A report by the Dutch security office into the deaths of two UN peacekeepers in Mali last year claimed two political casualties on Tuesday. Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and military chief Tom Middendorp both resigned after the report condemned the country’s defense ministry of “serious shortcomings” in its handling of peacekeeping troops stationed in […]
power of china Contributing to peacekeeping operations helps Beijing establish a global presence. Advertising While Americans recognize China’s rapid rise as an economic powerhouse, the implications remain murky. According to a 2014 Gallup poll, most people consider China to be the world’s leading economic power. Indeed, twenty percent of Americans viewed China, not Iran, as […]