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Trump, Xi Attacks on Rights a Challenge for APEC Summit

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 13:40
At a summit dominated by two leaders who have demonstrated utter hostility to the international system, human rights law, and democratic principles, how should rights-respecting, democratic countries respond?

Trump’s Meeting With Xi Must Deliver Wins, Not Photo Ops

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 13:15
The question is not whether Trump can strike a deal, but what he is willing to surrender to claim one.

Russia Aims to Freeze Ukraine Into Submission

Foreign Policy - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 11:00
Moscow is targeting Ukraine’s natural gas supply, right with winter just around the corner.

ASEAN’s Mixed Feelings About U.S.-China Detente

Foreign Policy - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 06:00
What if China ends up with a better deal than Southeast Asia?

The Military-Narrational Complex

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 05:00
What stories do in an age of conflict.

Structure Trumps Agency in the U.S.-China Relationship

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 05:00
Why the competition is here to stay.

Pakistan’s Islamist Parties Pivot to Economic Populism

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 04:40
But to win the support of mainstream voters, they need to open themselves to accountability, without which their talk of fixing the economy rings hollow.

Can Trump and Xi Strike a Deal?

Foreign Policy - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 00:11
Both sides are sending positive signals ahead of a Thursday meeting, but a temporary truce may be more likely.

U.S. Government Shutdown Sorely Tests National Security State

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 23:04
One month into federal funding shortfall, U.S. defense and diplomacy resources are being stretched.

U.S. Gunboat Diplomacy Will Only Embolden China

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 22:41
Trump’s aggression in Latin America has given a powerful boost to Beijing in the Pacific.

China vs. the U.S.: Who Will Win Over ASEAN?

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 21:40
Beijing is hoping to use an expanded free trade deal to portray itself as the bloc’s alternative to the United States.

Bangladesh: Where the Smoke Meets the Sea

TheDiplomat - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 20:34
In southeastern Bangladesh, life goes on under the expanding shadow of coal and gas-fired power plants.

Is the AI Economy a Bubble?

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 20:17
Economist Jared Bernstein warns that revenues simply aren’t catching up with sky-high valuations.

We’ve Forgotten What ‘Soft Power’ Is

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 20:11
Internationalists are mourning the loss of soft power. Do they even know what that means anymore?

Israel Conducts Deadly Strikes in Gaza

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 20:10
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing amid fresh Israeli airstrikes.

Why There’s No Easy Button to End the Russia-Ukraine War

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 19:52
Economic carrots and sanctions aren’t powerful enough to compensate Russia for giving up its maximalist aims.

How Turkish Arms End Up in African Conflicts

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 19:13
Ankara’s engagement on the continent has generated violence, not stability.

Il mérite le Nobel !

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 18:53
Après Theodore Roosevelt, qui considérait l'Amérique latine comme une « arrière-cour » où les États-Unis pouvaient intervenir à leur guise, George Marshall, qui a approuvé les bombardements de Hiroshima et de Nagasaki et orchestré l'une des premières ingérences de la guerre froide, Henry Kissinger, un (...) / , - 2025/11

Central Europe Has Compassion Fatigue

Foreign Policy - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 18:34
Nearly four years of hosting Ukrainian refugees is fueling a resentful backlash.

Ailleurs qu'à Bollywood

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 18:19
L'Inde est le premier producteur de films au monde : de mille cinq cents à deux mille longs-métrages par an, selon des chiffres récents, destinés essentiellement au marché intérieur, aux publics de l'Asie du Sud-Est et des pays arabo-musulmans. Mais il existe aussi depuis longtemps un cinéma, qu'on (...) / , , , - 2022/09

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