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22. John J. Metzler

UN Assembly elects new human rights guardians

The U.N. General Assembly just concluded its election for 14 new members in the Human Rights Council. Delegates have chosen a conclave of candidates who sit in somber judgment of global freedoms and virtues, though ironically, many of these new members selected are actually among the very abusers and rights violators the Council is presumably monitoring.

2022-10-23 17:00

North Korea's 'don't forget me' missile diplomacy

In a strange but not unexpected twist to a world in turmoil, North Korea's bellicose leadership has carried out a series of missile tests not seen since 2017. One particularly provocative firing of an intermediate range rocket flew right over Japan. Two short-range ballistic missiles were shot into the sea on the eve of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to South Korea and the DMZ.

Kim Ji-soo | 2022-10-13 17:00

Iran rocked by protests; world watches politely

Massive and spreading protests have rocked Iran in the wake of widening social discontent following the death of a young woman while in police custody. Her crime? Not wearing the obligatory headscarf properly. Demonstrations across the country have jolted the Islamic Republic to its core as thousands of women publicly and provocatively remove and then burn their headscarves, or hijab, in public.

2022-10-04 16:39

Putin hit for widening war

Amid a swirl of ongoing and upcoming international crises, the Ukraine war overwhelmingly dominated debate at the United Nations General Assembly.

2022-09-28 16:55

Queen Elizabeth II: end of an era

The queen has died; the page of history has turned. The passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, has shocked and saddened much of the world despite the sovereign's declining health and her 96 years of age. Just months after having joyfully celebrated her platinum jubilee commemorating 70 years on the British throne, she has passed.

2022-09-21 15:53

Ukraine: tiptoeing around wider tragedy

As Vladimir Putin's war continues against Ukraine, there's now a grim acceptance of tragedy: targeted civilians, wrecked cities and Russia's threat to use nuclear weapons.

2022-08-24 15:37

French summer, European winter?

It's been a strange and uncertain summer, marked by high temperatures, torrid inflation and a very hot war on Europe's eastern doorstep.

2022-08-18 16:14

Beijing dragon blinks

Despite their huffing, puffing and threatening, regarding the short but symbolically important visit of U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to what China deems a “renegade province,” Taiwan, the Beijing dragon blinked. Nancy Pelosi's landmark - if controversial - visit to Taiwan went forward, and then it was magically over in less than a day.

2022-08-14 16:22

Ukraine's food siege is broken, we hope

Visiting a bountiful farmers' market on France's western Brittany coast, you can't help but be dazzled by the choice and abundance of fresh fruit and food. Even in small towns, the sheer choice and selection is daunting. Now let's metaphysically transport ourselves to Ukraine's besieged Black Sea coast where for endless months, the bounty of wheat and grains have been blocked by the Russian occupiers from leaving ports and being shipped to the outside world.

2022-07-27 16:43

Jolting wake-up call on Chinese intel theft

The jolting but not unexpected wake-up call came from London. In a rare and unprecedented joint press conference the chiefs of both the British MI5 domestic intelligence service and their American counterpart, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), presented a poignant and riveting account of China's sweeping intelligence-gathering operations and its wider implications for global business, cyber and military security.

2022-07-13 16:54

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