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Tag: Geneva Conventions

Posted inEuropean Union

EU building walls to repel Afghan refugee wave

by Daniel Williams October 22, 2021October 26, 2021

From the Turkish border to Spain, from the Baltic Sea to Italy and the Balkans, European Union countries are building barriers to keep migrants out of the continent as a gathering wave of Afghan refugees mounts. Since 2015, when then-German chancellor Angela Merkel invited roving groups of asylum seekers free entry to her country — […]

Posted inMyanmar

Commodifying prisoners of war in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson September 25, 2020September 29, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Cruelty of sanctions during pandemic

by Vijay Prashad and Paola Estrada March 18, 2020March 18, 2020
Illustration: iStock
Posted inIraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

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by Asia Times and agencies September 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Cybersecurity. Photo: Flickr Commons
Posted inChina, Russia, Shanghai, World

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by Joseph S Nye March 11, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

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by Hakimi Abdul Jabar November 16, 2017November 16, 2017

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