US-China
As Chair of MCC & US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo...
Mike Pompeo is arriving amidst a sudden & unexpected covid surge in Sri Lanka and coming from two of the worst covid-hit countries. He...
Dual Citizenship and Amendments to the Constitution – An Open Letter...
Dear Parliamentarians,
We urge you to refrain from voting for any Amendment to the Constitution that would permit foreign citizens to enter Sri Lanka’s Parliament...
US Blacklists Chinese, Australian Citizens and Organizations Over Iran
19.10.2020
On Sunday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would sanction "any individual or entity that materially contributes to the supply, sale, or...
Trump less trusted across advanced economies than China’s President Xi
The US was also perceived as handling the Covid crisis worse than China has
By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Negative perceptions of China have...
Is Trump preparing an “October Surprise”?
28 September 2020
photo by Chief Warrant Officer Wade Spradli
With the US presidential election barely five weeks away, Washington is stoking dangerous conflicts across the...
Gareth Porter: More on Trump’s First Term Foreign Policy Record
Sep.11, 2020
Scott and Gareth Porter continue their ongoing conversation about President Trump’s foreign policy so far. Porter focuses first on Iran, which has become...
A pandemic of bad science
By Walter Scheirer
Jul 20, 2020
ABSTRACT
What can epidemiological models tell us about our potential exposure to COVID-19? What progress is being made with regard to...
Trump Administration to Ban WeChat, TikTok From US App Stores Starting...
Stricter measures taken against WeChat, TikTok has a deadline to work out a deal with a US company
By Dave DeCamp
Posted on September 18,...
US seeks formal alliance similar to Nato with India, Japan and...
Washington’s goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against ‘a potential challenge from China’, says the...
Chinese military fires ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ missile into South China Sea in...
By Kristin Huang
26 Aug, 2020
China launched two missiles, including an “aircraft-carrier killer”, into the South China Sea on Wednesday morning, a source close to the...