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UK Diplomat Attends Hearing of 47 HK Dissidents as Raab Condemns National Security Law A British diplomat was among the foreign diplomats in Hong Kong queuing on Monday morning to attend the hearing of the 47 dissidents charged on Sunday under the “national security law.” The UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Monday said that the Beijing-imposed national security law is a political tool to stifle dissenting voices, and is in violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Forty-sev...

In a Kafkaesque move, the Hong Kong authorities charged would-be members of Congress with subversion, for attempting to get elected to Congress.

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It allowed mainland security and intelligence agencies to be stationed in the city for the first time. The plan for the legislation followed months of often violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign critics of displaying “blatant double standards” over Beijing’s decision. Following talks with officials in Beijing, Miss Lam said China had the same right as Britain and the US to enact legislation protecting its national security and said foreig...

ITU News caught up with Slovenia's Minister of Public Administration, Boštjan Koritnik, to hear how the country is using technology to fight COVID-19,...

Erdoğans Turkey: a new great power? 7 min read     Under the rule of Reçep Taïp Erdoğan Turkey has become one of the most active geopolitical actors in the recent years. Its interests stretch throughout the whole Eurasia, and its agenda is of great interest for the states and nations in the Turkish sphere of interests. Lets focus on the main ambitions and interests of Turkey on the geopolitical chessboard.  Syria and the Middle East Since the start of the Arab Spring uprisings in...

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Conversations with Ryan Graham Chair, Libertarian Party of Georgia, About Austro-libertarianism and Much More We three probably agree on 99% of libertarian theory. Strategy and tactics are a very different thing. We all have the same goals, we diverge virtually only on means. Best regards, Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 3:01 PM Dear Walter, I listened to the show today and appreciate the tone of the conversation very much. It was a good conversation between two people who disagree(and not real...

The post-Brexit fallout came faster than many had expected. On January 4, the first trading day of 2021, almost €6 billion of EU share trading left London for other European capitals. Then earlier this month came the news that Amsterdam had overtaken London as Europes biggest share trading centre, as daily volumes fell sharply in the City and surged in the Dutch capital. In 2019, when the United Kingdom was still inside the European Union and its single market, 43% of trading in EU stocks too...

Is the EU Working to Create Yet Another Berlin Wall in the Horn of Africa? | The European Union is at a critical juncture in the Horn of Africa. The EU should refrain from hasty decisions that have long-term consequences based entirely on unverified allegations. Engage in good faith. Stop scapegoating Eritrea. BY Josep Borrell, Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, and Commissioner Janez Lenarčič, the European Union (EU) expressed its concern on the on-going Law and Order Enforcement Operation in...