tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47391938424587402452024-03-18T23:15:20.062-04:00Ashish Kumar SenI am a motivated content creator—a writer and an editor—who is skilled at rapidly transforming complex issues into a compelling product. Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2097125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-10973388930403484352023-11-22T20:30:00.001-05:002023-11-22T20:30:01.723-05:00Civil War Pushes Sudan to the Brink of Humanitarian Disaster<p> Away from the headlines dominated by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, a
civil war between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support
Forces (RSF) is pushing the country to the brink of a humanitarian
catastrophe. As an allegedly genocidal RSF gains the upper hand, a U.N. <a href="https://press.un.org/en/2023/sc15498.doc.htm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">official</a> has warned that Sudan is “facing a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights crisis.”</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-53378574573282805412023-09-29T13:25:00.003-04:002023-09-29T13:25:46.431-04:00Ukraine War Outcome Will Shape China’s Behavior, Say US Senators <p>The outcome of the war in Ukraine will likely shape China’s behavior
toward its neighbors, two US senators — one a Democrat the other a
Republican — told the CEPA Forum on September 28.</p>
<p>“I don’t know what [Chinese President] Xi Jinping is going to do, but
neither does anyone else. Perhaps he doesn’t even know what he’s going
to do. But I can guarantee you one thing: the leadership of the
Communist Party of China is watching what happens in Ukraine,” said US
Senator Roger Wicker (Republican-Mississippi.)</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-14693879438469528702023-09-28T16:09:00.001-04:002023-09-28T16:09:17.490-04:00Lithuanian Foreign Minister Seeks More Military Aid for Ukraine Ukraine urgently needs long-range weapons it needs to win the war
against Russia, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s minister of foreign
affairs, told the CEPA Forum on September 28. He said, however, that he
has observed a “slowing down of urgency” in Western support for
Ukraine. <br />Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-63596677662651207792023-09-28T10:55:00.002-04:002023-09-28T10:55:28.796-04:00José Andrés: ‘Food Is a National Security Issue’ <p></p><p>Chef José Andrés views food as a national security issue. He also
believes there is a need for a radical shift in the approach to
addressing hunger and the role of international organizations in
combating this crisis.</p>
Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-15717472860363128422023-09-27T13:53:00.005-04:002023-09-27T13:53:53.274-04:00Romania Worries About Fallout from Ukraine War <p>Russia’s war in Ukraine is getting uncomfortably close to Romania and
has had a detrimental effect on security in the Black Sea region,
Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu told the CEPA Forum on
September 27. <br /></p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-33501450847947206942023-09-27T13:52:00.003-04:002023-09-27T13:52:55.658-04:00Mitch McConnell — US Military Aid for Ukraine Must Continue <p>US Senator Mitch McConnell (Republican-KY), in his remarks to the CEPA
Forum on September 27, reiterated the importance of continuing support
for Ukraine, emphasizing its alignment with US interests and the minimal
cost involved.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-84706310696033402912023-09-27T13:51:00.003-04:002023-09-27T13:51:34.784-04:00NATO Members See No Alternative to Ukraine Aid, says Julianne Smith <p> Ukraine will be front and center at NATO’s Washington summit in July,
Julianne Smith, the permanent representative of the United States to
NATO, told the CEPA Forum on September 27. <br /></p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-71702288562668572712023-09-27T13:50:00.002-04:002023-09-28T10:55:52.092-04:00Food for Thought <p>Russia’s war of aggression has had a significant impact on Ukraine’s
agricultural sector, the ripples of which are being felt as far away as
the Middle East and North Africa, Rodrigo Santos, head of the Crop
Science Division at Bayer AG, told the CEPA Forum on September 27. <br /></p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-90383208311164585412023-09-26T15:30:00.002-04:002023-09-26T15:30:21.648-04:00Moldova’s President Calls Out Russian Meddling <p> </p><p>Moldovan President H. E. Maia Sandu says Russia is meddling in her
country’s democratic processes in an attempt to scuttle Moldova’s plans
to join the European Union (EU.) Addressing the CEPA Forum on September
26, Sandu urged the international community to support Moldova’s EU
integration effort, its ongoing reforms, and its attempts to counter
hybrid attacks coming from Russia. </p>
Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-28914638751518296302023-09-26T15:29:00.002-04:002023-09-26T15:34:18.806-04:00Winning the Peace <p>The United States needs to provide Ukraine with more military aid so
that it can win the war against Russia, but it must also have a plan to
win the peace once the war is over, Stephen J. Hadley, a former national
security advisor to US President George W. Bush, <a href="https://youtu.be/jGNXAYKbt4U?feature=shared">told</a> the 2023 CEPA Forum<b>, </b>“Winning the War, Winning the Peace,” on September 26.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-87257348389386578832023-06-23T15:30:00.002-04:002023-09-26T15:31:43.834-04:00Kurdish Official Lists ISIS and Climate Change as Top Threats<p>More than five years since the Iraqi government <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42291985" rel="noopener" target="_blank">declared victory</a>
over ISIS, a senior Kurdish official says the terrorist group is among
the top threats facing the region. Alongside ISIS, Rebar Ahmed, minister
of interior in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), listed climate
change and the resource scarcities and migration it would trigger as a
critical challenge.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-54854156235502798132023-02-14T15:32:00.001-05:002023-09-26T15:32:57.490-04:00Fighting Corruption Harder than Fighting ISIS, Says Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister<p>Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Fuad Hussein on February 10 laid out the new
Iraqi government’s priorities, outlined areas of common interest with
the United States and defended his country’s relations with Iran, Russia
and China — countries that are all at odds with the United States.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-78246249417003912902022-10-28T12:48:00.005-04:002022-10-28T12:48:48.981-04:00Missteps and Missed Opportunities for Peace in AfghanistanThe United States, successive Afghan governments and the
Taliban missed several opportunities to achieve peace over the past
couple of decades. Today, under the Taliban government, which is not
recognized by a single country, Afghanistan is facing <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="74cbb550-2975-4769-a79d-9f84ae1b419e" href="https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/10/afghanistans-economic-and-humanitarian-crises-turn-dire" title="Afghanistan’s Economic and Humanitarian Crises Turn Dire">twin economic and humanitarian crises</a> while the marginal gains made on <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8a4c691e-6752-4f93-8ded-e191afd7a952" href="https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/08/after-year-taliban-rule-advances-afghan-women-and-youth-have-all-evaporated" title="After a Year of Taliban Rule, Advances for Afghan Women and Youth Have All but Evaporated">women’s rights have all but evaporated</a>.<section class="intro-wysiwyg">
</section>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-12131099549650253582022-09-29T09:40:00.000-04:002022-09-29T09:40:17.854-04:00Russia’s Playing the Waiting Game, Applebaum Says <p>Vladimir Putin’s decision to mobilize an additional 300,000 Russians for
the war in Ukraine is intended to prolong the conflict and break the
West’s will to support Ukraine by stringing out the conflict.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-56725133607697238702022-09-27T16:28:00.000-04:002022-09-27T16:28:04.001-04:00Crimea in Ukraine’s Crosshairs, Say US Generals <p> The dramatic success of recent counteroffensives by Ukrainian forces
will be crowned by the recapture of the Crimean peninsula, according to
two former commanding generals of US Army Europe.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-77676925368308005922022-09-27T16:26:00.005-04:002022-09-27T16:26:50.726-04:00Putin's Dangerous Bet<p> </p><p>Vladimir Putin’s decision to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/21/putin-speech-annexation-ukraine-russia/">mobilize</a> 300,000 men to reinforce his war in Ukraine and his threat to use nuclear weapons are a desperate gamble.</p>
Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-41431960405638312752022-09-21T14:22:00.004-04:002022-09-21T14:22:31.742-04:00Is Russia Committing Genocide in Ukraine?<p> Russian troops forced to beat a hasty retreat in Ukraine are leaving
behind evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity. As this body
of evidence grows, officials and experts are becoming increasingly
convinced that Russia is committing genocide against the Ukrainian
people.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-62289294607652819622022-06-15T22:21:00.003-04:002022-06-15T22:21:37.969-04:00Russia’s War in Ukraine Is Taking a Toll on Africa<p> Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted Africa’s promising recovery from
