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India to Focus on Diplomacy for Development in 2015, Says Swaraj
India to focus on diplomacy for development in 2015, says SwarajExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that 2014 was a year of breakthrough diplomacy for India, and added that New Delhi will in the next year focus on diplomacy for development with a new vision and renewed vigour.
Djibouti: U.S. Africa Command Completed Civilian Clinic Facility
Enduring a 15 kilometer walk to the nearest clinic will soon be part of the past for villagers in Kalaf, Djibouti. Now, only a minute away from the village stands a maternity clinic completed on Dec. 22, 2014.
UN in 2014: Game of Diplomacy In a Year of Discord
2014 was replete with conflicts, crises and contingencies that forced the United Nations to face some of its most difficult challenges in recent history.
How Is Russia Viewed Around The World?
A survey by the Pew Research Center asked the question, "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Russia?"
Must the European Union be a Military Power to Achieve Superpower Status?
The inherent assumption that the European Union’s status as a non-military, ethical actor and therefore a source for good within the international system is based heavily on the idea that it represents and projects the norms of the European people
Silk Road Project and Opportunities to Improve China- Turkey Relations
Turkey’s Contemporary Silk Road Project and China’s project named ‘One Belt and One Road’, or the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ (SREB), are providing both sides with great opportunities.
Think Big on USAID Administrator
With the announcement by USAID Administrator Raj Shah that he would step down in February, the development and foreign policy community has responded by lamenting his departure, lauding his tenure, and speculating on his replacement.
The "Cuba Reset": Implications of Cuba Normalization
Acknowledging the failure of fifty years of economic sanctions, President Obama announced his intention to "leave behind the legacy of both colonization and communism" and normalize relations with the island nation.
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