International Relations in India & Beyond
The International Labour Organisation is concerned about the descent into poverty by millions of informal workers. One of the top running candidates for the role, Kang Kyung-hwa from the Republic of Korea, believes she...
Despite the tricky politics involved I expect that foreign minister AK Abdul Momen feels frustration at the response by the British government to his plea for help in dealing with the pandemic in Bangladesh. Mr...
China is becoming more active in the Middle East, presenting itself as being “on the opposite side of international justice” to the United States. But does it have enough diplomatic clout to become a...
When President Joe Biden gave his first big speech on foreign policy, he identified China as the “most serious competitor” to the United States. He said nothing specifically about any other Asian country, including...
This year’s conference of the World Economic Forum is taking place online instead of in Davos, Switzerland. It has nevertheless attracted many of the world’s leaders, including South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-In. Duncan Bartlett...
Severing diplomatic ties between Pakistan and France would damage the economy and undermine the battle against militant Islam. Expelling an ambassador is a dramatic step which has profound consequences. Occasionally governments may deem it...
Somewhat to my surprise, neither the government of Taiwan nor the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China, seems to believe that the outcome of the imminent US election is particularly significant when...
When the World Trade Organisation was established in 1995, it was intended to become a fundamental pillar of global peace and prosperity. However, in the past few years, its ability to achieve that important...
China was at the top of the global news agenda when a panel of experts recently gathered online to interpret its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Democracy Forum conference, hosted online for the...
South Korea has been more successful than almost any other country in combating Covid-19. Now it’s sharing vital testing equipment with its ally, the United States. However, as Duncan Bartlett reports, the US-South Korea...
