Daniel P. Rice

Aug 10, 2024 | navytimes.com | John Nagl |Daniel P. Rice

The recent geopolitical landscape, marked by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and return of great power competition, necessitates a reevaluation of NATO’s stance on cluster munitions. Under the leadership of Jens Stoltenberg, NATO embraced the Convention on Cluster Munitions, or CMC, in 2008, which barred 124 member nations from stockpiling, using or manufacturing these weapons due to their indiscriminate nature and long-term humanitarian impact.

May 30, 2024 | caribbeannewsglobal.com | Daniel P. Rice

By Daniel RiceThere is little doubt amongst the nations of the world that we are actively in, or are entering into, a new period of great power competition. While US-China competition and Russia hold the spotlight, other nations – or groups of nations such as India, the European Union, ASEAN, or the African Union – have their own growing influence and impact on global governance.

Jan 7, 2024 | foreignbrief.com | Daniel P. Rice

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is set to visit China today. President Muizzu will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as other government officials to discuss politics, the economy, culture and green development. Muizzu won a close presidential runoff election in September against incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who strengthened relations with India while distancing the Maldives from a close relationship with China.

Aug 26, 2023 | foreignbrief.com | Daniel P. Rice

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in the 14th Conference of Heads of State of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) in Sao Tome, the capital of Sao Tome and Principe today. The CPLP consists of Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and East Timor.

Mar 7, 2023 | newsmax.com | Daniel P. Rice

The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Sciences are awarded to Nobel laureates in Stockholm, Sweden, while only the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway. This distinction is noteworthy, especially given the current situation in Europe, where the largest war in Europe in 78 years rages.