Pandemic has topped up Australia's foreign policy toolbox, Payne says
Speaking after a G7-ASEAN meeting in Britain, the Foreign Minister said COVID-19 has opened up space for new, unfamiliar or deeper partnerships and pacts.
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Speaking after a G7-ASEAN meeting in Britain, the Foreign Minister said COVID-19 has opened up space for new, unfamiliar or deeper partnerships and pacts.
Austria and Denmark, chafing at the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines within the European Union, have joined forces with Israel to produce second-generation vaccines against mutations of the coronavirus.
In his final year in office, the outspoken United States (US) President Donald Trump found G7 to be an “outdated group of countries”
With U.S. Support, Small States Can Ably Lead Global Efforts A “Tech For Good” Summit convened by New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to launch anti-terror “Christchurch Call,” Paris, France, May 2019 Bertrand Guay / Pool via Reuters In sharp contrast with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda, President Joe Biden and his administration have conspicuously embraced multilateralism. The new team spent its first weeks in office reversing some of the more controversial manifestations of its predecessor’s approach—rejoining the Paris cli...
In sharp contrast with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda, President Joe Biden and his administration have conspicuously embraced multilateralism. The new team spent its first weeks in office reversing some of the more controversial manifestations of its predecessor’s approach—rejoining the Paris climate accord, halting the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), reengaging with the UN Human Rights Council, and conditionally recommitting to the Iran nuclear deal—and Biden and his deputies rarely miss an opportunity to talk up ...