Month: May 2022
Russia- China Relationship
President Joe Biden is preparing for a trip to Asia later this month dominated by how to deal with the rise of China and his administration is soon to release his first national security strategy about the emergence of China as a great power. As well as steering clear of directly backing Russia’s war effort,
Beijing is a True Test of China’s Covid-19 policy
If china’s public-health policies were decided by the people of Shanghai, the country would abandon its “zero-covid” strategy, which uses mass testing and strict lockdowns to crush the virus. The city’s 25m residents, among whom are some of China’s richest and most influential people, have complained loudly about the grim weeks of lockdown they have
Abortion ban in America
Donald Trump pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices who would “automatically” overturn Roe v Wade, the ruling from 1973 that established a constitutional right to abortion. During his term in office Mr Trump transformed the court by appointing three new justices, giving conservatives a 6-3 majority. Now a leaked draft opinion from February, published by
Ukraine War Changing Europe Demographics
Mr Putin’s war has delivered one of a particular kind to demographers, who tend to see the phenomenon they study as slow-moving. many Europeans fretted that their region was getting older and that more people were dying than being born. Europe’s median age of 43 is nearly four years older than that of North America,
Press Freedom
Globally, press freedom is in retreat. Around 85% of people live in countries where it has declined over the past five years, according to analysis by unesco of data on freedom of expression from the Varieties of Democracy. The sharpest decline has come in the past decade, and has included several of the most populous
America’s arsenal of democracy
with war raging in Ukraine, President Joe Biden is casting himself as a latter-day Roosevelt. America will not fight directly but is determined to help Ukraine “win”. On April 28th he asked Congress for an extra $33bn to respond to the Ukraine crisis, on top of $13.6bn approved earlier this year. The new request includes
Glasgow climate conference Agreement
A new global agreement – the Glasgow Climate Pact – was reached at the COP26 summit. The agreement pledged to significantly increase money to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change and make the switch to clean energy. There’s also the prospect of a trillion dollar a year fund from 2025 –
Meghan Markle animated series Pearl cancelation on Netflix
Netflix has cancelled development of Pearl, an animated series created by Meghan Markle, in its move to cut costs. Last month, Netflix revealed a sharp fall in subscribers and warned millions more are set to quit the service. The series was planned to centre on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl, who is inspired by
Ukraine Military Secrets Revelation
Boris Johnson has been accused by a former head of the Polish army of “tempting evil” and jeopardising efforts to support Ukraine in its war against Russia by revealing that Ukrainian soldiers were receiving training in Poland on how to use British anti-aircraft missiles. Mr Johnson announced last week during his trip to India that
Humanitarian Corridors working in Ukraine
President Zelensky admitted humanitarian corridors are ‘working for the first time’ during an address on the rescue effort at Azovstal’s steel plant.Despite the evacuation success, Russia disputes the claims, and reports a lower figure of 80 civilians. “More than a hundred civilians have already been evacuated,” he told the camera about the two days of