Daily Archives: December 6, 2021

2021-12-06: News Headlines

Dr. James M. Dorsey (2021-12-06). The question with contradictory US human rights policies towards Saudi Arabia and Iran. moderndiplomacy.eu A cursory look at Saudi Arabia and Iran suggests that emphasizing human rights in US foreign policy may complicate relations but has little impact on regional stability or the willingness of protagonists to reduce tension and manage conflicts when it is in their interest. A post 9/11 US emphasis on human rights was not what …

_____ (2021-12-06). Yemen: Is There a Silver Lining to This Country's Bleak Future? journal-neo.org The United Nations has warned that if the war in Yemen continues through the end of 2021, the death toll of the conflict will have reached 377,000 people, with 154,000 succumbed to direct hostilities and violence while 223,000, or almost 60%, will be indirectly caused by it. The report says that of the total deaths, 259,000, …

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