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Trump's impact on the politics of Europe over the past four years is already a chilly warning of the insidious effect of undemocratic tendencies in the White House. … [Read more...] about The world has more riding on Joe Biden than any US president in decades

The big question over sanctions also hovers over America's dealings with Russia, and especially Vladimir Putin. It took more than a month for Putin to recognize Biden's victory. But Biden does not seem to have much appetite for the "reset" in relations with Russia that marked the early days of the Obama presidency. Which is not to say that eventually business might not be done. For the moment, however, it may best to monitor Putin's response. Will Russia continue buzzing US ships in international waters, infiltrating troops and materiel into eastern Ukraine, assassinating political opponents at home and abroad? As Ambassador Kurt Volker, deeply involved for years in east-west issues, told me in an interview last week, Biden needs to tell Putin early on that, "If you persist in this we will keep up the counter pressure on you, but you need to signal that you're willing to actually come to the table with us. For once, it's not on the US or the West to reset our policies. It's time for … [Read more...] about The whole world is watching Biden as he takes charge

In the Czech Republic, health officials say the fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in Britain has been detected in the country. Health Minister Jan Blatny said the variant accounts for about 10% of the samples tested. He did not say how many samples were genetically sequenced.  … [Read more...] about WHO Chief: World on Brink of ‘Moral Failure’ Over COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

"And … that is because of stigma, discrimination against these folks and criminalization — laws against sex work, laws against being gay, punitive approaches to drug use instead of drug treatment. And this has been true for many years, but now It is so starkly clear that with 62% of all new infections worldwide happening [in this] population, we are failing to do the basics that are needed to control HIV."  … [Read more...] about World ‘Way Off’ Targets of Getting Control of HIV Transmission

Tony Blair’s health secretary Patricia Hewitt had also worked for the NCCL in the 1970s, rising to be its general secretary. She apologised for her role in 2014 after letters between her and PIE emerged, cut claimed she was “naive” at the time and said she never supported “vile” child abusers. Just days later, another letter was revealed in the UK Guardian newspaper in which Hewitt had defended the NCCL’s proposal to lower the age of consent ina reply to an outrages school teacher, who had written to the NCCL to criticise their policy. … [Read more...] about Arab World Institute Head Regrets Signing Letter Proposing Decriminalization of Sex with Children