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Elie Abouaoun on Libya’s Elections - SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124
With the vote likely to be postponed, USIP’s Elie Abouaoun says frustrations are high over Libya’s political and economic stagnation as the international community tries to “generate a new political agreement … just to make sure the elections can happen without a major outbreak of violence.”
As Covid-19 case hits Blinken trip, Myanmar may offer path for closer US-Thailand ties - South China Morning Post
The cancellation of a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Thailand on Thursday was a “missed opportunity” for the security allies to review areas of cooperation, analysts said. But Bangkok and Washington should now work more closely on the Myanmar crisis to strengthen bilateral relations that had become rocky after the 2014 coup that first brought Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to power. Jason Tower, country director for the Burma programme at the United States Institute of Peace, said the Myanmar issue offered a significant opportunity for revitalising and strengthening the US-Thailand relationship...
How September 11 victims could claim frozen Afghan reserve funds - The National
Families of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks are hoping to draw from the $10 billion in frozen Afghan reserves as payment in damages from court cases they won years ago. Should the plaintiffs succeed, they could take more than three quarters of the frozen central bank reserves as Afghanistan deals with a cash crunch and the humanitarian crisis that followed the Taliban takeover after the US withdrawal...
Blinken Calls Out China for 'Aggressive Actions' - Voice of America
During a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to stop "aggressive actions" in the Indo-Pacific region. Beijing has already rejected Blinken's assertions, as VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports...
Militants Kill 2 Policemen in Kashmir as Violence Escalates - The New York Times
Militants fired on a police bus in the Indian region of Kashmir on Monday, killing at least two officers and wounding more than a dozen, the police said, just three days after a similar attack left two policemen dead. Kashmir, disputed between India and Pakistan, has long endured clashes between separatist insurgents and government forces, and the violence has escalated recently as strict security protocols imposed in 2019 and pandemic restrictions have been lifted...
Putin ‘did not back down’ on call with Biden: Martha Raddatz - ABC News
On “This Week,” Martha Raddatz and Ambassador Bill Taylor discuss rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia as Russian troops amass near Ukraine’s border...