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John J. Metzler

John J. Metzler

The Japan Times

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UN Assembly opens amid widening crises

John J. Metzler Presidents, prime kinisters, kings and potentates are converging in New York for the 79th annual General Assembly of the United...

22.09.2024 30

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Benghazi shadows; Libya's unending crisis

John J. Metzler Who remembers Libya? Who recalls how we became embroiled in this civil war only then to quickly lose interest? But sadly Americans...

02.09.2024 50

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Kabul collapse emboldened global despots

John J. Metzler The collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban three years ago, on Aug. 15, signaled an inflection point on the geopolitical scene. While...

14.08.2024 40

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Paris Olympic countdown amid security and spectacle

  A buoy is seen during a surfing training session in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on Tuesday, ahead of the 2024 Paris...

25.07.2024 20

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Ukraine’s trauma continues; UN, NATO scramble for solution

As Ukraine’s war enters its third summer of fighting, there’s a morbid cadence to the conflict. The Russian invaders continue a bloody slugfest...

17.07.2024 40

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Living in 'too interesting' times

  There’s said to be a Chinese curse that suggests, “May you live in interesting times.” On the one hand, it appears like a gesture of good...

04.07.2024 30

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South Pacific rumblings in New Caledonia

New Caledonia, a remote French overseas territory in the South Pacific, is not often in the news. It’s even less common when you see the truly...

31.05.2024 10

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South Pacific rumblings in New Caledonia

New Caledonia, a remote French overseas territory in the South Pacific, is not often in the news. It’s even less common when you see the truly...

30.05.2024 50

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Palestine's UN membership; Political theater continues

The vote during the Tenth Emergency Special Session on Palestine presented a classic piece of political theater where a whopping majority of 143...

23.05.2024 100

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Ukraine: missiles, morale and credibility

After months of hesitation, political infighting and rancorous debate, the U.S. Congress passed a massive Ukraine funding bill with a bipartisan...

30.04.2024 30

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Myanmar’s cycle of violence spills over to Southeast Asia

John J. Metzler Myanmar is no stranger to conflict or endemic ethnic clashes. Tragically, the isolated Southeast Asian state has been in the...

10.04.2024 20

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Why did Russia veto UN committee investigating North Korea?

In a classic under-the-political radar ploy, Russia has vetoed a U.N. Committee investigating North Korean nuclear, missile and banking sanctions...

04.04.2024 50

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Haiti’s ticking humanitarian time bomb

As waves of gang violence engulf an already poor and destitute land through a reckless orgy of shootings and looting, the Caribbean nation of Haiti...

20.03.2024 20

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UN rights inquiry condemns Islamic Iran's record

John J. Metzler Iran’s regime has been firmly condemned by a U.N. fact-finding mission investigating the unprovoked killing of Masha Amina two years...

14.03.2024 30

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Ukrainian storm front threatens Western Europe

LONDON — A stormy geopolitical weather front is converging on Western Europe as the Ukrainian war in the East has entered its third year with no end...

10.03.2024 30

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Ukrainian storm front threatens Western Europe

By John J. Metzler LONDON — A stormy geopolitical weather front is converging on Western Europe as the Ukrainian war in the East has entered...

07.03.2024 20

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UN shows strong support for Ukraine sovereignty

By John J. Metzler John Metzler In a powerful vote of confidence for Ukraine's sovereignty and continuing independence, both the U.N. Security...

03.03.2024 30

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Poll shows bipartisan American concerns over distant conflicts

By John J. Metzler John J. Metzler Two years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, some 74 percent of Americans view the war in...

25.02.2024 30

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Pakistan: always on brink

By John J. Metzler   Pakistan is politically on the brink again in the aftermath of fractious but inconclusive national parliamentary elections,...

18.02.2024 30

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World economy facing 'fragile resilience,' UN report warns

By John J. Metzler   While the world economy performed better than expected during 2023, tough times loom in the upcoming year. That’s...

31.01.2024 3

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World economy facing 'fragile resilience,' UN report warns

By John J. Metzler   While the world economy performed better than expected during 2023, tough times loom in the upcoming year. That’s...

29.01.2024 20

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Red Sea, geopolitics in bottle

By John J. Metzler Islamic Iran is pulling the strings and its local stooges are jumping to them threatening global commerce. But beyond Hamas...

17.01.2024 30

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Looking ahead at 2024

By John J. Metzler Looking into the snow globe, it’s that time of year to predict and prognosticate what awaits this tired world in the New Year....

03.01.2024 20

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North Korean missile launches: there they go again!

By John J. Metzler   There they go again! North Korea’s reclusive communist regime ended the year with a provocative intercontinental ballistic...

31.12.2023 10

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North Korean missile launches: there they go again!

By John J. Metzler   There they go again! North Korea’s reclusive communist regime ended the year with a provocative intercontinental ballistic...

27.12.2023 40

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Ukraine: war, peace and Congress

By John J. Metzler   We are approaching Ukraine’s second Christmas at war with Russia. Gone are the heady days and David and Goliath moments of...

14.12.2023 30

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Venezuela referendum threatens neighboring country

By John J. Metzler John J. Metzler Venezuela’s ruling Marxists are using some time-honored tricks to give their economically battered regime...

07.12.2023 30

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