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China’s Purges Are Working as Designed

Foreign Affairs - 4 hours 57 min ago
A unique discipline system has helped the party endure.

Cuba’s Point of No Return

Foreign Affairs - 4 hours 57 min ago
The country is collapsing even as its regime survives.

Modi and Xi’s Meeting Caps a Detente

Foreign Policy - 8 hours 35 min ago
Despite the thaw, India-China rivalry remains inevitable.

The EU’s 28th State?

Foreign Policy - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 23:36
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floats making Canada the bloc’s first associate member.

The Fed Bucks Trump and Raises Interest Rates

Foreign Policy - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 22:41
War-fueled inflation remains too high, the U.S. central bank said, requiring the first hike in three years.

What’s Behind Nigeria’s Military Spending Spree

Foreign Policy - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 22:33
Ahead of January elections, Bola Tinubu is pulling out all the stops to stem insecurity.

Russia Purges Its Last Anti-War Politicians

Foreign Policy - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 20:59
Ahead of the first State Duma elections since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, few are left to speak for peace.

Trump, God, and the Struggle for the Chin State

Foreign Policy - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 19:25
The MAGA movement has been a source of hope and headaches for Myanmar’s Christian diaspora and the rebels they support.

Kazakhstan Again Sentences Activists for Supposed Attempt to Seize Power

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 19:20
Human rights organizations are speaking out after five Kazakh activists were convicted for an alleged plan to seize the presidential residence in Astana.

Convergences et divergences entre voisins

Le Monde Diplomatique - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 18:50
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Georgia’s Government Is Using Civility as an Excuse to Crush Critics

Foreign Policy - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 18:06
New policies against online “vulgarity” target free speech.

What Is Hinduism?

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 17:57
Hinduism may not be as well-defined and creedal as Christianity or Islam, but it is not a meaningless label either. It refers to a real idea.

BRICS 2026: A Forum, Not a Front

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 17:36
Xi and Putin in Delhi made the headlines. The declaration tells the real story of India's multi-alignment and why Europe should welcome it.

Siddhant Kishore on BRICS and the New Geopolitics of Asia

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 17:23
Siddhant Kishore joins host Tushar Shetty to examine the BRICS summit in New Delhi and the strategic realignment underway across Asia.

Underwater Autonomy in the China-US Naval Race

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 17:07
Insights from Verineia Codrean.

Why Existential AI Fears Have Hit a Crescendo

Foreign Policy - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 16:49
And the complicated geopolitics of slowing down the technology’s development.

China’s Free-Trade Offer to Africa Won’t Solve the Trade Imbalance

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 16:41
Beijing has opened its enormous market to African exports. Whether that helps the continent move up global value chains is another question.

South Korea Embraces the Silk Road Spirit With Central Asian Leaders

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 16:08
In the first Central Asia-South Korea leaders summit, energy and critical minerals were top of the agenda. 

Will Southeast Asia Actually Benefit From Its AI Boom?

TheDiplomat - Wed, 16/09/2026 - 15:58
Southeast Asia might end up hosting substantial computing capacity without developing a correspondingly deep AI economy.

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