Fanning conflict, scapegoating China, NATO's true aim unveiled

STORY: Fanning conflict, scapegoating China, NATO's true aim unveiled DATELINE: April 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New York 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL CAMARGO, Spokesperson of "Anticapitalists" in Spain 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): JAIME TAMAYO, Political scientist at University of Guadalajara, Mexico STORYLINE: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict grinds on, many analysts have been delving into the root cause of the crisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New York "NATO, led by the U.S., holds prime responsibility for this conflict. This conflict didn't begin on February 24th. The major cause of this is NATO expansion, incorporation of former Soviet Union countries." After fanning conflict between Russia and Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

U.S.-led sanctions against Russia harm people's lives globally

STORY: U.S.-led sanctions against Russia harm people's lives globally DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: PILITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street views in Russia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YACINE, Motorcyclist in France 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): EFE ERYURT, Sales representative in Turkey 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Egypt 5. SOUNDBIET 4 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of the Mumbai-based think-tank Observer Research Foundation 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): DANIEL KOVALIK, Adjunct professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh STORYLINE: The U.S.-led sanctions against Russia are harming the global economy and people's lives around the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YACINE, Motorcyclist in France "I found that petrol is really very expensive. It costs me 10 euros a day. It's too expensive. I would like to take the bus like my colleagues. But it takes an hour to go to work by bus and it only

U.S. makes waves with Russia-Ukraine conflict to sustain hegemony: analysts

STORY: U.S. makes waves with Russia-Ukraine conflict to sustain hegemony: analysts DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:04 LOCATION: Cairo/Mexico City/Washington D.C./Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Ukraine 2. various of the United States 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO ALONSO, Teacher in International Relations at San Pablo CEU University in Spain 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Egypt 5. SOUNDBITE (English):DANIEL KOVALIK, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAIME TAMAYO, Internationalist and political scientist from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico STORYLINE: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict persists, many countries are hoping for facilitating a peaceful solution between the two sides. However, some international analysts say the United States' sole purpose of global domination has greatly contributed to the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): A

U.S. successive sanctions complicate Ukraine crisis: Egyptian expert

STORY: U.S. successive sanctions complicate Ukraine crisis: Egyptian expert DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukraine, Russia and Middle East countries related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) STORYLINE: An Egyptian expert has said that the U.S. approach of imposing successive sanctions complicates the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED ELIBA, Researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) "I believe that the higher the pace of sanctions, the more complicated things are. This has its effects on frustrating any efforts for a political initiative for settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. When you strip a party of resources of its power, whether they are political, economic or military resources, it makes its reaction very difficult toward any attempt to rescue the situation or to resolve or settle the crisis. The U.S.