Reuters
North Korea is mobilizing recently discharged soldiers to toil away in coal mines and construction sites right after they have completed their grueling mandatory 10-year stint in the military, sources in the country told RFA.
As it is still technically at war with prosperous South Korea, North Korea makes every male serve 10 years in the armed forces after finishing high school, and life in the North’s military involves a lot more than combat training.
Soldiers are used as laborers for government projects or to harvest crops, with some even sent to work abroad to earn badly needed foreign currency for the country’s chronically empty coffers. The military recently has also been told to solve its own supply and food shortages, forcing soldiers to turn to their families for food and funds for their decade-long military stint.
Tuesday, 4 May, 2021 - 12:30 to 13:30
We are beginning to understand that globalization has strategic consequences. Countries are using their position in globalized networks to “weaponize interdependence”, through their dominance of information and financial networks.
In this talk, Henry Farrell will discuss the research and policy agenda of weaponized interdependence, addressing such questions as:
What areas of the global economy are most vulnerable to unilateral control of information and financial networks?
How sustainable is the use of weaponized interdependence?
What are the possible responses from targeted actors?
How sustainable is the open global economy if weaponized interdependence becomes a default tool for managing international relations?
April 27, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9308
Prominent Russian Academic Karaganov: The Protection Of Nature Could Be A Means Of Advancing Russia s International Position
April 27, 2021
On April 14, 2021, prominent Russian academic Sergey Karaganov, also known as the Russian Kissinger, published an article in Rossiiskaya Gazeta, titled Turning To Green, arguing that Russia should launch a new environmental policy to promote the country s international position.[1]
According to Karaganov, as long as Russia does not have its own defined environmental policy, the West will be able to shape an international agenda that suits its own interests and competitive advantages. Meanwhile, Karaganov asserted, China and other developing countries are getting involved in the race for leadership in defining the future green agenda.
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Russia Says Troop Pullback From Ukraine Border Has Begun Bloomberg 1 hr ago Ilya Arkhipov
(Bloomberg) Russia said it began pulling thousands of troops back from areas near the Ukrainian border Friday, in a move that could ease tensions that have spiked in recent weeks.
The Defense Ministry released video on Twitter it said showed the troops returning to their bases and the Black Sea Fleet later reported that its ships had also been redeployed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed Russia’s announcement of the move Thursday. U.S. officials, who have repeatedly called on Russia to remove the troops, said they were waiting for confirmation the pullback takes place.