To prevent Beijing and Moscow from becoming the dominant powers in their region, Washington must reject the advice to cut loose vulnerable frontline allies.
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El Salvador: President Defies Supreme Court
Thrice President Bukele of El Salvador has dismissed Supreme Court rulings to respect rights during coronavirus quarantine. HRW calls on OAS intervention.
Mozambique: Journalist Feared ‘Disappeared’
Ibrahimo Abu Mbaruco is a Mozambican journalist missing since April 7, 2020. HRW urges government to investigate his disappearance, security forces’ role.
Gangnam Smile: North Korean defectors make history
South Korea held legislative elections this week, the world’s first nationwide vote of the coronavirus, history was made with North Korean defector elected.
You don’t defeat the virus by bleeding democracy
The underlying issues around good governance, respect for human rights, austerity will not be stemmed by the coronavirus.
The democracy undercutting China’s claims to superiority
The world is battling one of the worst pandemics in history yet China, where the coronavirus outbreak started, is using the situation to fight America.
Will Covid-19 prompt breakdown of democratic regimes?
Halfhearted reform in response to the COVID-19 crisis will simply renew the invitation to populists to take up arms against liberal democracy, analyst.
Coronavirus compensation: Exposing China’s culpability
China’s poor management of the coronavirus outbreak has raised the question of whether it owes the world billions for its responsibility in the pandemic.
Ecuador’s former president Rafael Correa found guilty of corruption
Former President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has been convicted on corruption charges. He was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison.
COVID-19 reveals realities of geopolitical competition
The COVID-19 crisis reveals that the world is a competitive arena. Which model will perform better? U.S open market democracy or Chinese authoritarianism?