Operation Yellowhammer aims to mitigate the disruptive effects of Brexit within the UK, and should last about three months. It was developed by the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS), a department of the Cabinet Office responsible for emergency planning. To better prepare the British public for the eventuality of a no deal exit, the publication of document excerpts was expected on
The popular protests that have been going on for months in Hong Kong are reaching increasingly higher levels of intensity these days, creating a potentially explosive situation between Beijing and the former British colony. Thanks to social media we can all witness the escalation of violence on the streets of Hong Kong live – with daily launches of tear gas
On 7 August Yang Jianli and Aaron Rhode published an article on “The American Interest” explaining why Hong Kong can show Xi Jinping that repressing freedom is a no-win proposition. On August 5, a day of unprecedented strikes and demonstrations, thousands of mostly young Hong Kongers gathered around the offices of the Legislative Council, near Admiralty station on Hong Kong
United Against Nuclear Iran published several recommendations for a joint U.S.-U.K. Iran Strategy. As Boris Johnson takes over as prime minister of the United Kingdom and Dominic Raab begins his tenure as foreign secretary, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is releasing a strategy paper recommending ways the U.K. and the U.S. can work together to combat the Islamic Republic’s hegemonic
It has long been feared that Cambodia’s growing dependence on China – its largest aid donor, investor, and creditor – would lead to a Chinese military presence in the country. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, those fears are now coming true. Like a gambler reliant on a loan shark, Cambodia has, in recent years, racked up massive,
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today after it was announced which eight countries (China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey) would be receiving temporary oil sanctions waivers in Iran: The civil nuclear cooperation waivers under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
French version below In the name of the millions of Cambodians who support the position of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in favour of a free, democratic, neutral and pacific Cambodia, I firmly condemn the announcement by the illegal and dictatorial Prime Minister Hun Sen on Cambodia’s purchase of “tens of thousands of extra weapons” from China for $40
On 22 July, “Port News”, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority magazine, edited by Marco Casale, hosted a piece by Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata where the former Foreign Secretary of Italy and President of the Global Committee for the Rule of Law “Marco Pannella” outlines the economic and political risks connected with Chinese development and the ties that Italy and
The Global Committee for the Rule of Law “Marco Pannella” (GCRL) supports this petition and the appeal below put forward by Liberal International to help democratic opposition of Cambodia and his leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha to keep up the struggle for a democratic Cambodia. As Honorary Member of the GCRL, Sam Rainsy can remain assured of our support
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) previously cautioned the owners of both commercial tankers that were attacked on June 13 of the risks of doing business with Iran. The two tankers, the Kokuka Courageous and the MT Front Altair, were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, 25 miles off the southern coast of Iran. The U.S. government blames Iran for the