by Jim Heath | Jun 19, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
There is credible evidence that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-level officials are individually liable for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a UN expert says. A report by special rapporteur Agnes Callamard says the evidence merits...
by Jim Heath | Jun 18, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau announced today he’ll push ahead with the stalled Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, a $5.5 billion project that has long pitted the country’s energy sector against the concerns of environmental and some indigenous groups....
by Jim Heath | Jun 16, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a plaque marking the location of the newest settlement in the Golan Heights today. The marker proclaims the settlement will be known as “Trump Heights.” Netanyahu said the name was chosen to thank President Trump for...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
The arrest of a prominent investigative journalist triggered protests across Russia and abroad in what is being described as a watershed moment for the country’s beleaguered independent media. Ivan Golunov, a reporter for Meduza, was on his way to meet an unnamed...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Websites of The Washington Post and the Guardian appear to now be blocked in China as the country’s government further tightens its so-called “Great Firewall” censorship apparatus as it navigates a politically sensitive period. Until this weekend, The Post and the...
by Jim Heath | Jun 8, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
The deal to avert tariffs that President Trump announced with great fanfare on Friday night consists largely of actions that Mexico had already promised to take in prior discussions with the United States over the past several months. Friday’s joint declaration says...
