Australia’s vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands wards off Beijing – PM Morrison

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has been able to stop an "incursion" by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine aid, Prime Minister Scott…

Taiwan tries hand at COVID diplomacy again with Somaliland vaccine gift

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's gift of 150,000 doses of its domestically developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region, the Taiwanese foreign ministry said on Monday, part…

Factbox-From maritime security to supply chains, “Quad” nations aim to tighten links

By Sanjeev Miglani and Kiyoshi Takenaka NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India will hold a first in-person summit in Washington on Friday,…

Vax van seeks to avert super-spreader event at U.N. summit

By Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In a new take on vaccine diplomacy, a free mobile COVID-19 testing and vaccination station is welcoming world leaders and delegates at this…

Diplomacy and Tragic Flaw of Overconfidence

Diplomacy and Tragic Flaw of Overconfidence My book, ‘Modiplomacy Through a Shakespearean Prism’ is structured like a Shakespearean play, divided into five parts or acts--the first act is ‘exposition’, which…