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China-Japan Rift Deepens Over Taiwan

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 23:15
The new Japanese prime minister is unlikely to back down from recent comments.

How One Vaccine Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Infections

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:56
A cheap and practical intervention, given at birth, could save lives in conflict zones and beyond.

Why Is Washington Acting Like a Revisionist Power?

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:55
The U.S. made a global order that it’s now obsessed with overthrowing.

Trump, Mohammed bin Salman Dismiss Khashoggi Questions to Focus on Investment

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:50
The U.S. president whitewashed the Saudi crown prince’s poor human rights record while giving him a red-carpet welcome.

Trump Hosts Mohammed bin Salman to Discuss Investment, F-35 Deals

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 22:50
The U.S. president whitewashed the Saudi crown prince’s poor human rights record while giving him a red-carpet welcome.

Semiconductors: China’s Industrial Policy Steamroller in Motion

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 21:08
At the heart of China’s semiconductor policy is a hybrid industrial system that blends centralized strategic direction with decentralized market competition.

Uzbekistan Agrees to Continue Supplying Afghanistan With Electricity

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 21:08
Meanwhile, Taliban officials said earlier this year that the CASA-1000 project would be completed in the next one to two years.

Techno-Optimism Can’t Save Us From Climate Change

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 20:32
Hoping blindly for a technological solution for climate change that may never come is no solution.

Did China Really Launch the World’s First AI-Based Cyberattacks?

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 19:21
AI lab Anthropic claimed that Chinese-backed bots are conducting cyber espionage. Experts have questions.

L'écosystème français de la vidéosurveillance algorithmique

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 18:30
Cette infographie identifie les grands acteurs français de la vidéosurveillance algorithmique et montre comment pouvoirs publics et entreprises privées articulent leurs efforts pour couvrir les espaces publics ou semi-publics (gares) de caméras. Le petit schéma en haut à gauche décrit le cycle (…) / , , , ,

Understanding China’s Overreaction to Takaichi’s Taiwan Comments

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 17:28
Beijing’s response appeared entirely out of proportion – and that fits with a larger pattern in China-Japan relations.

Why Trump’s Justifications for Drone Killings Fall Short

Foreign Policy - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 17:21
Whatever the administration says, the U.S. is not actually at war with nonstate actors

China-Japan Relations Strain as Takaichi’s Comments on Taiwan Trigger Diplomatic Firestorm

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 16:56
Calls for China’s consul general to be declared persona non grata and expelled from Japan are rising.

Central Asia Chooses Consolidation Over Integration 

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 16:27
Regional integration may become a matter for a future agenda, but the recent summit showcased a focus on cooperation and consolidation instead. 

India and Russia Test Their Strategic Nerves as Putin Heads to New Delhi

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 16:15
The past six months of high-level exchanges have been simply staged rehearsals for the Russian president’s long-awaited India visit.

Asia’s Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 16:14
"Despite its importance, women’s work is frequently undervalued and rendered invisible by government, private sector and donor-driven programs."

Palau’s President Pushes for Stronger Climate Action After New Zealand Weakens Methane Targets

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 16:01
For Palau and other Pacific Island nations, shifts in climate ambition by larger emitters raise concerns about global progress. 

North Korea Denounces South Korea-US Joint Fact Sheet

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 15:58
After Washington confirmed its support to Seoul’s development of an indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, Pyongyang released a statement criticizing the move. 

India’s Exercise Trishul: Why Pakistan Should Be Worried

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 15:48
The Indian military has carried out several large-scale tri-service drills over the years, but the recent Trishul exercise was unique.

How Trump-Era Diplomacy Is Rewriting the Indo-Pacific Playbook

TheDiplomat - Tue, 18/11/2025 - 13:28
Sovereignty first, development second.

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