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Suspected Chinese Spy Targeted California Politicians
December 11, 2020
As revealed by a yearlong investigation by Axios, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative developed extensive ties with local and national politicians, including a U.S. congressman between 2011 and 2015, in what U.S. officials believe was a political intelligence operation run by China’s main civilian spy agency.
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China Declares Australia Potential Threat Over Weapon Development
December 08, 2020
China has declared Australia a "potential threat" and "provocation," as the Morrison government announced plans to build and test high-tech cruise missiles with the ability to travel five times the speed of sound and sink aircraft carriers, calling it a provocation.
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Macron Refuses to Condition France’s Defense and Trade ties with Egypt on Human Rights
December 08, 2020
After a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President Macron declared that France will not condition arms sales to Egypt based on human rights issues.
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Howe: When Can a U.S. Company Be Sued for Human Rights Abuses Abroad?
December 02, 2020
Writing for the SCOTUSblog, Amy Howe previews two pending cases in the Supreme Court of the United States that will consider whether foreigners may sue a U.S. company in U.S. courts for alleged violations of international human rights.
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UNSC Report Reveals Turkey Remains Transit Hub for Foreign Terrorists
December 01, 2020
The 2020 report to the UN Security Council of the United Nations’ Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team regarding ISIL, al-Qaeda and associated individuals and entities revealed that Turkey continues to be an important transit hub for foreign terrorists and jihadists and a safe haven for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) affiliated groups across the region.
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