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What Xi Jinping’s New Year Speech Signals to India

TheDiplomat - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 14:34
As China’s technological and military power continues to grow, the central issue is whether Beijing can accommodate a stable coexistence with India as an autonomous Asian power.

India Avoids Ruffling Trump’s Feathers Over Military Strikes on Venezuela

TheDiplomat - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 14:29
Its carefully worded statement does not condemn the military action. Indeed, it makes no mention of the U.S. at all.

The Bangladesh-India Rift Has Spread to the Cricket Pitch

TheDiplomat - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 13:56
Mustafizur’s removal from the IPL is a yorker to Bangladesh-India relations and regional stability. So much for cricket diplomacy. 

Is a Strong Baht Bad for Thailand’s Economy?

TheDiplomat - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 08:25
Despite the country's stagnant economy, the baht gained nearly 9 percent against the dollar over the course of 2025.

The Shock Waves of Venezuela

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 06:00
How Maduro’s capture could throw Latin America into tumult.

The Fog of AI

Foreign Affairs - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 06:00
What the technology means for deterrence and war.

A Trip to the Philippines Prior to the Shooting

TheDiplomat - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 03:17
Investigators are puzzling over the Bondi Beach shooters' visit to Davao City.

Vietnam’s Economy Grew By More Than 8 Percent in 2025, Government Says

TheDiplomat - Tue, 06/01/2026 - 00:31
The country also posted its highest-ever annual trade surplus with Washington, despite the US government's recent imposition of a 20 percent tariff.

Trump’s Bad Neighbor Policy

Foreign Policy - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 23:45
Treating regional countries as vassal states will push them into China’s arms.

Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Prompts an Identity Crisis at the U.N.

Foreign Policy - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 23:38
The international community appears powerless to address the attack.

The Political Incoherence of Trump’s Venezuela Gambit

Foreign Policy - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 23:21
The greatest beneficiaries of his actions may be America’s biggest rivals.

After Venezuela, Who’s Next?

Foreign Policy - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 22:56
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “no new wars” mantra is officially over.

What to Know About Venezuela’s Interim Leader 

Foreign Policy - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 22:50
Delcy Rodríguez is an ambitious and skilled political operator. 

Lao Communist Party Begins Five-yearly National Congress in Vientiane

TheDiplomat - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 22:25
Debt and the economy will be among the chief challenges facing the Lao People's Revolutionary Party during its coming five-year term.

Venezuela: Trump, Geopolitics, and the View from Asia

TheDiplomat - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 21:40
How is the U.S. operation to detain the Venezuelan president being perceived in Asia by allies and adversaries?

How North Korea Responded to the US Gambit in Venezuela

TheDiplomat - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 21:02
Pyongyang was slow in issuing a relatively tempered statement, but also turned a missile launch event into a tool for deterrence signaling.

The Venezuela Raid Is Great TV—but Won’t Win America’s Next War

Foreign Policy - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 19:38
Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.

An Unfair Trade: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tea Workers

TheDiplomat - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 18:45
For more than two centuries, Tamil tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka have been trapped in poverty, enduring structural discrimination and hazardous conditions despite repeated promises of reform.

Kazakhstan Takes Up Chairmanship of EAEU for 2026

TheDiplomat - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 17:02
Tokayev proposed that the EAEU focus on artificial intelligence, logistics, digitalization, free trade, and global dialogue.

Le Soudan, « épicentre mondial de la souffrance humaine »

Le Monde Diplomatique - Mon, 05/01/2026 - 16:34
La prise de la ville d'Al-Fashir par les Forces de soutien rapide (FSR), le 26 octobre dernier, et les exactions qui l'ont accompagnée ont rappelé aux médias occidentaux l'existence et l'intensité de la guerre civile soudanaise. Souvent présenté comme le produit d'une rivalité entre deux chefs (…) / , , ,

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