the COVID-19 pandemic by raising food and fuel prices, disrupting trade
of goods and services, tightening the fiscal space, constraining green
transitions and reducing the flow of development finance in the
continent, said United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Ahunna
Eziakonwa.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-23626249860562017892022-06-07T22:10:00.002-04:002022-06-07T22:10:32.255-04:00Russia’s War Has Created a Human Trafficking Crisis, Says U.N. Envoy<p> The humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine is rapidly
turning into a human trafficking one in which women and children, who
make up the majority of the refugees fleeing the war, are being
exploited, according to the United Nations Special Representative on
Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten. She said there is an urgent
need for a “coordinated regional approach” to what she described as “a
crisis within a crisis.”</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-73692881670135701352022-05-11T20:25:00.003-04:002022-05-11T20:25:42.128-04:00Estonia’s Ex-President Kaljulaid: The Future of the Free World Is at Stake in Ukraine<p> Kersti Kaljulaid, a former president of Estonia, wants the West to
enhance its support for Ukraine, end its dependence on Russian gas, and
maintain sanctions on Russia even after Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine
is over. Speaking at the U.S. Institute of Peace on May 10, Kaljulaid <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8b7cfa00-6975-49d6-a8ff-256e1094607c" href="https://www.usip.org/events/conversation-former-president-estonia-he-kersti-kaljulaid" title="A Conversation with Former President of Estonia H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid">described</a>
the ongoing war in Ukraine as one that is between “the free world and
the other world, a world of tyranny.” She warned: “If Ukraine loses, we
all would have lost.”</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-58432413093384585712021-11-22T12:16:00.004-05:002021-11-22T12:16:33.571-05:00Addressing the ‘Global Challenge’ Posed by China<p> The United States must ensure that its focus on the Indo-Pacific region
does not come at the cost of its interests in other parts of the world
where China also poses a challenge, according to U.S. National Security
Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-87421685074884739272021-11-04T12:18:00.001-04:002021-11-22T12:21:09.978-05:00U.S. Urges Ethiopia to ‘Give Peace a Chance’<p> The United States’ top priority is the “unity and integrity of the
Ethiopian state” and its “commitment to the Ethiopian people,” U.S.
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c748b4e2-f658-4b22-9021-40ff858c3195" href="https://www.usip.org/events/taking-stock-us-policy-ethiopia-conversation-ambassador-jeffrey-feltman" title="Taking Stock of U.S. Policy on Ethiopia: A Conversation with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman">said at the U.S. Institute of Peace</a>
in Washington on November 2. Noting that the average civil war lasts 20
years, Feltman said a war that long would be disastrous for Ethiopia
and urged all parties to the conflict to “give peace a chance.”</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-26317467385386071052021-09-13T12:19:00.002-04:002021-11-22T12:20:28.411-05:00How 9/11 Changed Peacebuilding<p> The attack by al-Qaida terrorists on the United States on September 11,
2001, transformed the field of peacebuilding and the way its
practitioners view violent extremism.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-62146122188240280342021-07-28T17:44:00.002-04:002021-07-30T17:48:35.200-04:00At 70, Refugee Convention Faces Many Challenges, Says Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield<p>Seventy years after its ratification, the Convention of Refugees remains
an important pillar of the international system. Every day, conflict,
hunger, economic deprivation and climate change are forcing people
around the world to flee their homes in search of a better life. It is
critical, therefore, that the international community uphold their
obligations under the convention, while elevating efforts to address the
root causes of migration, according to U.S. Ambassador to the United
Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.</p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739193842458740245.post-80218385416590333082021-07-22T17:46:00.001-04:002021-07-30T17:47:05.859-04:00African Union Chair Tshisekedi, Rep. Bass Discuss Effective U.S.-Africa Engagement<p> Despite the many challenges facing the continent, “Africa is not …
defined by poverty, misery and violence,” said Félix Tshisekedi, the
chairperson of the African Union (AU). “Our continent is also defined by
opportunities.” <br /></p>Ashish Kumar Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175558374303954127noreply@blogger.com0