Philippine police said Friday they had launched a search after gunmen allegedly kidnapped a U.S. national who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being taken by speedboat from a coastal town South. If it were a kidnapping for ransom, it would be the latest reminder of the long-standing security problems … Read more
Soft power is a notoriously difficult term to understand, meaning it is often misinterpreted and misused. The concept is often equated with cultural power, the appeal of a country to foreign audiences in the form of lifestyle, cuisine, fashion, music, cinema, etc. Although reductive, this interpretation reaches the general public. More specifically, Joseph Nye, the … Read more
The father of Former One Direction star Liam Payne arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday to arrange for the return of his son’s body to England, two days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony. After landing at Buenos Aires International Airport early in the morning, Geoff Payne … Read more
President Biden said it was important that Ukraine’s Western allies “maintain our resolve” to support the country during his meetings Friday with European partners, with the upcoming US presidential election casting a shadow over his visit to Germany . Mr Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukraine’s second-largest military supplier after the United States. … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had “settled accounts with him”, but stressed that “the task before us (Israel) is not yet finished”. Netanyahu said Israel was focused on returning the more than 100 hostages still in Gaza, captured during the brutal Hamas attack on October 7, a … Read more
2025 marks the 60thth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (now South Korea). As this date approaches, so does the opportunity to reflect on bilateral relations between Tokyo and Seoul. The end of the Asia-Pacific War did not result in a peaceful reconstruction of … Read more
Yahya Sinwar, the wanted leader of the Hamas militant group, has been killed by Israeli troops in Gaza, Israel announced Thursday. He is one of five senior Hamas leaders assassinated since the October 7 attack that sparked the war between Israel and Hamas. Margaret Brennan examines what Sinwar’s death could mean for the coming war.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is in trouble. For commentators and observers of the Court, one crisis seems to lead to another, with the result that the field of international criminal justice has been described as being in “perpetual crisis.” After a brief “revitalization” of the Court due to its rapid response to Russia’s large-scale … Read more
US military uses B-2 bombers to carry out airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen – CBS News Watch CBS News The US military has carried out airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said five underground weapons storage facilities were attacked using B-2 stealth bombers. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more
Thinking about the World Podcast – David Anderson David Anderson In this episode of the Thinking Global podcast, David Anderson speaks with the Think global team in the first of our two-part series on Judith N. Shklar and international relations. Here David chats with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) about who Judith N. Shklar was … Read more