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The Gulf’s China Problem

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 21/07/2026 - 06:00
Beijing wants trade but not responsibility.

Philippine Marine Injured in Clash With China Coast Guard at Disputed South China Sea Shoal

TheDiplomat - Tue, 21/07/2026 - 02:51
The two sides traded accusations over the confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal, a long-standing focus of maritime tensions between Manila and Beijing.

State Department Frames Cuba as Major Threat via Left-Wing Groups

Foreign Policy - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 23:42
The report comes amid growing U.S. efforts to overturn Cuba’s government.

Houthis Declare a Naval Blockade on Saudi Arabia

Foreign Policy - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 22:56
The move could increase pressure on already-strained global energy markets.

The Slow Death of the Global Commons

Foreign Policy - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 19:51
Hormuz is a sign of worse things to come.

How China Is Aiding Kazakh Efforts to Become Hyper Modern

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 19:37
As Kazakhstan pushes forward to become a leading tech hub in the region, China continues to prove itself a crucial partner.

China’s New AI Club: The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization 

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 19:24
Global tech governance is taking an institutional turn as a bloc-based system continues to solidify.

Japan’s New Flag Law Tests Free Expression

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 19:03
The law forbids publicly damaging, removing, or defacing a Japanese flag in a manner likely to cause others “extreme discomfort or disgust.”

Suwayda’s Struggle

Foreign Policy - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 18:51
Syria’s Druze are trapped between Israeli protection and Damascus’s rule.

‘There Is Zero Accountability’: India’s ‘Cockroaches’ Question Modi and a Broken System

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 18:50
The Cockroach Janata Party is leading a youth-heavy protest movement that embodies the public anger with the BJP.

With New AI Governance Organization, China Seeks to Formalize Its Global AI Influence

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 18:30
The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization may prove to be China's most ambitious effort yet to shape the future deployment and governance of AI.

Truth as Resistance: Journalism’s Role in Defending Indigenous Asia

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 18:14
Journalism can help ensure that climate governance is guided by transparency, accountability, and justice.

UNCCD Executive Secretary Yasmine Fouad on Mongolia, Desertification, and COP17

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 18:04
COP17, which will be hosted by Mongolia in August, “comes at a pivotal moment for global action on land.”

Aux États-Unis et au Mexique, mobilisations transfrontalières contre le lobby des armes

Le Monde Diplomatique - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 17:47
Par centaines de milliers, fusils d'assaut, mitraillettes, pistolets de tous calibres et munitions quitte chaque année les armureries américaines vers le Mexique. Ils alimentent les cartels de la drogue que Washington affirme combattre, ainsi que la violence qui meurtrit le pays. Face à ce (…) / , , , , ,

Europe Is Back in 1952

Foreign Policy - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 17:01
France and Germany again locked into military rivalry is bad news for the rest of Europe.

China’s Arctic Comeback

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 16:55
Many of China’s initial, ambitious Arctic objectives collided with political and logistical realities. Now Beijing is testing out an “Arctic 2.0” strategy.

A New Great Game Is Underway in Central Asia

Foreign Policy - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 16:35
The world’s great powers are engaging a new battleground in their search for critical minerals.

Australia’s Tuvalu Migration Deal Tests the Limits of Climate Mobility

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 16:27
The Falepili Union offers Tuvaluans “mobility with dignity.” But unless Australia also protects Tuvalu’s workforce, the landmark agreement could weaken the country years before rising seas make it uninhabitable.

5 Myths About the Five Eyes

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 15:54
There are persistent misunderstandings about what the intelligence partnership is, and what it actually does.

Why Europe’s China Anxiety Is About More Than China

TheDiplomat - Mon, 20/07/2026 - 15:32
Brussels no longer sees China only as an economic actor. It sees China as a challenge to the organization of global order itself.

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