Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Foreign Affairs
06/25/2021
Germany lifts restrictions for descendants of Nazi victims to get citizenship
The German parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to eliminate restrictions that denied citizenship to some descendants of German Jews and others persecuted by the Nazis. British-based campaigners are relieved.
06/23/2021
After a stumbling start, the EU is vaccinating at a fast pace
Current trends suggest it will overtake America in jabs administered per person in the next month
06/22/2021
A Debate on Israel-Palestine | Robert Wright & Bret Stephens
06/09/2021
Mexicans save their democracy
Despite campaign violence, they voted to restrain the power ambitions of a populist president. Mexico is now a potential model for the rest of Central America.
06/15/2021
Opinion: New Israeli government gives people hope
A coalition of right-wing hard-liners, leftists and Arab Israelis is a good sign. Not only for Israel, but also for the revival of Middle East peace talks, says Sarah Hofmann.
06/07/2021
Making America Global Again
If the United States is to protect and rejuvenate its economic foundations and approach autocracies like China and Russia from a position of strength, its strategy cannot be merely trans-Pacific or transatlantic. Instead, America must openly source its approach from across the democratic world.
06/09/2021
Canada’s COVID-19 outlook continues to improve as cases, hospitalizations drop
Canada’s top doctor shared some encouraging words on Wednesday, saying “all indicators of COVID-19 disease activity and severity continue to decline” this week in Canada.
06/02/2021
Iraq crosses a democratic threshold
The arrest of a top, pro-Iran militia leader on terrorism charges sends a signal to Iraqi youth that their pro-democrary activism may be paying off.
06/03/2021
Bibi Is Trump and the Israeli Change Coalition Is Biden
To understand the political drama playing out in Israel and the tentative formation of a national unity coalition to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, you don’t need to speak Hebrew. You need only to understand one thing: Netanyahu makes his enemies even angrier than Donald Trump does.
06/03/2021
Slow to start, China now vaccinating at a staggering pace
In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.
05/31/2021