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The Australian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, has completed a four-day visit to Europe (14-19.2.10) putting emphasis on multi-national agencies and security agreements. … Read More »
COMMENTARY: The world climate change conference at Copenhagen (7-18.12.09) produced an accord registering nations’ commitments but not the binding treaty being sought by environmentalist gr0pups and by several, mostly Western, governments. … Read More »
This year has already seen a welter of consultations at highest levels in the lead-up to the December meeting at Copenhagen on climate change — but not everybody is impressed with the rate of progress.
A drafting session for a possible agreement, lasting twelve days with thousands of participants, has just has just ended in Bonn. … Read More »
European and South-east Asian Ministers meeting in Cambodia (27-29.5.09) are continuing with a definite push for closer “East-West” relations, embarked on during the past month.
At an earlier high-level gathering in Hanoi, the two sides condemned the nuclear test in North Korea – while going ahead with a full agenda on climate change and development. … Read More »
The United Nations hosted a scuffle over racism at its European headquarters, in Geneva.
The World Summit on Racism endorsed its prepared declaration this week (22.4.09) putting aside conflict there on Monday, mostly over the Holocaust and animosity towards Zionism. … Read More »
Part of a phalanx of protest groups giving special attention to the summiteers of the last week in Europe, the environmentalist movement Greenpeace delivered a spectacular last day stunt. … Read More »
A shot that rang out around the world; the test-firing of a ballistic missile by North Korea (5.4.09) was unpopular around the world, received badly by NATO and by President Obama, in Prague. … Read More »