- 30 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitysecurity pact
Solomon Islands to supervise Chinese police operating there -official
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's police presence under a new security pact will boost the capabilities of the Solomon Islands but they will not use techniques seen in Hong Kong, the…
U.S, Japan, Australia and New Zealand concerned by Solomon Islands-China pact
(Reuters) - The United States, Japan, New Zealand and Australia are concerned by a security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, the White House said in a statement on…
Australia minister asks Solomon Islands not to sign China security pact
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian minister met with the leader of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday and asked him not to sign a proposed security agreement between the…
U.S. to send officials to Solomon Islands due to tensions over China security pact – FT
(Reuters) - The White House’s top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation’s…
No military element to Solomon Islands cooperation, Chinese ministry says
BEIJING (Reuters) - There is "no military element" in the security cooperation between China and Soloman Islands, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. After a regional backlash, the…
Britain, Poland and Ukraine preparing trilateral security pact, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Britain, Poland and Ukraine are preparing a trilateral pact to strengthen regional security, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Tuesday while hosting his Polish counterpart Mateusz…
Russia to unveil security pact proposals in bid to restrain NATO
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would soon put forward proposals for a new European security pact which he said he hoped would…
U.S.’ Blinken talks European security cooperation with France’s Macron
By Simon Lewis and Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday discussed a French push for more security cooperation among…
Denmark’s premier defends Biden in French submarine dispute
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's prime minister said on Wednesday she did not believe a new security pact between Australia, Britain and the United States that excluded France and cost Paris…
Malaysia warns new Indo-Pacific pact may trigger nuclear arms race
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Saturday expressed concerns that Australia's plan to build nuclear-powered submarines under a new pact with Britain and the United States could catalyze a nuclear…
EU must unite after U.S. pact with Australia, Britain shows, Borrell says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A new U.S. security pact with Australia and Britain shows that the European Union must develop its own defence and security strategies, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, the…
China decries U.S., Britain, Australia security partnership
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Thursday decried a new U.S.-Britain-Australia security partnership that will involve helping Canberra acquire nuclear-powered submarines, saying the three countries are damaging regional peace…
