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23. Andrew Hammod

Why October will see a super-surge of climate action

The climate change agenda has had a lower profile for much of the pandemic. However, October will now see a global diplomatic super-surge, given that success at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 summit in Glasgow remains in the balance.

2021-10-06 16:57

Why German election results matter to world

Germany's election on Sunday has indicated a desire for change in Europe's most powerful country with polls suggesting the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) won the most seats, and Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union/ Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) securing an historic low vote share.

2021-09-29 17:00

Why a smarter campaign on terror is key, 20 years on

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 has just passed, Joe Biden has declared that U.S.-led anti-terror efforts must continue following the end of the war in Afghanistan, but Washington would be wise to deploy a much smarter campaign going forward.

2021-09-13 17:02

September: massive month for diplomacy

The stand-out diplomatic highlight each September is usually the annual U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York, yet this month sees much stronger competition in a massive month of global summitry that includes the BRICS - referring Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) forums, as well as potentially a special Afghan meeting of the G20, including South Korea.

2021-09-05 17:00

Warning of border flashpoint

With the eyes of much of the world on Afghanistan, Angela Merkel completed the last big foreign policy trip of her chancellorship on the weekend to one of the world's other major flashpoints - Russia and Ukraine which has become the bloodiest European conflict since the wars over the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

2021-08-25 16:52

Climate change: race against time

Less than 100 days from the landmark 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) climate summit, concerns are growing about U.K. preparedness for hosting the event, as a landmark U.N. report released Aug. 9 gives the world body's strongest warning yet on the perils of global warming.

2021-08-17 17:00

Western tensions with Tehran escalate in maritime mayhem

Tensions are mounting between Iran and the West amid multiple maritime incidents in the most sensitive transportation choke point for global energy supplies.

2021-08-12 17:17

Why Biden's 'backyard' is flashing red

Joe Biden's foreign policy has so far been defined by decisions taken toward far-flung nations including China and Afghanistan, yet events closer to home are now demanding his greater attention.

2021-08-09 17:00

Olympics can still showcase Japan's success, despite the gloom

While there has been much gloom surrounding the Olympics so far, the world's biggest sporting event could yet have significant positive value for Japan, as the nation projects itself to global stakeholders as a respected international leader, technological innovator and cultural powerhouse.

2021-07-28 17:05

Tokyo Olympics kick off amid cancellation confusion

The confusion surrounding the potentially late cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the official start date of which is Friday, has added to the challenges facing the troubled games.

2021-07-22 17:00

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