Author: Amir M Sayem
Amir M Sayem is the Chief Editor of Dhaka Opinion Magazine. He is also an author, researcher and commentator on miscellaneous issues including social, political, environmental, public health and international relations. He writes with an intention to help develop societal conditions across countries.
As is well-known, South China Sea disputes are a territorial dispute among several countries including China, Taiwan, Brunei, the Philippines and Malyasia. But the disputes have turned to be one of the most notable global geopolitical issues and made the region as a major global geopolitical hotspot in recent years. In fact, many countries — within and outside of the region — including China and the USA are involved with the geo-politics regarding the South China Sea, which is crucial for economic and other reasons. Though tensions between China and both the Philippines and Vietnam have recently cooled, a vital…
Of course, global health diplomacy, which involves political negotiations, diplomatic efforts and solutions with the incorporation of health and foreign affairs, is very important for improving health conditions in the world. It is more important especially for tackling health threats that cross national boundaries. Certainly, diverse communicable and non-communicable diseases including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic need more reflection of global health diplomacy for securing medicines including vaccines. In addition, it can be effective in sharing health knowledge, technology and medical equipment needed to face diverse health threats across countries. Not only less developed and developing countries but also developed ones…