Bilal is the Director of Training and Development. He holds a master’s degree in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University where he extensively researched the US war in Afghanistan. Previously, Bilal has worked independently throughout mainland China as a teacher and as a domestic political communications fellow with Murmuration.
Kazakhstan observes a National Day of Mourning today. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the national day last week after protests in
READ MOREAustralia and Japan will sign a defense and security treaty today. The extraordinary move looks to greatly advance Australian-Japanese military
READ MOREThe Frankfurt European Banking Congress (EBC) will be held today. The EBC is a forum hosted by leading German banks
READ MOREMorocco’s former ruling political party—the Party of Justice and Development (PJD)—will hold an extraordinary national party council session today. Today’s
READ MOREIndian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will today preside over the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) session on “Threats to International Peace
READ MOREThe Taliban will establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan today. Following the fall of Kunduz last week, Afghan National Army
READ MOREFamilies of victims have until today to submit evidence to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of human rights abuses
READ MOREThe South African National Defense Force (SANDF) is set to end their internal deployment of 25,000 troops today. The SANDF
READ MOREBangladesh’s COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and public transportation were set to lapse today, but have been extended to August 10.
READ MOREUS Secretary of Defense—General Lloyd Austin—will arrive in Hanoi today, beginning his trip to Southeast Asia. General Austin will also
READ MOREThe Indian farmers union has pledged to today begin daily protests in front of the Parliament House in New Delhi,
READ MOREUzbekistan will today open the high-level “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” summit in Tashkent. The two-day
READ MOREThe UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Today’s
READ MOREChina celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today. Coming to power after having
READ MOREUS President Joe Biden will meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah today in Washington.
READ MOREChina will commence the Shenzhou-12 spaceflight mission today, launching three astronauts aboard a Long March rocket. Shenzhou-12 is the third
READ MOREChinese telecommunications giant Huawei will open its Dongguan Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center today. The Shenzhen-based company
READ MOREIndividuals over the age of 18 in France are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as of today. The decision
READ MOREAustralia closes its Afghan embassy today. Today’s closure comes as the US expedites its withdrawal from Afghanistan—originally set for September
READ MOREThe Eurozone nations’ finance ministers (Eurogroup) will convene an informal meeting to discuss bloc-wide macroeconomic developments today. Prior to today’s
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