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Bras de fer gagnant pour la Turquie

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 16:49
Curiosité diplomatique : à l'issue du sommet de l'OTAN d'Ankara, les chefs d'État et de gouvernement sont repartis avec un revolver turc gravé à leur nom, accompagné de six cartouches et d'un kit de nettoyage. Ankara exporte désormais autant ses armes que sa position stratégique. / Russie, (…) / , , , ,

BNP’s First 100 Days Raise Troubling National Questions

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 16:44
Political exclusion, economic uncertainty, security concerns, and diplomatic imbalance mark Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s fledgling regime.

Vietnam’s Economic Statecraft in the Global Chip Race

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 16:39
Hanoi is ramping up semiconductor investment, but will it succeed in boosting domestic capabilities? 

Le rêve partagé de l'Inde et d'Israël

Le Monde Diplomatique - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 16:07
En dépit de sa proximité avec Téhéran, le Pakistan est parvenu à tirer avantage de la guerre en Iran pour se doter d'un certain crédit diplomatique en œuvrant à une cessation des hostilités. L'Inde a fait un autre choix : celui du soutien inconditionnel à son allié israélien, auquel elle a livré (…) / , , , ,

Why Russia May Share Intelligence – Not Satellites – With North Korea

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 15:58
Rather than helping North Korea build military satellites, what if Moscow simply shares the intelligence collected by its existing satellite network?

Why Kazakhstan Is Changing Where Its History Begins

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 15:23
Under Tokayev, Kazakhstan is reshaping its official understanding of statehood, extending the country's historical narrative centuries beyond independence

Modi in Melbourne: Wide-ranging Australia-India Cooperation Deepens

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 14:56
The contemporary Australia-India relationship is built on an increasingly interconnected web of institutional cooperation.

Tibet’s Role in China’s Green Energy Supply Chain

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 14:36
Tibet stands at the forefront of China’s wind, solar, and hydropower. But the Tibetan people have no say over how their resources are used.

The Power Struggle at the Heart of Nepal’s Ruling Party

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 10:04
Differences between Prime Minister Balendra Shah and RSP chief Rabi Lamichhane, two politicians with competing centers of authority, were inevitable.

Thailand Needs to Soak Its Own Rich, Not Just Wealthy Tourists

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 08:17
While the government focuses on burnishing its appeal to well-heeled tourists, massive holdings of Thai elite wealth remain effectively untaxed.

Philippine Defense Chief Dismisses Chinese Scholars’ Claim Over Northernmost Province

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 07:25
The scholars described the Batanes Islands as a “natural geographical extension” of Taiwan, which therefore belonged to China.

Debate in Delhi on Trump, Trust, and Strategic Choices

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 06:38
Are India’s fraying relations with the US transient, or do they represent a fundamental rupture with long-term impacts on US-India relations and India’s growth story?

Iran Is Losing Iraq

Foreign Affairs - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 06:00
Baghdad goes its own way.

How to Win the Defense Innovation Contest

Foreign Affairs - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 06:00
America and its allies must pool their efforts.

Is AI Truly Transforming Work in the Asia-Pacific?

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 03:57
While AI use is proliferating, it is unclear whether it is moving into the areas of the economy where most of the region’s 2 billion workers are actually employed.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Meet Myanmar Foreign Minister This Weekend

TheDiplomat - Fri, 10/07/2026 - 03:50
Tin Maung Swe is likely to press the case for diplomatic normalization between ASEAN and the military-backed government in Naypyidaw.

India and Sri Lanka’s Deep Sea Mining Deadlock

TheDiplomat - Thu, 09/07/2026 - 19:45
Regional geopolitical tensions and a legal stalemate are constraining both countries' cobalt ambitions in the Afanasy Nikitin Seamount.

Bruegel, le monde à l'envers

Le Monde Diplomatique - Thu, 09/07/2026 - 18:27
Quand Pieter Bruegel l'Ancien peint la chute d'Icare, il traite une histoire connue, mais il la représente de façon imprévue : Icare tombe discrètement dans un coin de la toile, parfaitement ignoré par les paysans qui travaillent le champ d'à côté. Toute son œuvre distord la représentation (…) / , , ,

Can Indo-Pacific Powers Deter China Without the US?

TheDiplomat - Thu, 09/07/2026 - 17:28
The Indo-Pacific is dead; long live the Indo-Pacific.

What Did China’s Missile Test Have to Do With the Marco Polo Bridge Incident?

TheDiplomat - Thu, 09/07/2026 - 16:12
A CASC poster connected the recent SLBM launch to the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. 

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