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As the Ukraine war moves into its second year, Russian forces seem unable to achieve Vladimir Putin’s goals, but victory also seems unlikely for NATO-backed Ukraine. If fighting is leading to a stalemate, what is Putin’s likely endgame? Terence McKenna interviews the world’s top military experts about where the...
China on Sunday announced an increase in its defence spending by 7.2 per cent, while warning of "escalating" threats from abroad. The military budget will outpace its economic growth – a trend expected to continue as the country ramps up its defence capacities, says Dean Cheng, senior advisor to the China...
Kamissa Camara discussed France’s complex relationship with Africa as Macron visited Central Africa. Camara also discussed France’s ability to project power and economic benefits in parts of Africa despite unpopularity in the Sahel.
South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.
It was a week that emphasized the fragility of the situation in the West Bank, and the limited ability of the US to stabilize it, three weeks ahead of Ramadan. On Sunday morning, it seemed that the sides were trying to find a formula to reduce tensions, as Israeli and Palestinian officials discussed the resumption of...
Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies convened in New Delhi Thursday in what was seen as a grand test for Indian diplomacy, which ultimately didn’t succeed in reaching a consensus because of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In the second high-level ministerial meeting under India’s Group...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor gave the keynote address for the Colorado State University International Symposium Feb. 28 at the Lory Student Center. His address focused on what the war in Ukraine looked like over the past year, what the future of the conflict may entail and why the war matters to the...
China has proposed a 12-point plan to bring about peace in Ukraine. The U.S. says China is "far from an honest broker," because of China's "no limits partnership with Russia."
The US Secretary of State met with his Russian counterpart for the first time in more than a year. The war in Ukraine has led to a collapse relations between the two. A war that shows no signs of ending, with no diplomatic end game in sight.
There’s one specific image that comes to Ambassador William Taylor’s mind whenever he thinks of the war in Ukraine. The photo came to him from a friend, and it shows her young daughter looking out over the eerily dark cityscape of Kyiv after the Russian invasion knocked out electricity in the heart of winter. “Since they...