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WASHINGTON -- In a rare public appearance last Thursday, Charles Koch, the 89-year-old conservative political megadonor criticized the protectionist trade policies of the day, without mentioning the elephant in the room: U.S. President Donald Trump. [1]

Ramon Pacheco Pardo is professor of international relations at King's College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance. [2]

Football diplomacy between Ankara and Yerevan Such an extraordinary event is important not so much for the outcome of the football (soccer) match but as the first step in a process that could solve the many complex disputes between the two countries.... [3]

James Carouso leads the advisory board to the Australia chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. [4]

General David Petraeus(R), former head of the allied forces in Afghanistan, now, Central Intelligence Agency Director, speaks after being sworn-in by US Vice President Joe Biden (L) at ceremony September 6, 2011 in the Roosevelt Room of the White Hou... [5]

BANGKOK -- Thailand's messy political transition towards democracy is paving the way for Ampon Kittiampon, a technocrat and a loyalist to the country's new monarch, to emerge as a potential contender for the job of prime minister. [6]

The Pheu Thai Party has hinted at its intention to approach Nuttaphong Kunakornwong, a son-in-law of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whom many supporters now want to see named as a party prime ministerial candidate in the next general election. [7]

BANGKOK -- Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a cabinet led by new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Royal Gazette showed on Wednesday, with key ministers retaining their posts as the government looks to boost the economy and t... [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-06 · 46% match

Donald Trump and Charles Koch: Divided on trade, aligned on foreign policy

WASHINGTON -- In a rare public appearance last Thursday, Charles Koch, the 89-year-old conservative political megadonor criticized the protectionist trade policies of the day, without mentioning the elephant in the room: U.S. President Donald Trump.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-15 · 39% match

Startups are a key component of economic security

Ramon Pacheco Pardo is professor of international relations at King's College London and the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance.

[3] MM asianews.it · 50% match

Football diplomacy between Ankara and Yerevan

Football diplomacy between Ankara and Yerevan Such an extraordinary event is important not so much for the outcome of the football (soccer) match but as the first step in a process that could solve the many complex disputes between the two countries.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-10-20 · 38% match

Creativity key for U.S. to best China in infrastructure race

James Carouso leads the advisory board to the Australia chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

[5] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2012-02-08 · 37% match

General David Petraeus(R), former head o

General David Petraeus(R), former head of the allied forces in Afghanistan, now, Central Intelligence Agency Director, speaks after being sworn-in by US Vice President Joe Biden (L) at ceremony September 6, 2011 in the Roosevelt Room of the White Hou

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-05-12 · 36% match

Unexpected contender emerges as potential Thai premier

BANGKOK -- Thailand's messy political transition towards democracy is paving the way for Ampon Kittiampon, a technocrat and a loyalist to the country's new monarch, to emerge as a potential contender for the job of prime minister.

[7] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 35% match

Nuttaphong floated as Pheu Thai pick for PM

The Pheu Thai Party has hinted at its intention to approach Nuttaphong Kunakornwong, a son-in-law of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whom many supporters now want to see named as a party prime ministerial candidate in the next general election.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-09-04 · 35% match

Key Thai ministers retain posts as king endorses new cabinet

BANGKOK -- Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a cabinet led by new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Royal Gazette showed on Wednesday, with key ministers retaining their posts as the government looks to boost the economy and t

[9] FI yle.fi · 2010-10-12 · 34% match

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In her address at an official welcoming ceremony, Halonen described Nobel laureate Shimon Peres as “a man of peace and a defender of peace even in difficult times.” The visit is Tarja Halonen’s first to Israeli since she served as Finland’s foreign m

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-06-09 · 34% match

Biden needs to bring the Middle East closer to Asia

Gedaliah Afterman is the head of the Asia policy program at the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya), Israel.

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