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Trump’s China Trip: 3 Possible Deliverables

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 23:02
The United States and China need to lower expectations about Trump’s trip and focus on delivering a few concrete outcomes.

Skill at Scale: India’s Edge in Semiconductor Alliances 

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 22:52
As Indo-Pacific powers race to reorganize semiconductor supply chains amid intensifying China-U.S. strategic competition, where does India fit in?

China’s New Five-Year Plan Prioritizes Robotics. The World Should Pay Attention.

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 21:33
Beijing is embarking on a "whole-of-nation push" to achieve permanent dominance in physical AI technologies.

Kashmir’s Endless Wait for Statehood – and Hope

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 19:09
Instead of working with locally elected officials in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi is drafting legislation to forcibly remove opposition figures from office.

«Strategische Notwendigkeit»: Der Bundesrat entscheidet definitiv über die EU-Verträge und informiert defensiv

NZZ.ch - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 19:02
Ab sofort ist das Paket in den Händen des Parlaments. Dort werden die Diskussionen noch komplizierter.
Categories: Central Europe, Swiss News

The Iran-Israel-US War Is Reconfiguring US Force Posture in the Indo-Pacific

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 18:35
The concentration of U.S. military assets in the Middle East is forcing allies like Japan and South Korea to ask themselves hard questions about U.S. reliability.

Despite Top-level Tensions, Strategic Mineral Cooperation Among Western Allies Is Quietly Deepening

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 16:01
The effort to reduce dependence on Chinese-controlled supply chains is now starting to have tangible results.

Shockwaves Across Asia: The Iran War’s Strategic Fallout

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 15:57
From energy disruptions to alliance tensions, a geographically distant conflict is having immediate consequences across the Indo-Pacific.

Vietnam and the Geopolitics of Critical Minerals

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 14:41
While Washington builds coalitions, Vietnam is betting on self-reliance.

Japan’s Political Paradox: Why Young Liberals Backed a Conservative Landslide

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 13:36
Are young Japanese voting based on an “idol effect” – or are they redefining entirely what it means to be liberal vs conservative?

South Koreans Keep the Faith in America Even as Washington Tests It

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 13:17
South Koreans continue to choose the United States over any rival power by historically wide margins. But don't call it naivety.

Why India Is Right to Support the US and Israel in the Iran War

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 11:38
What good would it do India to hitch itself to the sinking ship of Iran, instead of its actual partners, such as Israel and the UAE?

Indonesia’s Local Content Requirements Are No Shortcut to Industrialization

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 06:04
Without more accountability and transparency, LCRs will remain a blunt protectionist instrument rather than a true catalyst for industrial transformation.

Major Southeast Asian Economies Targeted by New US Trade Probes

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 05:18
Against the backdrop of the war in Iran, the move is likely to create new points of friction in U.S. relations with the region.

Strategic Stakes Rise for Bangladesh as Iran Targets Gulf Neighbors

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 04:24
There are practical ways in which Bangladesh could contribute to the security and stability of the Gulf without becoming directly involved in military confrontation.

Indonesia and Australia to Expand Security Cooperation to Include Japan, Papua New Guinea

TheDiplomat - Fri, 13/03/2026 - 00:56
The announcement follows the signing of a major security agreement between Jakarta and Canberra last month.

How the New Gulf War Is Impacting Mongolia

TheDiplomat - Thu, 12/03/2026 - 21:13
Countries like Mongolia, despite being distant from the conflict, are already feelings its impact on their economic activities, not to mention how the war disrupts future possibilities. 

Deterring China: The Growing Japan–Philippines Security Partnership

TheDiplomat - Thu, 12/03/2026 - 18:35
The growing partnership between Japan and the Philippines is not an actual alliance – but it could affect the balance of power in the South China Sea.

Nationalrat will EU-Partnerschaft für Sicherheit und Verteidigung

NZZ.ch - Thu, 12/03/2026 - 18:02
Das Parlament will, dass der Bundesrat sicherheitspolitische Gespräche mit der Europäischen Union führt. Die SVP sieht darin einen gefährlichen Schritt weg von der Neutralität.
Categories: Central Europe, Swiss News

Crime et blanchiment : un enjeu stratégique dans la lutte contre le crime organisé

IRIS - Wed, 04/03/2026 - 20:30

En l’espace d’une quarantaine d’années, l’économie mondiale a été le théâtre d’un certain nombre de bouleversements liés à l’explosion des flux financiers internationaux accompagnant la croissance du commerce international de marchandises et celle des investissements directs à l’étranger.

Dans son ouvrage, Julien Briot-Hadar rappelle notamment que 3 % des flux financiers internationaux relèvent du monde de l’illicite. Si 62 à 67 % d’entre eux sont liés à la fraude fiscale, 30 à 35 % seraient liés au blanchiment d’argent dans un contexte où les montages mis en place par les criminels sont de plus en plus sophistiqués et difficiles à détecter. Aujourd’hui, selon l’Organisation des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC), le chiffre d’affaires engendré par les diverses activités liées au crime organisé — trafic de migrants, d’armes, de drogues, contrefaçons de médicaments — s’élève à plusieurs centaines de milliards de dollars par an. En France, un rapport récent sur l’économie du trafic de drogues illégales faisait état de l’explosion du chiffre d’affaires de cette économie. Entre 2010 et 2023, celui-ci aurait triplé pour atteindre les 7 milliards d’euros. Des montants considérables qu’il faut blanchir et qui contribuent à l’irrigation de certains secteurs de l’économie nationale et au développement de la corruption de toutes les strates de la société.

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