- La pace è interesse nazionale – Peace is national interest
- I fantasmi del passato e il futuro già presente – The ghosts of the past and the future already present
- Sovranità alimentare non è sovranismo – Food sovereignty is not sovereignism
- Sovranità, nazione e società aperta – Sovereignty, nation and open society
All that is taken up here, in the complexity of open sources, does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Global Eye
TOPICS
- (Climate Action) Rahul Tongia, Brookings. Last year, climate action was all about declaring dates for achieving net-zero carbon emissions. At the 2021 UN’s climate change conference in Glasgow, COP26, India pledged that it would reach net-zero by 2070, a date just 10 years behind China, despite its per capita emissions being some 30 years behind China’s and only half the present world average. COP27 is just days away, but this year many countries are distracted with energy security issues, instead of upping their game for more aggressive emissions cuts. It is unfair to push poor countries to reach zero carbon emissions too early
- (Health & Innovation) Shania Kennedy. Health IT Analytics. A research team from University of Florida (UF) Health and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Penn Medicine) have announced that they will develop a set of predictive analytics algorithms to forecast which patients appear likely to develop certain rare diseases. Researchers to Use Predictive Analytics to Forecast Rare Disease Development
WORLDS
- (Afghanistan) Chris Fitzgerald, Modern Diplomacy. Afghanistan is staring down another brutal, dark winter. With the Taliban seemingly incapable, or unwilling, to address the dire humanitarian crisis, Afghans face an uncertain fate. With the Humanitarian Crisis Not Addressed, Afghanistan Braces for Another Dark Winter
- (Arctic) Roger Wicker, Defense News. Winter is coming early this year in the Arctic. Last month, a Chinese and Russian joint surface action group came within 75 nautical miles of Kiska Island, Alaska. In response, the Coast Guard mobilized a patrol to monitor the ships as they approached American home waters. A year prior, several Chinese warships had entered the U.S. exclusive economic zone off Alaska. To deter Arctic aggression, build the polar fleet we need
- (Bangladesh) Samina Akhter, Modern Diplomacy. An accomplishment for a nation is always winning an election in a global setting. The goal becomes greater significance when membership is granted by secret ballot to a respected international rights body like the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Bangladesh just won a record 160 votes in the Asia-Pacific area, defeating other 7 aspirant candidates in the region, to become a member of the 47-member human rights organization for the 2023–25 term. Since 2006, Bangladesh has now successfully attained the rank five times. Bangladesh had previously triumphed in 2006, 2009, 2014, and 2018. Bangladesh, human rights commitment and UNHRC membership
- (Belarus) Grigory Ioffe, The Jamestown Foundation. The Belarusian opposition media continues to be frustrated with Ukrainians worsening attitude toward Belarusians in their country. The September 2022 telephone and online survey of 2,000 Ukrainians by the Kyiv-based International Institute of Sociology revealed that, regarding Belarusians, Ukrainians view the group with the third-most negative attitudes. Only Russians and the Roma received worse ratings. As the November 2021 survey showed, a year ago, attitudes toward Belarusians in Ukraine were incomparably better (Usp-itd.org, October 21). Soul-Searching in the Opposition Amid Growing Threats to Belarusian Sovereignty
- (Brazil) Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations. Brazil’s presidential election is down to two polarizing candidates, and experts say the runoff will be a major test for one of the world’s largest democracies. Bolsonaro vs. Lula: What’s at Stake in Brazil’s 2022 Election
- (China) Eduardo Baptista, Anand Katakam, Reuters. Xi Jinping emerged from the 20th Communist Party Congress with a precedent-breaking third leadership term and a Politburo Standing Committee made up entirely of loyalists, cementing his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. Ten ways China has changed under Xi Jinping
- (China) Greg Torode, Reuters. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness. Analysis: China Xi’s new generals offer cohesion over possible Taiwan plans
- (China) Yao-Yuan Yeh, East Asia Forum. The ‘lying flat’ or tang ping movement is a phenomenon that emerged in China in 2021. It describes the generations born in the late 1990s and 2000s who, disappointed by their lack of social mobility and economic stagnation, have decided not to ‘not strive for their futures’. They do not want to follow the values of hard work, home ownership, marriage or living standards sought after by past generations. China’s young ‘lie flat’ under social challenges
- (China – USA) Reuters. President Xi Jinping said China is willing to work with the United States to find ways to get along to the benefit of both, Chinese state television reported on Thursday, ahead of a possible meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Indonesia. China’s Xi says willing to work with United States for mutual benefit
- (China – USA) TASS. Beijing is pinning hopes on peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and cooperation with Washington, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said in a message to the annual Gala Dinner of the National Committee on US-China Relations on Thursday. Xi says China willing to work with US for sake of peaceful coexistence and cooperation
- (Europe) Felix Schneider, Modern Diplomacy. The whole of Europe is suffering as a result of the energy crisis. For European countries, this is more than an economic crisis, it’s an existential crisis. Affected by the energy crisis and inflation, Europe has entered an era of soaring energy prices. High energy prices are lashing European industry, forcing factories to cut production quickly. Half of Europe’s aluminum and zinc production has been forced to stop, according to Eurometaux, Europe’s metals trade association. Where is the way out of Europe’s energy crisis?
