The West Is Preparing for Russia’s Disintegration
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-585138976.jpgAmid war in Ukraine, some strategists are setting their eyes on the “decolonization” of Russia itself.
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-585138976.jpgAmid war in Ukraine, some strategists are setting their eyes on the “decolonization” of Russia itself.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/04/05/multimedia/05sudan-dispatch-08-fzpk/05sudan-dispatch-08-fzpk-moth.jpgThe deadline is approaching for the generals who took power in a military coup in Sudan to turn over their authority to a civilian government. The mood in the capital, Khartoum, is anxious.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/04/14/multimedia/14dc-globaldebt-01-kjtz/14dc-globaldebt-01-kjtz-moth.jpgThere was optimism at the spring meetings of the I.M.F. and World Bank that China will make concessions over restructuring its loans.
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b8251e2f597ce4158ea865fbcd0063da5246a80c/44_119_3379_2027/master/3379.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=518288be2796dfff0feaa371b8a91162US president’s ‘homecoming’ visit has alchemised politics, diplomacy and the personal into a feelgood glow for visitor and hosts John F Kennedy set the template for US presidential forays to Ireland with a rapturous visit in 1963 that he called the best four days of his life. Joe Biden’s visit this week did not quite match that…
DetailsMOSCOW — If Americans in Russia were worried before, they now have an extra reason to be concerned. The arrest of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has sent ripples of alarm through the community of American journalists in Russia, leaving many in the country wondering who, if anyone, might be next. Gershkovich was seized by FSB security…
Detailshttps://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/04/12/multimedia/12africa-russia-disinfo-4-vwmf/12africa-russia-disinfo-4-vwmf-moth-v2.jpgPro-Russian content presenting a distorted version of the war in Ukraine and promoting Russia’s interests in Africa is gaining an audience on the continent.
Authorities in Tunisia are targeting Black migrants in a crackdown on sub-Saharan Africans. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with NYU Abu Dhabi professor Monica Marks, who’s been talking to affected migrants.
United States Vice President Kamala Harris completed a three-nation African Tour, visiting Ghana, Zambia, and Tanzania. “It was an honour being in Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia – strengthening the very important relationship and friendship between the people of the United States and those who live on the continent of Africa” Tweeted Kamala Harris. What inspired…
Detailshttps://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Macron-Xi-GettyImages-1250816620.jpgFeeling the heat at home, the French president heads to China to ink some lucrative deals and pay lip service to Xi’s pledges of peace.
Ethiopia’s small Catholic community celebrates the Resurrection of Christ on 16 April, in line with the calendar of the Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox Church. The head of the Socio-Pastoral Commission of the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa and a Salesian Sister talk about their hopes for true peace in Tigray, and about an inter-congregational network project promoted…
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