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📢 The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. #BalticSpotlight: “Shaping American Attitudes: From Re-Independence to NATO Accession," is featuring Dr Sandis Sraders, Lecturer of Russian Strategic and Military Studies Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL). 💡 The upcoming United States presidential election, United States foreign policy thus far, and what the Baltic states could expect from cooperation with the United States are among the topics to be discussed.  

What does NATO have to do with current and looming wars? How does NATO work and what is it working on? How does an alliance whose members and partners make up 69.4% of the world's military spending shape international relations? What alternatives exist? What is being planned by advocates for peace and demilitarization? Get some answers from Medea Benjamin, Oleg Bodrov, Shirine Jurdi, Tamara Lorincz, Jeffrey Sachs, and Yurii Sheliazhenko. This webinar on June 15, 2024, is free and open to the public. Participants all need to register here: https://lnkd.in/eRXeqsf2 World BEYOND War

The Root Cause of Ukraine-Russia War: Understand it with Mexico--- Mexico has plenty of freedoms in the international system, but it does not have the freedom to join a Chinese-led military alliance or to host Chinese military bases. The idealist argument that Mexico can do as it pleases implies ignoring US security concerns, and the result would likely be the US destruction of Mexico.

Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, visits China. He meets with top military leaders, including General He Weidong & General Liu Zhenli, to discuss strategic cooperation & regional peace. China reaffirms support for Pakistan's sovereignty & territorial integrity. #PakChinaFriendship #RegionalPeace #DefenceCooperation

"American influence in the region goes much more beyond providing military equipment and political support to governments." S. Rashid Naim, Principle Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Georgia State University, speaking to the World Affairs Council of Atlanta about shifting alliances in the Middle East and the Arab League. Watch the full conversation here https://lnkd.in/gchtqmNe

Good questions on #Nato : What does NATO have to do with current and looming wars? How does NATO work and what is it working on? How does an alliance whose members and partners make up 69.4% of the world's military spending shape international relations? What alternatives exist? What is being planned by advocates for peace and demilitarization?

A crucial webinar in the current situation!

🔥 The 10 Crises of 2024 - #8 Taiwan   iMEdD presents the 10 crises that are likely to concern us in 2024. In the 8th text of the series, the case of Taiwan.        Three days after the inauguration of the new Taiwanese President, Lai Ching-te, China conducted military exercises around Taiwan as a response to the island’s “separatist tendencies”. iMEdD explains the history of Taiwan and the roles of China and the United States.     Read more at https://lnkd.in/g4YuSWz3    #Taiwan #Explainer  

The U.S. has often interpreted international norms, such as those related to human rights or military intervention, in ways that align with its national interests. For instance, while the U.S. promotes democracy and human rights globally, it has historically supported authoritarian regimes when it serves its strategic interests, such as during the Cold War in Latin America. This selective adherence illustrates how powerful states can leverage norms to justify actions that may contradict the spirit of those norms.

Two news stories to know, explained by Carl Bildt: - Where do things stand with the ratification of Sweden's NATO membership? - Some British generals are warning of a major war in Europe. What's going on? Europe #In60Seconds