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- United States Re-Joins the Paris Climate Pact
On the December 12th, 2015, 197 countries signed the Paris Climate Pact. An agreement holding the signatories to do all they can to limit their effect on climate. - The Diplomatic Wedge Between Russia and the EU.
The European Union’s Foreign Minister spoke, the Russians expelled three diplomats, and now there is a wedge between two neighbours. - China’s Investment in Europe Disrupts the Status Quo
On December 30th 2020, the European Union and Beijing reached terms on a new China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). This is the second financial programme since 2016 to tilt economic power in the direction of China and away from the West. - The Pandemic Has and Hasn’t Changed Everything for Israel
As of the 3rd of January 2021, 1 million Israelis had the first shot of a two-phase BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine. As of this today, on the 10th of February, over 50% of the population; 3.5 million; had been given the first shot, or fully vaccinated. - Biden Withdraws Support for Saudi-led Offensive in Yemen
President Biden’s first move in the Middle East sets a tone starkly different from the Obama Administration. - Equifinality & Foreign Policy
Equifinality is the theory there are an infinite number of directions to get to the same end point. We take a look at its implementation with foreign policy.