Monthly Archives: July 2014

After Gaza failure, Kerry heads to India to play nice

July 30, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Asia-Pacific, U.S..

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers questions about Israel's invasion of Gaza and the current situation in Ukraine following a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin at the State Department July 29, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Both powers anxiously eying China’s growing influence in the region; an Indian-U.S. partnership could forestall that growth, and reduce each states reliance on Beijing.

Chinese leader’s corruption purge rages on

July 29, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Asia-Pacific.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a Korea-China Investment Forum at Shilla Hotel on July 4, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.

The president is sticking to his word – rooting out graft from within his government at all levels, targeting “tigers” and “flies” alike.

Iraq elects president but political crisis continues

July 24, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Middle East.

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Soldiers with the Kurdish peshmerga walk at an outpost on the edges of the contested city of Kirkuk on July 3, 2024 in Kirkuk, Iraq.

The stalemate in Baghdad has exacerbated an insurgency by radical Sunni militants that began last month.

C.A.R. rebels attend peace talks, ceasefire in the balance

July 23, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Africa.

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Demonstrators hold a placard reading “We want peace and the development of our country, we refuse war” at the airport in Bangui. AFP PHOTO/ SIA KAMBOU

On Monday, the head of the Séléka delegation, Mohamed-Moussa Dhaffane announced that any peace deal would be contingent on partition of the Central African Republic – a Muslim north and a Christian south.

Cambodia opposition, P.M. reach deal – but will it stick?

July 22, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Asia-Pacific.

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Sam Rainsy, President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party addresses the media after a meeting with the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during which both parties agree to end the political deadlock on July 22, 2024 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The prime minister may have simply run out the clock, exhausting the opposition and most recently having key members arrested on charges ranging from incitement to violence to insurrection.