Author: Ethan Beringen

North Korea Wants Pompeo Out Of Talks, U.S. Not Backing Down

The steady stream of diplomatic meetings between the US and North Korea since June 2018 has so far yielded few concrete measures but a general easing of tensions. However, North Korea has recently issued a demand that the U.S. appears poised to ignore: to remove US Secretary of State Mike

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Cambodian Prime Minister Threatens Opposition Over EU Sanctions

The opposition to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has come under threat yet again as the European Union considers withdrawing duty-free trade with Cambodia. This move, intiated in November 2018, is in response to human rights concerns over crackdowns against the opposition party in the lead up to Hun Sen’s

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Tensions Run High as Pacific Islands Forum Tackles Climate Change

The difference between the sizes of the two countries could not be greater: one is an island nation with 11,000 inhabitants, the other a continental superpower of 1.3 billion people. Nonetheless, the President of Nauru has had a heated disagreement with the delegate from China at the Pacific Islands Forum

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Green Murder: Record Number Of Environmental Activists Killed in 2017

Despite the increasing importance of environmental initiatives, advocating for them remains a dangerous occupation globally. In fact, a record 207 environmental activists were killed last year in the course of their activities according to Global Witness, a human rights NGO. These deaths came as activists attempted to prevent development on

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A Test For Myanmar’s Free Press: Judge Will Decide Fate Of Two Jailed Journalists

In the midst of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, (see the recent article by Osborne https://theowp.org/new-sound-evidence-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-myanmar/) a landmark decision is scheduled for July the 9th which will highlight the strength or lack thereof of Myanmar’s institutions. Two journalists for Reuters, Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, and Wa Lone, 32 are

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