Category: World

The International Criminal Court intends to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of crimes against humanity for Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war, its Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced Monday, on the 227th day of the Gaza war. Senior Israeli officials responded to ICC Chief […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino yesterday in Washington, D.C.  The Secretary and the Foreign Minister reaffirmed the strength of the bilateral relationship between the two countries and explored how the United States and Argentina can increase cooperation to build a safer, more democratic hemisphere.  […]

Central banks in Europe are discovering an old dilemma: when they lower interest rates because inflation is slowing down, it’s likely to weaken their currencies. This in turn may delay the fall in inflation towards their canonical 2% target. The Swedish Riksbank experienced this first hand when it cut rates on May 8 and saw […]

  International remittances surged by 650 per cent, from USD 128 billion to USD 831 billion between 2000 and 2022.  Migrant remittances surpass foreign direct investment in boosting the GDP of developing nations.  281 million international migrants globally; number of those displaced hit a record high by the end of 2022 at 117 million.   […]

Two weeks ago, the Irish police force cleared a Dublin encampment of around 200 tents occupied by asylum seekers. The migrants were bussed to sites on the fringes of the city, where the government said they would be provided with the food, sanitation and security they were lacking on the streets of Dublin’s elegant Georgian […]

The United States warmly welcomes President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto of the Republic of Kenya to Atlanta, Georgia, today.  The visit to Atlanta is the first segment of Kenya’s diplomatic engagement with the United States and will be followed by a State Visit to Washington, D.C. on May 23.     United States Strategy Toward […]

An Argentinian colleague recently posed a rather blunt question to me: “How, pray tell, does your beloved European Union help you and me?” Her doubts are valid. Given the bureaucratic immensity of the EU, it is not unreasonable to wonder what purpose it serves, and whether it has any meaningful impact on the lives of […]

Colleagues, there is much irony to Russia calling yet another meeting on weapons proliferation in a month where we have seen the appalling destruction of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. As we speak, Russian forces continue in their devastating attacks around Kharkiv. As UN experts visiting Ukraine in April discovered, this includes the use of ballistic missiles […]

Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Julie Turner will travel to the Republic of Korea (ROK) from May 21-25, 2024.  In Seoul, Special Envoy Turner will participate in the Asian Leadership Conference and engage ROK government officials, civil society, and North Korean escapees.  She will reinforce the U.S. commitment to addressing North Korea’s […]

  We live in an increasingly unpredictable world in which the nature of threats is evolving and crises are becoming more multidimensional. Four years ago, the EU committed to working on its internal and external­ security challenges when it adopted the EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025.  Since then, there have been regular progress reports looking […]