OTTAWA—Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s military buildup, and that discussions are underway around increasing Canada’s military presence in eastern Europe. Yet the minister, who was speaking on Wednesday from the Latvian capital of Riga—her last stop in a three-country tour…
Canada Talking to Allies About Sending More Forces to Eastern Europe: Anand
China’s Lack of Allies Is Hobbling Its Military
News Analysis The United States may be experiencing setbacks in Europe, trying to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine and bullying other eastern European states, but it is enjoying exceptional success in strengthening its alliances in the Asia-Pacific. These efforts are clearly aimed at combating China’s increasingly bellicose behavior. First, Washington was able to craft a…
Top US Diplomat Talks Relocation of Afghan Allies in Kuwait
July 29, 2021
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United States is negotiating with Kuwait and other countries whether they can host Afghans who supported the American war effort and could face Taliban revenge attacks if they stay in Afghanistan, America’s top diplomat said Thursday. During a visit to tiny, oil-rich Kuwait, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not…
Biden G7, NATO To-do List: Unite Allies, Fight Autocracy, Attack COVID-19
June 7, 2021
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden’s meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrial economies in an English seaside village this week will usher in a new focus on rallying U.S. allies against common adversaries—the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia, and China. New COVID-19 variants and rising death tolls in some countries will loom large during the gathering…
US Condemns Political Use of Vaccines After China-Taiwan Tussle
May 14, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the “cynical use” of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan blasted China for seeking to use vaccines to make diplomatic inroads with one of Taipei’s allies. Honduras, among a small number of Latin American countries to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, has…
US Says Condemns Political Use of Vaccines After China-Taiwan Tussle
May 14, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the “cynical use” of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan blasted China for seeking to use vaccines to make diplomatic inroads with one of Taipei’s allies. Honduras, among a small number of Latin American countries to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, has…
China’s Ban on Australian Exports Requires a Unified Response by Allies, Especially the US and Canada
Commentary Allies really shouldn’t throw each other under the bus when it comes to China. Just the opposite. China banned Australian coal exports in October, and over the next five months, those exports dropped from over 3 million tons per month, to zero. American coal producers lifted some of those sales, with quantities sold increasing…
Canada Joins Allies in Condemning Latest Hong Kong Arrests by China
OTTAWA—Canada’s foreign affairs minister is joining counterparts from the U.S., Britain and Australia in condemning last week’s mass arrest of politicians and pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. Fifty-five people were arrested last week under a security law that China first imposed on the former British colony in the spring. In a joint statement, Foreign Affairs…
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