Defence`s Feeds

More than in any previous Nepali election, the vote on March 5 will revolve around cults of personality.

The deal has the potential to shift the basis of bilateral trade between Jakarta and Washington, narrowing China’s ability to anchor supply chains and standards in Indonesia.

In the wake of the attacks, most of the region's governments have issued calls for restraint and a return to political dialogue.

This could have an impact on military modernization – and Taiwan.

U.S. Ambassador Richard L. Buangan talks to The Diplomat about the future of the partnership.

Amid intensifying China-U.S. rivalry and global trade volatility, middle powers such as South Korea and Brazil are diversifying their supply chains through minilateralism.

The biggest takeaway: there were no groundbreaking changes, whether in foreign policy or domestic politics.

China’s push to attract ethnic Chinese talent from the U.S., in particular, is up against hard limits – but anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States may work to Beijing’s advantage.

Indonesians cannot afford to buy U.S. oil and gas because they can’t afford to keep paying for their own destruction.

A new film attempts to rewrite one of the most infamous murders of Taiwan’s martial era in a way that aligns with China’s interests. 

Instead of a thrust on key areas such as women and children’s health, the government has chosen to expand tertiary healthcare.

Merz’s trip should not be viewed as a strategic pivot, but as a focused attempt to rebalance an increasingly uneven economic relationship.

Ultimately, the dilemma facing the Australian government about these women and their children stems from an uncomfortable truth: citizenship is a concept that sits above good and bad behavior.

Regional banks helped fund Japan’s post-war economy. But can they survive a dwindling population?

The reality depends on how the site fits into wider influence operations, the consolidation of diplomatic outposts, and renewed U.K. engagement with China amid shifting global alliances.

Kazakhstan finds itself at the intersection of two structural trends: the militarization of the global economy and the technological rivalry between the United States and China.

ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS über den Bericht 2025 der Kommission über Nordmazedonien
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Thomas Waitz

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When a mob of Hindutva goons descended on a Muslim shopkeeper, a young gym owner stepped forward to defend him.

AMENDMENTS 1 - 243 - Draft report Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Andrey Kovatchev

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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism)
Committee on Security and Defence
Reinis Pozņaks

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