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Apr 09, 2024 at 07:27 892

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to China: no material for Russia’s war effort of face US sanctions

On April 8, 2024 in Beijing, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen had a clear message for the PRC leadership and Chinese companies and banks regarding Putin’s war effort against Ukraine: ‘… companies, including those in the PRC, must not provide material support for Russia’s war and that they will face significant consequences if they do.’ She added:...

Apr 08, 2024 at 09:02 The Russia-friendly Peter Pellegrini elected president in Slovakia

The first setback for Europe in Slovakia came in October 2023 with the election of the Russia-friendly, left-wing populist Robert...

Apr 01, 2024 at 17:46 Local elections defeat for Erdogan, the CHP with Istanbul mayor Imamoglu is the big winner

The 2024 local elections in Turkey were a disaster for President Erdogan and his corrupt, anti-democratic, conservative and...

Mar 01, 2024 at 22:10 Two years after Putin’s escalation of the war against Ukraine, Scholz refuses to send Taurus c...

Two years after Putin’s escalation of the war against Ukraine, the West is still not delivering enough ammunition and...

Dec 31, 2008 at 00:00 871

Israel’s war against Hamas 2008

Update added on January 3, 2009 at 22:07 Swiss time: Israeli ground forces have entered the Gaza Strip today. The Israeli defense...

Aug 04, 2006 at 00:00 784

Israel’s war in Lebanon in 2006

Update added on August 13, 2006: Finally, on the evening of Friday August 11, 2006 the U.N. Nations Security Council unanimously...

Jun 06, 2006 at 00:00 504

The Peruvian presidential election 2006

Article added on June 6, 2006: Sunday June 4, 2006 was a sad day for Peru. The Peruvian presidential election 2006 gave headaches...

Apr 04, 2006 at 00:00 461

Israel and Palestine after the elections of 2006

Update added on October 4, 2006: President Abbas declared that Fatah’s negotiations with Hamas for a government of national...

Jul 16, 2005 at 19:03 20258

Interview with the Latvian president Vike-Freiberga

Since President Bush’s visit to Latvia in the spring of 2005, this tiny Baltic republic of 65,000 square kilometers and...

Jun 02, 2003 at 00:00 447

Israel after the 2003-elections

Israeli voters decided at the end of January 2003 that the Likud would become Israel’s leading party with a share of 29.4% of the votes. The Likud doubled its number of seats in the...

Nov 10, 2000 at 00:00 552

Montesinos, Fujimori, Toledo and Peru’s future

Biography of Montesinos and analysis Vladimiro Ilyich Montesinos is not only the former de facto chief of the Peruvian...

Oct 05, 2000 at 11:41 771

Bush vs. Gore. Impressions of the first debate.

Jim Lehrer had the honor to arbitrate the first presidential debate, televised by CNN. Lehrer was born in Wichita, Kansas, in...

Jun 09, 2000 at 00:00 1667

Alberto Fujimori: biography and short history of Peru since 1990

Alberto Fujimori was born in Lima, Peru, in 1938. He has a degree in agronomic engineering from the Agricultural National...

Apr 08, 2000 at 00:00 975

Taiwan’s Presidential Election

The results of Taiwan’s Presidential Election: 39.3% for Chen Shui-bian (DPP), 36.8% for James Soong (independent), 23.1% for Lien Chan (KMT); Voters turnout: over 80%. There is only...

Apr 01, 2000 at 00:00 2433

Jiang Zemin

Bruce Gilley: Tiger on the Brink. Jiang Zemin and China’s New Elite, Berkeley and Los Angeles, London, University of California Press, 1998, 395 S. Order the book from Amazon.com....

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 264

Interview with Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the ICRC

Cosmopolis exclusive interview with Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the ICRC, late December 1999: ‘In the long run, it is...

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