China’s increasing naval power, the country having surpassed the United States as the world’s largest maritime force, is giving Beijing crucial sway
The election of Joe Biden as forty-sixth president of the United States is good news for strategic U.S.-European relations and good news for Polish-U.S. relations. The threat of a U.S. withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and disengagement from Europe will no longer hang over the transatlantic relationship, freeing these two fundamental elements
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Joe Biden's recent electoral win could enable the United States to develop a more balanced government focused on national unity. For the rest of the world, his presidency could imply a greater willingness to work with allies and friendly governments on regional and global challenges.
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Democracy has been in retreat in many parts of the world. Reports by Freedom House and other watchdog groups show a decline of democratic freedoms for fourteen straight years and a surge in the number of elected authoritarians.
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Few regions will be more affected by President Donald J. Trump’s failure to win reelection than Europe.
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As Americans chose change over continuity by picking a seasoned statesman over a divisive showman, the world looks to reap predictable multilateral and diplomatic dividends. President-elect Joe Biden is no stranger to multilateralism and diplomacy. His long career has placed him at the center of U.S. foreign policy.
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In this Council of Councils global perspectives roundup, members of seventeen leading global think tanks reflect on the impact of the election outcome and the most important steps that the winner of the U.S. presidential election can take to advance global cooperation from their country or regional perspective.
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Financial sanctions are probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the work and operations of international charitable work. Like everyone else, charities and their trustees must not only understand financial sanctions, but comply with them.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $14 million grant to help the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Russia has escalated its provocative encounters within the North Pacific this yr, harassing boats in U.S. fishing waters and sending bombers towards Alaska’s shores.
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