NATO Summit coverage: NATO leaders gathered in Brussels prepared to say that the Western alliance must respond to China’s economic, political and military rise, by forging a new strategy towards Beijing. They, however, would like to avoid ‘a new...
Week 23 of 2021 has been dominated by the G7 Summit in Cornwall, attended by Presidents Michel and von der Leyen. Agreements were reached on climate change, taxation, Covid-19 vaccines, and others. President Michel spoke to President Putin right...
The New York Times – David E. Sanger and Michael D. Shear / G7 leaders offer united front as summit ends, but cracks are clear President Biden and fellow Western leaders issued a confrontational declaration about Russian and Chinese government...
China has passed a law to counter Western sanctions against it. At a time when Western leaders are discussing China and the Wuhan lab leak theory at the G7 summit, the latter’s relations with the US and Europe continue to deteriorate. The PLA is...
Financial Times – George Parker and Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe / G7 leaders to pledge 1bn Covid-19 vaccine doses for poorer countries Leaders of the G7 economies convening in the UK will announce a pledge to provide 1bn coronavirus vaccine doses to...
The New York Times – Sharon LaFraniere, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland / Biden to send 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to 100 countries over a year President Biden, under pressure to aggressively address the global coronavirus vaccine...
Euractiv – Alexandra Brzozowski / Germany slams ‘hostage-taking’ of EU’s foreign policy The EU should abolish unanimity in its foreign policymaking and not allow itself to be “held hostage”, Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas said on Monday (7...
The Guardian – Dan Collyns / Peru elections: Fujimori’s fraud claims criticised as rival’s narrow lead widens Keiko Fujimori, one of the two candidates fighting vote by vote for the presidency of Peru, has alleged fraud and irregularities in the...