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What a China-US Detente Mean for Japanese Foreign Policy 

TheDiplomat - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 15:21
While the United States is refusing to lend Japan a helping hand, the intensity of the China-Japan confrontation is moving in a deeply worrying direction.

Mongolia and Cuba’s Diplomatic Relations: Past, Present, and Future

TheDiplomat - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 14:45
Ulaanbaatar’s Cuba diplomacy encapsulates the country’s past as well as its many changes in going from a socialist system to a multi-party democracy today.

Hillary Clinton: ‘Congress Has Abdicated Its Responsibility’

Foreign Policy - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 14:05
The former U.S. secretary of state on Trump’s foreign policy, Americans’ shifting views on Israel, and the fight for women’s rights.

The Human Cost of the Largest Electoral Roll Revision Exercise in the World 

TheDiplomat - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 13:59
After reports of suicides and deaths due to overwork, the Diplomat tracked several Booth Level Officers carrying out the Special Intensive Revision to understand the ground reality.

Trump’s Pivot to Pakistan

Foreign Policy - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 11:00
The South Asian nation has deployed a combination of flattery and strategy to get Washington on its side.

Trump’s Power Paradox

Foreign Affairs - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 06:00
What kind of world order does his national security strategy seek?

How Much Abuse Can America’s Allies Take?

Foreign Affairs - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 06:00
Longtime partners will soon start to drift away.

Is India Recalibrating its Stance Toward Post-Hasina Bangladesh?

TheDiplomat - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 05:32
Recent statements by Indian Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister Jaishankar suggest that change could be in the air.

India-Russia Set Ties on Economic Trajectory During Putin’s Visit

TheDiplomat - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 05:27
They stressed co-production and co-innovation, expansion of the export basket, finalizing an FTA with the Eurasian Economic Union, and revitalizing connectivity projects.

Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance

TheDiplomat - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 04:07
While not altering the global balance of power in any meaningful way, Putin’s visit might actually diminish India’s significance in the eyes of the West.

Thai and Cambodian Troops Again Clash Along Disputed Border

TheDiplomat - Mon, 08/12/2025 - 02:14
The two governments have accused the other of responsibility for a string of incidents that threaten to ignite another full-scale border conflict.

Thailand’s Aircraft Carrier, the Chakri Naruebet, Charts a New Course

TheDiplomat - Sun, 07/12/2025 - 22:14
The carrier has mostly been used for HADR missions, and debates about its utility have raged since it entered into service in 1997.

Le pouvoir syrien conserve la carte russe

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sun, 07/12/2025 - 15:01
Conséquence de la guerre en Ukraine, où Moscou a engagé l'essentiel de ses forces, la Russie a observé impuissante la chute du régime de M. Bachar Al-Assad, qu'elle avait sauvé en 2015. L'ancien dirigeant syrien lui garantissait l'usage de deux bases militaires de portée stratégique. Quel sort (…) / , ,

Japan’s Grim Demographic Reality

TheDiplomat - Sun, 07/12/2025 - 00:26
Can an anti-immigration turn really be compatible with a ‘Japan is Back’ narrative?

How China Now Talks About NATO and Why It Matters for the Asia-Pacific 

TheDiplomat - Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:59
Until 2021, statements about NATO in Chinese foreign and defense ministry press conferences were few and largely neutral in tone. Then the tone hardened.

Hybridization of the Terror Threat in India

TheDiplomat - Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:52
Recent incidents point to the use of advanced operational techniques and technologies, signaling an increasing hybridization of terrorist techniques, tactics, and procedures.

What Does China Want? Depends Which China You’re Talking About.

TheDiplomat - Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:51
China gives conflicting signals because it has three different “personas”: Moral China, Defensive-Assertive China, and Striving China.

Former Japanese PM Ishiba Shigeru Has Thoughts on His Successor 

TheDiplomat - Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:21
Ishiba has critiqued current Prime Minister Takaichi for her Taiwan remarks, nuclear policy, and rice vouchers.

A Forgotten Hostage Crisis: Bangladeshi Citizens in the Arakan Army’s Captivity

TheDiplomat - Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:18
Far away from the scrutiny of the international community, the Arakan Army is holding hundreds of Bangladeshi citizens as hostages.

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