Tag Archives: Washington

“Questions about NATO’s purpose began as soon as the Soviet Union broke up,” Walt said. “Predictions that open-ended expansion eastward would lead to a Europe that was ‘whole, free, and at peace’ look rather hollow today.” BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The recently concluded Washington summit of the North Atlantic …

In recent years, Washington deliberately stretched the concept of “national security” when dealing with China, conjuring up absurd threats and hyping them up BEIJING, CHINA |Xinhua | In the eyes of U.S. politicians, garlic, batteries, cranes, electric vehicles (EVs), or social media apps  — irrelevant stuff in ordinary people’s eyes …

WASHINGTON, USA | TASS | The sanctions on Kaspersky Lab show that the United States is seeking to help its own corporations working for American intelligence, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said, commenting on the US move to blacklist the Russian cybersecurity company’s executives. “This yet another politicized step …

BEIJING, China | Xinhua | The United States recently encouraged its Group of Seven (G7) allies to revive discussions about China’s “overcapacity” in a communique following a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors. This move came after Washington substantially raised import tariffs on a host of clean energy …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Washington delights in touting such noble terms as democracy, human rights and rules-based international order, but what it does betrays what it truly believes. The Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, featuring violent protesters, damaged statues, vandalized offices and terrified lawmakers inside the “seat of American democracy,” …

Washington, US | Xinhua |  Hundreds marched to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023. Four people were killed and at least 28 others injured in a shooting at a birthday party on Saturday night in the …

Why Uganda and others were not disappointed COVER STORY | Ian Katusiime | President Yoweri Museveni got at least one major deal on the sidelines of the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, US. The President managed to get the U.S. group, Albertine Graben Energy Consortium (AGEC), to agree that a …

Biden didn’t attend the dinner but there is growing concern that he may be exposed to more risks of contracting the virus Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A high-profile dinner held in downtown Washington, D.C. earlier this month appeared to be a “super spreader” event, with at least dozens of attendees …

  How Washington’s disregard of Russia’s security concerns risks war over a misguided obsession with liberal democracy THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The crisis in Ukraine is threatening world peace. Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops at the Ukrainian border. America and her NATO allies claim it …

Washington’s fixation with sanctions has little to do with their efficacy and everything to do with something else: American decline Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Washington has “become addicted to sanctions” like a 5-year-old child who “is addicted to candy,” a U.S. columnist has said. “If there is one tool policymakers …