THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RUSSIA & EUROPE
| I. Lavrov calls for high-level Russian-Sino cooperation against U.S. hegemony https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-03-22/Unwise-for-U-S-to-sanction-Russia-and-China-Lavrov-says-YPrQHRAiL6/index.html II. Putin on Biden’s ‘Killer’ Remark: ‘Takes One to Know One’ https://www.voanews.com/europe/putin-bidens-killer-remark-takes-one-know-one III. Purchase of Russian S-400 a ‘done deal’, Turkey tells US https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/turkey-tells-us-at-nato-russian-defence-purchase-is-done-deal IV. Where to Draw the Line in the Eastern Mediterranean https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/24/where-to-draw-the-line-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/ V. Patrushev: The United States will have to answer if it creates “difficult days” in relations with the Russian Federation https://tass.ru/politika/10980487 VI. ‘Dangerous neighbor’ Russia is becoming ‘more and more authoritarian’ & NATO should ‘push back’, says EU Foreign Minister Borrell https://www.rt.com/russia/519050-dangerous-neighbor-borrell-nato/ VII. No ‘consensus’ at NATO on whether to support or oppose Germany-Russia Nord Stream 2 pipeline – US led bloc’s Stoltenberg https://www.rt.com/russia/518955-nato-nord-stream-stoltenberg/ VIII. Moscow has no relations with EU as organization today, Lavrov says https://tass.com/politics/1269103 IX. REFILE-U.S., EU to cooperate on China dialogue, Russia challenge -statement https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-blinken-eu/refile-u-s-eu-to-cooperate-on-china-dialogue-russia-challenge-statement-idUSW1N2KX00P X. Fact Check-Warnings of a third coronavirus wave in Britain are not suggestions that the vaccination campaign has failed https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-third-wave/fact-check-warnings-of-a-third-coronavirus-wave-in-britain-are-not-suggestions-that-the-vaccination-campaign-has-failed-idUSL1N2LM2S8 XI. Russia and China hit back at Western sanctions https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56496653 |
MULTILATERALISM
| I. ‘Seize the moment’ to recover and rebuild better, UN deputy chief urges Asia-Pacific nations https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1088052 II. Guterres welcomes Saudi peace initiative to end fighting in Yemen https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1088102 III. Human Rights Council strengthens rights office probe into Sri Lanka’s long civil war https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1088122 IV. UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1088022 V. Pakistan highlights rising Islamophobia at UN eventhttps://tribune.com.pk/story/2282807/pakistan-highlights-rising-islamophobia-at-un-event |
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
