Asian allies aren t worried by Biden s Afghan debacle — yet
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Emily Tamkin’s column on the US’s weak moral authority in international affairs (World View, 19 February) coincided with the death of Dianna Ortiz, an American nun who was tortured in Guatemala in 1989 by security forces trained and equipped by the US. Once recovered, she revealed evidence of decades-long US complicity in human rights abuses in a war that cost more than 200,000 lives. The US’s methods in Latin America have changed since then but its agenda remains the same: protect regimes favourable to US policy even when they perpetrate gross abuses (Honduras, Haiti); undermine or overthrow elected leaders whose policies are viewed unfavourably (Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia); or impose illegal economic sanctions (Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua) that affect the poorest people. Were Joe Biden to “begin to repair America’s moral standing in the world”, in Latin America it would require a reversal of more than a century of US policy.
As vaccination centres, farm shops and fashion outlets, pubs get creative in their fight to survive
With no end in sight for lockdown, pubs are diversifying to stay afloat and supporting suppliers and customers as they do so
12 January 2021 • 3:00pm
Drinkers at the Hogs Back Hangar taproom before the lockdown; its owner wants the site to be used as a vaccination centre
When thousands of pubs up and down the country were first forced to close due to the pandemic, in March last year, many publicans decided to turn their boozers into takeaways, drive-throughs or even bakeries (while cooking free meals for key workers or the homeless). This kept staff in work, provided the businesses some income, and offered a vital community service. Few could have imagined that, 10 months on, they would be in the same position.
their uniforms, he sent in russian tanks, roaring into georgia, and without any referendums, simply annexed two pieces of that country. does this prove that bush was a wi wimpp after all? it doesn t. there has been some very good and careful scholarship by daryl press and jonathan mercer, among others, that looks at historical cases to figure out whether having a reputation for toughness actually deters your opponents from doing bad things like invading countries. in general, the answer is no. countries make these decisions based on many factors, but the most important ones seem to be a careful analysis of the power dynamics of the specific case. in ukraine, russia would ask, is this a vital interest of the united states. and what is washington s capacity to act in this particular situation. in other words, putin would look at hiss cards, washington s
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