Scott Morrison softened his defiant language on climate change action amid UK trade deal Documents indicate PM’s changes to foreign policy speech coincided with environment agreement in trade talks The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2022
Pentagon’s spokesman Kirby is moving to a White House position WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby will move to the White House to take a senior communications role with a foreign policy focus. Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022
Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | How does the wheat export ban affect foreign policy? In this episode, we examine the effect India’s flip-flop on wheat exports will have on its foreign policy. The Hindu · May 20, 2022
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby moving to White House Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is joining the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter, adding star power to the West Wing’s foreign policy communications team The Independent UK · May 20, 2022
‘We begged them to spare our shops,’ say Muslim women in an Indian market In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women. Foreign Policy · May 19, 2022
How the war in Ukraine is challenging the long-sought pivot to Asia President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia. WEKU · May 19, 2022
Labor's proposed Pacific labour scheme reforms might be good soft diplomacy but will it address worker exploitation? National security has been a feature of this election campaign, but there’s been little substantive difference on key issues of foreign policy. Last week’s foreign policy debate between Foreign Minister Senator Marise Payne and Shadow Minister Penny Wong barely touched on differences in policy. The Conversation · May 19, 2022
Erdogan Aide Discusses NATO Bids with Sweden, Finland Counterparts Progress on Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids will only be possible if concrete steps are taken addressing Turkey's national security concerns, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman told his Nordic counterparts in calls on Wednesday. Ibrahim Kalin, who is Erdogan's chief foreign policy adviser, held calls with counterparts from Sweden,… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 18, 2022
Biden Is Right: We Shouldn't Restrict Americans in the Name of Liberating Cuba A new White House policy faces one of the most malignant foreign policy objections: that it's not a magic wand for regime change. Reason · May 18, 2022
Austria's neutral status here to stay, foreign minister says The foreign minister of Austria said his country would retain its neutral status even as EU allies Sweden and Finland overhauled decades-long foreign policy stances to apply for NATO membership in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reuters · May 18, 2022
Philippines' Marcos wants China ties to 'shift to higher gear' under his presidency Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday said his country's ties with China will expand and "shift to a higher gear" when he takes power, signalling intent to advance outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte's pro-Beijing agenda. Reuters · May 18, 2022
Charities claim UK ‘putting politics before poverty’ in new aid strategy Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the UK ‘must use development as a key part of our foreign policy’. The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
G7 Urge Tehran to Bring Successful Conclusion To Nuclear Talks The G7 group of nations urged on Saturday Iran to benefit from the current opportunity and facilitate the nuclear talks, which have been veering between success and failure for months now. “It is high time for Iran to seize the opportunity and bring negotiations which started in Vienna more than… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 15, 2022
G7 Backs More Aid, Weapons to Ukraine in Show of Unity against Russia Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations backed giving more aid and weapons to Ukraine as they met on Friday in what Germany called a "powerful sign of unity" to deepen Russia's global isolation for invading its neighbor. The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced a… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 13, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 13, 2022 EU Says Talks with Iran ‘Positive Enough’ to Reopen Nuclear Negotiations The EU's foreign policy chief said on Friday that he believed there had been enough progress during consultations between his envoy and Iranian officials in Tehran this week to relaunch nuclear negotiations after two months of deadlock. Talks to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have been on…
The Independent UK · May 13, 2022 Top EU diplomat hopeful for deal at Iran nuclear talks The European Union’s foreign policy chief says he's hopeful that stalled talks with Iran over the country’s nuclear program can yield an agreement
Reuters · May 13, 2022 EU to provide new 500 million euro military aid to Ukraine - Borrell EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday the bloc would provide a further 500 millions euros worth of military support to Ukraine and that he was confident a deal could be reached in the coming days to agree an embargo on Russian oil.
Reuters · May 13, 2022 EU's Borrell says coordinator trip to Iran was positive The EU's foreign policy chief said on Friday that he believed a trip to Tehran by his coordinator to the Iran nuclear talks this week had unblocked the situation after two months of deadlock in efforts to revive the 2015 accord between Iran and world powers.
The Conversation · May 11, 2022 How well has the Morrison government handled relations with Southeast Asia? This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came into power in 2019. You can read the other pieces here.
Foreign Policy · May 10, 2022 New Philippine President Marcos Is No Duterte on Foreign Policy Monday’s victor intends to defend sovereignty against China and prioritize the U.S. alliance.
Reuters · May 10, 2022 Despite 'fatigue', donors pledge another $6.7 billion for Syria, neighbours An international donor conference raised $6.7 billion for Syria and its neighbours on Tuesday despite what the European Union's foreign policy chief said was "a certain fatigue" with the war there, now its 12th year.
The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2022 WATCH: 'It's reserved!': Tory MSP goes on 'surreal' rant about Scotland's foreign policy THE UK Government legislating in devolved areas is to be welcomed, the Tories tell us ...
The Conversation · May 10, 2022 Japan's doubling of its defence budget will make the world a more dangerous place – here's why Japan is proposing to double its defence budget to around £86 billion, or 2% of its GDP. This move – like recent pledges by Germany to massively increase its military spending in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – brings the country full circle since it was militarily neutered…
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022 Despite ‘Fatigue’, Donors Pledge Another $6.7 Billion for Syria, Neighbors An international donor conference raised $6.7 billion for Syria and its neighbors on Tuesday despite what the European Union's foreign policy chief said was "a certain fatigue" with the war there, now its 12th year. The pledges, which were slightly higher than the United Nations' appeal for $6.1 billion, were…
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Donors urged to dig deep as Ukraine war hits Syria hard EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is making the plight of poverty-stricken Syrians far worse