BRICS: Unstable Global Economy Forces Investors to Flee Emerging Markets
Large emerging markets failed to attain expected levels of international trade and investment, despite forecasted growth in these markets for 2020.
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Sri Lankan Easter Day Bombings Devastate Country
Attacks took place early Easter morning while church services were underway in Catholic churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. The day quickly took on an atmosphere of horror as nine explosions rocked the capital city, Colombo, leaving broken glass in the streets and smoke billowing into the sky.
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Brunei Adopts New Anti-Gay Laws Into its Islamic Penal Code
Earlier this month, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei came under fire for enacting a strict Sharia Penal Code, which includes deadly punishments for adultery, homosexuality, etc.
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EU-China Summit Generates Mixed Success
The European Union (EU) and China convened at the EU-China Summit on April 9 to discuss their relationship and economic agenda, reports the EU Commission.
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Why are You Going to Pakistan?
The U.S.-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium brings together non-governmental participants in civil society to increase the mutual respect and understanding between the people of the United States and the people of Pakistan through face-to-face interactions. Initially created as a program of Intersections International, a New York City-based NGO, its work is now continuing under the auspices of Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations.
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Italy Joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative
China’s Belt and Road Initiative just gained Italy, Europe’s fourth-largest economy agreed to sign on to China’s signature global trade agreement, indicating an expansion of China’s economic influence in Europe.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Eases Tensions in South Asia
The relationship between China and Pakistan has thrived despite regional tensions between Pakistan and India.
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Diplomacy School in China
Another year and another exploration opportunity was opened to the School of Diplomacy students. As in 2018, China was the destination of choice. There was no doubt in all the travelers’ minds that “the Red Dragon” was a wonderful location to learn and observe new ideas of diplomacy in a vastly different culture.
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Silver Lining Shines in Hanoi Despite Trump-Kim Summit Collapse
The widely anticipated summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27 and 28 turned out to be an unsuccessful effort to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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Attacks in Disputed Kashmir Heighten Tensions Between India and Pakistan
In Kashmir, a region disputed between India and Pakistan, nine have been killed in a firefight between Indian security forces and fighters belonging to a Pakistan-based terror group.
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