Diplomacy & Crisis News

Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes Region continue to improve political, security and economic cooperation in line with a 2013 Framework agreement, UN Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council on Tuesday. 

Farmers in Malawi who are struggling with the dual threats of climate change and an economic crisis worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, are learning how to more accurately predict the weather and prepare for the eventuality of natural disasters, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Weak institutions, social unrest, and election chaos make the United States too risky for a developed economy.

Puisque les finances publiques vont mal, il faut protéger le modèle social en traquant les fraudeurs, mais aussi les étrangers. Ce raisonnement martelé par nombre de responsables politiques européens a gagné en légitimité, y compris au sein de l'administration française. / Europe, France, Finance, (...) / Europe, France, Finance, Fiscalité, Immigrés, Inégalités, Migrations, Nationalisme, Pauvreté, Protection sociale, Racisme - 2013/12

The tragic figure behind the Hungarian populist leader’s efforts to remake his country’s theater.

In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact, the global economy could see a “somewhat less severe, though still deep” recession through 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected in its latest global economic outlook. 

Lors d'une conférence à la Sorbonne le 6 novembre dernier, le président équatorien Rafael Correa a interpellé ses homologues européens sur leur gestion de la crise de la dette. Celle-ci serait caractérisée par une seule obsession : garantir les intérêts de la finance. / Amérique latine, Chypre, (...) / Amérique latine, Chypre, Équateur, Espagne, Europe, Banque, Capitalisme, Dette, Économie, Finance, Histoire, Idées, Politique, Crise économique, Crise financière, Néolibéralisme - 2013/12

Après avoir consolidé l'Etat de droit, la Cour suprême du Pakistan s'arroge de plus en plus de prérogatives et inquiète les démocrates. Un jeu dangereux au moment où la cohésion nationale souffre des affrontements sectaires entre chiites et sunnites. / Islam, Minorité nationale, Parti politique, (...) / Islam, Minorité nationale, Parti politique, Politique, Religion, Terrorisme, Violence, Fondamentalisme - 2013/12

Even if 2020 marks a low point of U.S. democratic practice, supporting liberalism abroad must remain a vital element of U.S. foreign policy.

« En 2008, lors de la crise des subprimes, le risque financier s’est transmis à la totalité de la planète financière par l’interdépendance et l’interconnexion de tous les marchés financiers ; le virus des produits financiers frelatés s’est répandu à la vitesse des marchés numérisés et du trading de haute fréquence. En 2020, lors de la crise du COVID-19, le risque biologique a contaminé l’Asie, puis l’Europe, et enfin le reste du monde, par la circulation accélérée de populations voyageant pour les affaires et le tourisme de masse ; « bougisme techno-marchand » et consumérisme frénétique ont transformé un sujet local en problème mondial. A chaque fois l’accélération du temps a rétréci la géographie. »

Accéder à l’article de Jean-François Gayraud, « D’une crise l’autre » ici.

Retrouvez le sommaire complet du numéro 3/2020 de Politique étrangère ici.

Republican activists have spent decades building a movement, winning state and local elections, and grooming a generation of conservative judges. If the left wants to win and keep power, it must learn from the right’s successes.

With significant gaps remaining between their positions, a prolonged standoff along the disputed Line of Actual Control is likely to continue.

Extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity as a result of climate change, hitting vulnerable communities disproportionately hard, a new UN report has revealed, calling for greater investment in effective early warning systems. 

With nations facing multiple crises simultaneously and a dramatic rise in extreme weather events in recent decades, the UN Secretary-General has called for strengthening disaster risk governance, to build a safer, more resilient world. 

The UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems on Monday - coinciding with the start of World Food Week - which will culminate in a major summit, scheduled to take place in September next year.

The UN’s work in promoting dialogue between Arabic and Kurdish groups in Iraq is just one example of how human rights personnel are playing a critical role at the Organization’s peace operations around the world. 

Using the principle of so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and “not an option” countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the UN health agency chief warned on Monday.

Mike Pompeo’s rush to placate Trump and release old emails from Hillary Clinton worries many in the State Department who fear both its illegality and interference in the election.

The coronavirus has hit Haredi enclaves hard, but without clear directives from rabbis, isolated communities from Jerusalem to New York will continue to suffer.

It risks Trump burrowing loyalists into career positions to undermine a Biden administration, multiple former officials say.