietnam at the end of the month.
Leaders must adapt to Trump's post-midterm world
News, Peter Apps, Published on 14/11/2018
» For Donald Trump's first foreign trip since Americans voted in the midterm elections, the bleak weather in Paris appears to have matched the diplomatic mood. The US president seemed subdued during his visit to mark the centenary of the truce that ended World War I, and insulted many Europeans when rain and traffic were cited as the reason for cancelling one of his visits to an American war cemetery.
Mobile centres to offer election 'education'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/11/2018
» A mobile Damrongtham government complaint centre will hit the road and visit villages in the provinces to educate local communities about election law and the poll roadmap, according to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
Law makes PM's return bid trickier
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/11/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha cannot canvass for votes if he wants to stage a comeback as a prime ministerial candidate on the ticket of any party, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said.