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Tag Archives: South Korea

15Apr/23

Why democratic countries around the world are not prepared to support Ukraine – and some are shifting closer to Russia

April 15, 2023Conflict and WarArgentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Countries, Creative Commons, Cuba, Cyril Ramaphosa, El Salvador, Gazprom, Germany, India, International relations, International relations theory, Jair Bolsonaro, Japan, Jose Caballero, Kievan Rus', Member states of the Council of Europe, Member states of the United Nations, Mexico, Moscow, Neutral country, Non-interventionism, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Soviet Union, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela, Worldadmin

Jose Caballero, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

After over a year of the Ukraine war, efforts at building a global consensus against Russia seem to have stalled, with many countries opting for neutrality.

The number of countries condemning Russia has declined, according to some sources. Botswana has edged towards Russia from its original pro-Ukraine stance, South Africa is moving from neutral to Russia-leaning and Colombia from condemning Russia to a neutral stance. At the same time, a large number of countries have been reluctant to support Ukraine.

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03Apr/23

Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Hichilema of Zambia in Joint Press Conference

April 3, 2023PoliticsAbuja, Africa, Annie Linskey, Beijing, Biden, BlackRock, China, Chris Megerian, Costa Rica, Countries, Donald Trump, Ghana, Hakainde Hichilema, Honorable Madam Kamala Harris, India, John Kennedy, John Lewis, Kamala Harris, Kenneth Kaunda, Lusaka, Martin Luther King, Masauso Mkwayaya, Michael Sata, Netherlands, Nigeria, Presidents of Zambia, Pretoria, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Stephanie Kunda, Tanzania, United States, Vladimir Putin, Washington, Washington, D.C., Zambia, Zambia National Broadcasting Corporationadmin

State House
Lusaka, Zambia

3:37 P.M. CAT

ZAMBIAN OFFICIAL: Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia; Honorable Madam Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America; cabinet ministers present from both countries; members of the press; distinguished invited guests; ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to the press conference being held here at State House this afternoon.

And to begin the process, I now have the singular honor and privilege to call upon the President of the Republic of Zambia to deliver his remarks.
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20Dec/22

World Cup 2022: who won the prize for ‘soft power’?

December 20, 2022EconomyArabian Peninsula, Argentina, Creative Commons, Doha, Emir, Emmanuel Macron, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, France, Geography of Asia, Germany, HYUNDAI, Japan, Jung Kook, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Marie Kondo, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Paul Widdop, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Sofiane Boufal, Soft power, South Korea, Spain, Western Asia, Worldadmin

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Paul Widdop, University of Manchester

After four weeks, 64 games and more than a decade of controversy, Argentina has won the Fifa men’s World Cup in Qatar. And as Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrate victory over France, another competition has also reached its conclusion – the battle for “soft power”.

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01Dec/22

FTX collapse crushes crypto dreams in Africa and beyond

December 1, 2022FinanceAlfred Lee, Bahamas, Bangkok, Binance, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptography, Economy, Edward Choy, Elisha Owusu Akyaw, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, Lagos, monetary authority of singapore, Money, Morocco, Nigeria, Osarieme Aghedo, Sam Bankman-Fried, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Stablecoin, Thomson Reuters Foundation, TikTok, United Statesadmin

FTX’s bankruptcy hurts small investors across the world
Young African crypto backers fret about damage to sector
Regulators repeat warnings about risks of crypto dealing

LAGOS/BANGKOK – Days before his FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapsed, co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted “Hello, West Africa!” – his latest nod to a region where a growing number of kitchen table investors had put their faith, and savings, in FTX.
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