- (Germany – Poland) Jakub Bornio, The Jamestown Foundation. While German politics remained relatively stable under former Chancellor Angela Merkel and we may observe a certain level of continuity under her successor, Olaf Scholz, Polish politics have undergone a profound change since 2015, when the United Right (Law and Justice) took charge. This shift has significantly influenced German-Polish relations, which, despite strong economic ties, are currently in a deep political crisis. This breakdown in relations came to a head on October 3, when Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau sent a diplomatic note to Berlin concerning war reparations. As War Rages in Ukraine, the German-Polish Schism Deepens
- (Indonesia – Israel) Kenzie Ryvantya, Modern Diplomacy. An Israeli media outlet, The Jerusalem Post recently published an online reportage in September 2022 insisting that a “secret delegation” from Indonesia was scheduled to depart for Israel to engage in “secret visits”. While this claim is unbelievable enough, the report further adds that relations between Israel and Indonesia have grown warmer in the last few months of 2021, notably in the realm of trade and tourism. Finally, the report mentions the possibility of normalisation of Indonesia-Israel ties, a view upheld by American officials. The Dilemma of Opening Indonesia-Israel Diplomatic Relations
- (Iran) Nicholas Carl, Zachary Coles, Johanna Moore, Amin Soltani, Brian Carter, and Frederick W. Kagan, Institute for the Study of War. The ongoing, anti-regime protests in Iran expanded significantly on October 26, occurring in at least 33 cities in 23 provinces. Iran Crisis Update, October 26
- (Israel – West Bank) Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor. The Israeli military killed five Palestinians on Oct. 25, two of whom were affiliated with the Lion’s Den, in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank. The military operation lasted for about four hours and was described as the most violent since 2002’s Operation Defensive Shield. Israel expands military operations in West Bank ahead of elections
- (Japan) Noriko Tsuya, East Asia Forum. After hovering around zero growth in the late 2000s, Japan’s population has been shrinking since 2010, with the decline accelerating in recent years. Breaking its own record every year for the last 10 years, the country experienced another record population loss of 644,000 in 2020–2021. The population is projected to shrink well into the middle of this century, dropping to an estimated 88 million in 2065 — a 30 per cent decline in 45 years. Will Japan’s population shrink or swim?
- (Russia – Ukraine) George Barros, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan, Institute for the Study of War. A Reuters investigation of a document trove found in an abandoned Russian command post in Balakliya, Kharkiv Oblast, supports ISW’s longstanding assessments about the poor condition of Russian forces. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 26
- (Russia – Ukraine – Iran – Israel) Nick Fouriezos, Atlantic Council. Following a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine using kamikaze drones in recent weeks, the international community quickly pointed the finger at Iran for supplying the technology. Iran has repeatedly denied arming Russia, with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian saying on Monday that should evidence emerge that Russia is using Iran-made drones, Tehran “will not remain indifferent.”. Israel’s president shares new intel on Iranian drones in Ukraine: ‘This is only the tip of the iceberg’
- (USA)
- (USA) Colin Demarest, Defense News. The Pentagon is establishing an office tasked with aligning and accelerating joint all-domain command and control, a multibillion-dollar effort meant to tie together all components of the U.S. military, from sensor to shooter. Pentagon setting up office to speed JADC2 integration across military
- (USA) Tonantzin Carmona, Brookings. On September 16, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued two reports in response to President Joe Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets, which requires government agencies to develop frameworks and policy recommendations that advance six priorities, one of which being financial inclusion. Debunking the narratives about cryptocurrency and financial inclusion
- (USA – Taliban) Ajmal Sohail, Modern Diplomacy. According to intelligence information, high-ranking officials of the Taliban are planning to meet with US National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan, CIA Deputy Director Cohen and a number of high-ranking delegations in Qatar. It is said that the meeting will be held at the end of November, since the 2022 World Cup will continue from November 20 to December 18, and at the end of November, Taliban and American officials will travel to Qatar to watch the Cup, however the main purpose is a open secret meeting in the Doha. Another Round of Taliban-US Talks is to happen during the World Cup in Qatar
- (Uzbekistan) Yunis Sharifli, The Jameston Foundation. Throughout the Russo-Ukrainian war and a period of tense relations between Russia and Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan has followed a proactive track of transport diplomacy to strengthen its geopolitical and geo-economic position through Eurasian rail trade. Uzbekistan: An Aspiring Transport Hub for Central Asia
