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GPB: Vice President Harris to Promote Global Governance at Paris Peace Forum

November 08, 2021

On her third international trip as U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris is travelling to France for the Paris Peace Forum where she will deliver an address on Global Governance, promoting bold action from united world leaders and increased multilateral cooperation.
FPRI Emphasizes Expansion of Three Seas Initiative

November 03, 2021

Mariam Daviashelidze at The Foreign Policy Research institute explains the importance of having Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova join the twelve countries presently comprising the Three Seas Initiative, which promotes connectivity among the nations of the Black, Adriatic, and Baltic Seas regions.
Dzehtsiarou: Human Rights Law and Mandatory Vaccination

September 14, 2021

Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Professor in Human Rights Law at the University of Liverpool, writing for theconversation.com, explores what human rights law says about mandatory vaccinations as increasingly nations are increasingly demanding individuals be vaccinated in order to maintain employment, attend University or eat at restaurants.
National Archives Places ‘Harmful Content’ Warning On U.S. Constitution

September 10, 2021

The National Archives Records Administration has placed a “harmful content” warning on the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, citing that the governing documents of the United States as “harmful or difficult to view.”
China's New Ambassador to the U.S. Aggresive in First Major Speech

September 07, 2021

China’s new ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, expressed grievances ranging from U.S. support for Taiwan independence as well as the the U.S. endorsing the World Health Organization’s probe into the origins of Covid - 19, threatening with a warning of « disastrous consequences » should the U.S. seek to suppress China using a « Cold War playbook ».
Reuters: FBI Finds Little Evidence U.S. Capitol Attack was Coordinated

August 23, 2021

Reuters reports that the FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result and at this point believes the violence was not centrally coordinated by far-right groups or prominent supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
New Cuban Legislation Labels Opposition on Social Media Cyberterrorists

August 23, 2021

In new legislation, Cuba introduced tighter controls on the use of social media that bans the spread of messages and content deemed offensive or which "incite mobilizations or other acts that upset public order." It also provides a channel for Cubans to inform on potential contraventions, considering those who attempt to "subvert the constitutional order" to be cyberterrorists.
U.S. diplomats Warned of Afghanistan's collapse in Last Month

August 23, 2021

ABC News has confirmed that U.S. diplomats at the embassy in Kabul warned in a classified memo sent July 13 to Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Afghan government was at risk of collapse as the Taliban offensive swept across the country.
Hong Kong: CHRF disbands in Blow to Pro-Democracy Civil Society

August 17, 2021

Following the statement by police that they will continue to pursue any organization or person for violations of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the pro-democracy group that organizes Hong Kong's annual July 1 rally and galvanized millions to take part in street protests in 2019, decided to disband immediately at its recent annual meeting.
CHANG: Chinese Hackers build Dossiers on US citizens

August 13, 2021

Gordon G. Chang explores the recent statement from Former director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, William Evanina given in front of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that “It is estimated that 80 percent of American adults have had all of their personal data stolen by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), and the other 20 percent most of their personal data.”