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Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

13:22 20.07.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Geng Shuang, said that China, in response to American supplies of $2.2 billion worth of military hardware and equipment to Taiwan would impose sanctions on American suppliers of arms to Taiwan. "The sale of weapons to Taiwan is a …

Konstantin Kolpakov: We put emphasis on informal contacts

20:53 12.07.2019 Yevgeny Pedanov

Konstantin Kolpakov: We put emphasis on informal contacts

Foto: Y. PedanovMoscow was recently playing host to the 6th Forum of Young Diplomats, which was the most representative such gathering held so far, bringing together delegates from 14 countries. An International Affairs correspondent talked with Konstantin Kolpakov, the chairman of the Young Diplomats’ Council of the Russian Foreign Ministry.International …

Ethnic tensions in Montenegro

12:17 10.07.2019 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Ethnic tensions in Montenegro

On Sunday, July 7, the citizens of Montenegro had the opportunity to witness another incident, that is, the open provocation of radical Albanian elements in Montenegro. Traditionally, on the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, in Svac, near Ulcinj (a town on the southern coast of Montenegro) …

G20 summit eased international tensions – Alexander Pankin

12:37 05.07.2019 Inna Yanikeeva

G20 summit eased international tensions – Alexander Pankin

The Russian Foreign Ministry had been neither overoptimistic nor skeptical about the outcome of the G20 summit, preferring instead to take a realistic view of the high-profile event. The G20 format allows the participating nations to fine-tune their national interests, because non-participation in it renders them irrelevant to existing trends. …

IPCC Report: Utilising ignorance as an excuse

12:12 04.07.2019 Anis Bajrektarević

IPCC Report: Utilising ignorance as an excuse

The major new report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in Korea on October 8 (2018), is nearly 800 pages long and includes more than 6,000 scientific references. However, it can be summarized in just few sentences with absolutely horrific implications:The average global temperature is …

Crimea Friends Club opens in Argentina

11:01 02.07.2019 Yuri Nemtsev

Crimea Friends Club opens in Argentina

This year marks five years since the Crimea Peninsula became part of the Russian Federation. A variety of events in honor of this historic event have been held throughout the globe. The Russian-speaking community in Argentina has organized a flash mob dedicated to Crimea’s reunification with Russia, despite certain political …

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Fi: Over-Financialization and De-industrialisation

12:01 01.07.2019 Michael Lim Mah Hui , Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Fi: Over-Financialization and De-industrialisation

Do(mestic) Re(sponsibilities) Mi(ssed) Fa(tally) over Fi(nacialisation) which by its unchecked vertical expansion has taken its tolls: massive pauperisations of the de-industrialised and de-populated areas.Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Michael Lim Mah HuiOver recent decades, the scope, size, concentration, power and even the purpose and role of finance have changed so significantly that …

Macedonia and Albania not allowed even in EU "waiting room"

11:23 28.06.2019 Dmitry Babich

Macedonia and Albania not allowed even in EU "waiting room"

The recent decision by an EU summit to postpone until October the solution on welcoming in Albania and Northern Macedonia as new members marks yet another setback for the European Union, which testifies to lack of unity among its members. Both Albania and Northern Macedonia have done all they could …

No one owes anyone anything?

10:00 25.06.2019 Mikhail Leonov

No one owes anyone anything?

Amazing things keep happening in Ukraine: what we (and many others) had been writing and talking about for almost a year was suddenly confirmed by the most unusual and unexpected source.According to the Orthodox Journalists Union website, [1] citing Ukrainian radio program “ Persona Grata,” Filaret Denisenko not only rejects …

Shocking statistics of Yellow Vests in France

12:07 24.06.2019 Sergey Filatov

Shocking statistics of Yellow Vests in France

Protests of Yellow Vests in the center of Paris.AFP PhotoOnly the British could write about the French in such a manner. They reveal little-known details of the “Yellow Vest Movement” in a recent article “Yellow Vest: Shock stats reveal depth of Macron chaos - 50,000 on the streets and 11dead”.The …

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