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Pompeo: U.S. is Strengthening Opposition to China's South China Sea Expansion
July 15, 2020
The U.S. Department of State announced that the U.S. has decided to strengthen its policy in the South China Sea after Beijing made unlawful claims to offshore resources within the region.
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HRW: Iran Applies Death Penalty for Protest-Related Charges
July 14, 2020
According to Human Rights Watch ("HRW"), at least four execution sentences have been issued or upheld since late June of this year in connection with protests against Iranian government corruption and deteriorating economic conditions.
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FBI Director Wray: China Seeks to Become Sole Superpower 'By Any Means Necessary'
July 08, 2020
At an event hosting by the Hudson Institute, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that the Chinese Communist Party is engaged in a “whole-of-state effort” to become the world’s sole superpower “by any means necessary.”
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Trump Administration Begins Process of Withdrawal from WHO
July 08, 2020
Multiple Trump Administration officials have confirmed that it has given the U.S. Congress official notice of the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Berkowitz: U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Share Commitment to Unalienable Rights
July 08, 2020
Peter Berkowitz, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, explains how the work of the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights will provide a roadmap for how nations should consider the manner in which their own legal traditions can inform their commitment to the international human rights contained within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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