The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation is not known for producing controversy. Former Australia Senator Gareth Evans neatly captured many people’s view of the multilateral forum in 1993 when he described APEC as ‘four adjectives in search of a noun.’ But as the sun set on this … Continue readingAPEC 2018: GREAT POWERS TRADE BLOWS AS EYES TURN TO G-20
Viewers around the world held their collective breath on July 7 as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed disembarked his plane in the Eritrean capital of Asmara. This was, after all, the first time an Ethiopian leader had set foot in Eritrea since Africa’s second most … Continue readingETHIO – ERITREAN PEACE: OLD FOES EMBRACE AS NEW FACES SEEK TO RESHAPE THE HORN OF AFRICA
“I am announcing today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. In a few moments, I will sign a presidential memorandum to begin reinstating U.S. nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime. We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanction. … Continue readingUS ABANDONS THE IRAN DEAL: WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE REGION?