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Environmentalists Are Wrong to Oppose the Senate’s Permitting Deal

Foreign Policy - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 22:51
America needs to build more to achieve its energy goals of lower costs, greater security, and more clean energy.

Modi’s Crackdown Is a Strategic Error

Foreign Policy - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 21:59
The violent escalation is deepening public anger in India as voter list protests grow.

Brewing in Japan: Price-Fixing Probes Test Consumer Confidence

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 20:29
The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s secretary general issued an unusual public warning against cartel-like activity amid rising prices.

Why Hegseth Should Go

Foreign Policy - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 19:45
The defense secretary puts stunts over substance. The U.S. should send him on permanent leave.

China’s Advance in the Bahamas

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 19:33
Beijing's presence in the Bahamas and its military implications for the U.S. are often overshadowed by discussion of Chinese activities elsewhere in the region.

For Uyghurs in Central Asia, US Diplomacy Could Be a Lifeline

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 19:12
By pressing Central Asian governments to protect Uyghurs and resist Beijing’s coercion, Secretary Rubio can demonstrate that America’s moral leadership still matters.

Trump’s Diesel Deal Has No Winners

Foreign Policy - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 19:06
It won’t help consumers, won’t help Kyiv, and won’t mean riches for Moscow.

The Trump-Xi Summit Exposed the Problems in China-US Crisis Management

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 18:06
Military communication channels become bargaining chips precisely when a crisis makes them indispensable.

Dette américaine, rien ne va plus

Le Monde Diplomatique - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 17:44
Depuis plusieurs mois, entre « private credit » et bulle de l'intelligence artificielle, l'édifice de la finance craque de toutes parts… Voici que des lézardes apparaissent dans le compartiment réputé le plus solide, vers lequel les investisseurs se précipitaient jusque-là pour trouver refuge : (…) / , , , , ,

The Painful Paradox of European Rearmament

Foreign Policy - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 16:58
Militarizing now may require even further militarization down the line.

This Is Israel’s Haredi Election

Foreign Policy - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 16:41
The country’s coming election has become focused on the status of the country’s ultra-Orthodox at wartime.

Russia’s Arrest of a Japanese Journalist Deepens the Freeze in Japan-Russia Relations

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 16:15
The case of Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent Imai Yuki could chill reporting from Russia’s Far East and narrow the space for even limited diplomatic engagement.

How Australia’s Gambling Lobby has Successfully Avoided Any Reform

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 15:47
Political donations, lobbying, and community influence help gambling companies block major policy reforms and protect huge profits.

The Uyghurs Who Fought in Syria’s Civil War

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 15:41
Insights from Emily Feng.

In Confronting China, The West Needs Partners in Southeast Asia

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 15:17
A plan to confront Beijing without subsequent outreach toward Southeast Asian countries will sacrifice national imperatives for willing partners, and those are hard to come by.

Can the China-US Detente Last?

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 14:56
Competition can generate incentives for restraint, and restraint can create opportunities for further competition.

After Iran, Washington Needs a New Basing Strategy

Foreign Policy - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 11:00
The decades-old model has been upended by a war that favors movement and dispersal.

Ukraine Can Turn Imminent Peril to Its Advantage

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 10:00
How a true “energy cease-Fire” can curb Putin.

China’s Next Frontier

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 10:00
Technology experts Kathleen Curlee and Sam Bresnick argue that China is catching up to the United States in space, commercially and militarily. This poses a threat to U.S. military operations, which rely on space-based capabilities. Washington must invest in space defense and also reduce its reliance on the domain.

Bangladesh’s First Dollar Bond Can Wait

TheDiplomat - Wed, 14/10/2026 - 07:29
The BNP government plans to issue sovereign bonds in December amid slow economic growth, fiscal strain, rising dollar bills, and a global downturn in the bond market.

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