The term "soft power propaganda tools" was used by the U.S. State Department while referring to its decision on December 4 to terminate five cultural exchange programs with China, among which were the Policymakers Educational China Trip Program, the U.S.-China Friendship Program…
On November 21, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which assumed the G20 presidency in December 2019, will be hosting the 15th G20 summit in the capital Riyadh. This summit comes amid the alarming second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that necessitates quick…
Malaysia is all set to host the 2020 APEC Economic Leader's Meeting scheduled for November 20, which will be the first time that the leaders of the 21-member bloc will meet virtually on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting comes at a…
On November 14th, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for further development of the 2016 Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) Development Plan which is based on Beijing's 'dual circulation strategy.'
The need to implement the YREB was necessitated over rising tensions with the Trump…
Amid efforts by the projected winner of the U.S. election Joe Biden to reach out to Quad member states, Southeast Asian leaders met in Hanoi, Vietnam on November 12 to address pressing issues such as lingering tensions in the South China Sea,…
A helicopter stands guard in the southernmost area of Naqoura, by the border with Israel, Naqoura, Lebanon, October 14, 2020. /Getty Images.
A resounding victory in the U.S. elections of 2020 after the vote count in Pennsylvania resulted in Democrat…
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the Arizona State Capitol Building to protest about the early results of the 2020 presidential election, in Phoenix, Arizona, November 4, 2020. /ReuterDonald Trump in his race towards the White House…