Tag: International

India, US to Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Semiconductors

NEW DELHI—The United States and India will sign a memorandum of understanding on semiconductors as both countries discuss coordination of investment and continue dialogue around policies to spur private investment, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday. Raimondo, who is on a four-day trip to India, is accompanied by the chief executive officers of…


Extinguishing the Principle of Political Equality in Australia

Commentary Following the successful 1967 referendum, which empowered the Australian Parliament to make laws for “the people of any race for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws,” there was a general expectation that we would finally become a colour-blind society. A society where the distribution of societal burdens and benefits would not…


India and the Future of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific: A Hudson Institute Event

Indian National Security strategy has drawn attention due to its stance on the Russia-Ukraine war. Does India want to be independent of China and the United States or align closely with its primary Quad partners—Japan and the United States? Shigeru Kitamura, the former secretary general of Japan’s National Security Secretariat, will share his perspectives at…


LIVE NOW: India and the Future of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific: A Hudson Institute Event

Indian National Security strategy has drawn attention due to its stance on the Russia-Ukraine war. Does India want to be independent of China and the United States or align closely with its primary Quad partners—Japan and the United States? Shigeru Kitamura, the former secretary general of Japan’s National Security Secretariat, will share his perspectives at…


US Transfers Alleged Al-Qaeda Suspect From Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia

The United States has released and transferred an alleged al-Qaeda bomb maker from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba to Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on March 8. Ghassan Al Sharbi, a 48-year-old Saudi Arabian engineer, was sent to his native country after the Periodic Review Board (PRB) determined that it was…


The Unravelling of Australia Begins

Commentary The Albanese government has appointed an ambassador for First Nations People. Not an Australian ambassador to the United Nations, where there is a Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, but an ambassador for small groups of Australians whose interests may or may not coincide with the interests of the rest of Australia. The unravelling of…


British Defence Industry Taking ‘Forensic Look’ to Minimise Chinese and Russian Infiltration, Minister Says

The UK government and defence suppliers are seriously examining the supply chain for Chinese or Russian infiltration such as Chinese surveillance equipment, Defence Procurement minister Alex Chalk said on Monday. It comes after a recent Mail on Sunday investigation found that at least six army bases had surveillance cameras made by China’s Hikvision or Dahua at their…


‘China Before Communism’: 3 Words Forcing Corporate Australia to Consider Its Stance on Beijing

A three-word slogan deemed too “political” to be advertised by some of Australia’s largest corporations is forcing businesses to consider where they stand regarding the Chinese regime. “China Before Communism” is the slogan of the New York-based classical Chinese dance company Shen Yun Performing Arts, which tours around the world, offering a glimpse into China…


‘China Before Communism’: The 3 Words Forcing Corporate Australia to Consider Its Stance on Beijing

A three-word slogan deemed too “political” to be advertised in one of Australia’s largest shopping chains. “China Before Communism” is the slogan of the New York-based classical Chinese dance company Shen Yun Performing Arts, which tours around the world, offering a glimpse into China before the communist takeover in 1949. But it has proven too…


Australia Appoints First Nations Ambassador in Bid to ‘Progress Indigenous Rights Globally’

The Australian federal government has announced the country’s First Nations ambassador in an attempt to elevate Indigenous rights to the world stage. The move comes as the Labor government continues to push for greater Indigenous representation in politics, despite it already having an Indigenous Australians Minister and 17 major Indigenous organisations and programs at the…