Category: News
-
U.S., U.K., and Australia announce nuclear military alliance AUKUS
By Sebastian Lopez and Harry Wilson-Mew Everything you need to know about AUKUS On September 15th, 2021, President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the creation of a new, maritime security alliance, dubbed ‘AUKUS’. Citing growing concerns over the security of the Indo-Pacific, AUKUS seeks to ensure the collective…
-
Al Qaeda may reform in 1-2 years, CIA warns
During the annual Intelligence and National Security Summit, acting U.S. officials warned that al Qaeda could reform its capabilities to attack the United States homeland within 1-2 years. Reports of high-ranking al Qaeda leaders returning to Afghanistan have already surfaced, while the Taliban’s promises for a cooperative, stable government have rapidly crumbled. The rapid collapse…
-
OPINION: The dangers of anti-Chinese fear-mongering in the American public
While part of the ‘developed world,’ China is very much a developing country. Yet it commands the world’s second-largest economy, whose rise is often hailed in sensationalist media as the beginning of the west’s long-idealized ‘decline.’ This yellow journalism is certainly not new to the western world. However, the advent of social media (and lessening…
-
Israeli-Palestine violence soars as U.S. commitment wavers
In the past week, tensions have flared between Israel and Palestine as a result of rocket fire from Hamas into Israel in retaliation for storming the Al-Aqsa mosque during the final prayers of Ramadan. In the following days, violence would surge as more rockets were fired and protestors clashed with police in settlements facing evictions.…
-
Bhutan’s Diplomatic Maneuver – The Necessity of Biden’s American ‘Example’
Bhutan raised questions larger nations have avoided – how do smaller nations hold regional powers accountable for climate change?
-
UK Foreign Office summons Russian Ambassador over Ukraine hostility as Royal Navy moves in
The UK Foreign Office has made clear its stance regarding Russian misconduct over the past two years. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has summoned the current Russian Ambassador, Andrey Kelin, over concern from the UK Government regarding a “pattern of malign activity,” which includes cyber intrusions, the ongoing hostility at the Ukrainian border,…
-
Weekend Briefing 4/18/21
Escalation in Ukraine and the South China Sea threatens an end to American intervention. Afghanistan With the decision to decisively withdraw from Afghanistan only recently announced, the Taliban has already claimed victory. With their forces approaching the capital, it is clear that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan shall likely rise again. However, in many ways,…
-
Myanmar’s worsening conditions invite renewed ethnic conflict
A rapid escalation of violence has deteriorated public safety with soldiers executing protesting civilians and clampdowns on political freedoms.
-
Ukraine Issues De-facto Declaration of War Against Russia, As United States Seeks Peace
Though Decree no. 117/2021 falls short of a declaration of war, it lays a clear challenge to the Russian presence in Ukraine.
-
Biden announces complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11th, 2021
Twenty years after the September 11th attacks, the American war in Afghanistan will come to an end. The intervention in Afghanistan has spanned 20 long years, during which the Taliban waged war against the U.S.-backed Afghani government. The U.S. involved several powerful nations in this intervention, invoking NATO’s collective defense clause for the first and…
World Affairs International 