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America’s Superintelligence Dilemma

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 05/08/2026 - 06:00
How to avoid an AI catastrophe.

The Right Way to Balance Trade

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 05/08/2026 - 06:00
What Comes after the neoliberal order.

Ranking the World’s Top 5 Chokepoints

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 23:29
Why economic pressure tops geographic advantages.

China Launches New Crackdown on Organized Crime

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 23:06
From local gangs to sand mafias, Beijing keeps running into the same problems.

Iran’s ‘Last Chance’ for Peace Talks

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 22:39
Qatar confirms that indirect U.S.-Iran negotiations are making progress.

Will Trump Destroy the Deep Oceans?

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 21:49
Seabed mining is a threat to both ecology and the international order.

No pasarán ?

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 19:29
Dénoncer l'extrême droite, sauver la démocratie : la « bataille culturelle » désigne un ennemi et nomme un objectif. Mais lutter pour la pleine liberté de création et d'expression devrait conduire à remettre en question l'ensemble d'un système qui les limite, dont ses valeurs, parfois bien (…) / , , , ,

China’s ‘Internet Addiction’ Schools Are Now Locking Up Adults

TheDiplomat - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 18:46
Parents are paying institutions to coerce adults whose life choices conflict with family expectations.

Russia’s New Move in the Kuril Dispute

TheDiplomat - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 18:18
Moscow is naming one of the disputed islands after a Soviet spy who operated in Imperial Japan.

When Small States Practice Buddhist Diplomacy

TheDiplomat - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 18:10
While China and India compete for influence through Buddhism, smaller states such as Bhutan and Singapore are showing how Buddhist values, networks, and heritage can be transformed into diplomatic influence.

India’s Political Atmosphere Has Changed

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 17:56
If Modi responds to the Cockroach protesters with further repression, it could backfire.

What a Near-Miss Drone Incident Reveals About South Korea-US Operational Coordination

TheDiplomat - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 17:29
South Korea's army thought they were locked on to a North Korean UAV. It actually belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps.

La gauche et l'intelligence artificielle

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 16:59
Parce qu'ils ont entraîné les modèles d'intelligence artificielle avec l'expérience humaine accumulée, les géants du secteur devraient céder la moitié de leur capital à un fonds populaire, a proposé en juin dernier le sénateur américain Bernie Sanders. Mais cette idée laisse une question ouverte (…) / , , , ,

Germany’s Deportation of an Afghan Without Criminal Record Sets a New Precedent

TheDiplomat - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 16:51
Germany stepped up its deportations of Afghan nationals even as critics take aim at its interactions with the Taliban regime.

How Aging Populations Are Transforming Police Work Across Asia

TheDiplomat - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 16:18
In East Asia’s graying societies, police are becoming the “catch-all” agency for managing aging, like dementia-related wandering.

What’s Behind Indonesia’s Anti-Corruption Crusade?

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 16:07
A high-profile case is raising doubts about President Prabowo Subianto’s motivations.

America’s Cosmic Bet on AI

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 15:50
The winner takes it all. What happens if the United States loses?

Pourquoi défendre le patrimoine ?

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 15:19
« Le patrimoine se reconnaît au fait que sa perte constitue un sacrifice et que sa conservation suppose des sacrifices », écrivaient les historiens Jean-Pierre Babelon et André Chastel. Mais quels sacrifices ? Dans les zones protégées, de fait, les exigences de l'administration se traduisent par (…) / , , , ,

KMT, TPP Mull Referendums to Go With Taiwan’s Local Elections

TheDiplomat - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 14:24
Up to six proposals – ranging from nuclear power to absentee voting – will be put to voters in the November polls, but without the usual round of campaigning for signatures.

What Remains of Rojava

Foreign Policy - Tue, 04/08/2026 - 13:46
In northeastern Syria, Kurdish leaders continue to fight a rear-guard battle for autonomy.

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