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The US National Security Strategy: A Sobering Reality Check for South Asia

TheDiplomat - Wed, 17/12/2025 - 11:44
The paradoxical and selective U.S. posture of simultaneous disengagement and selective involvement evident in the new NSS could be particularly concerning for India.

Even as US Travel Bans Expand, Turkmenistan Gets Good News

TheDiplomat - Wed, 17/12/2025 - 11:37
Unique among those countries subject to travel bans by the U.S. earlier this year, restrictions on the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to Turkmen citizens have been lifted.

Europe Is Missing Its Moment

Foreign Affairs - Wed, 17/12/2025 - 06:00
It’s time to finally reform—or risk irrelevance.

Who Will Pay for Russian-Caused Damages in Ukraine?

Foreign Policy - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 23:24
A coalition of more than 30 countries has approved a compensation body for assessing Ukrainian reparation claims.

What’s It Like to Be a Chinese Soldier?

Foreign Policy - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 23:16
Behind the parades, recruits face long deployments, strict rules, and limited opportunities.

Japan’s Prime Minister Takes on Bond Market Vigilantes

Foreign Policy - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 21:45
Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win.

Can the ASEAN Way Survive 2026? 

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 21:29
Three stress tests will define 2026: intra-ASEAN conflict and cohesion, the geoeconomic squeeze, and climate resilience. Can the bloc survive the increased pressure?

Europe Is Racing the Clock to Tap Russia’s Frozen Assets

Foreign Policy - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 21:26
Brussels is trying to convince holdouts to support a novel plan to use billions of Moscow’s money to aid Ukraine.

One Year on, U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syria’s Recovery

Foreign Policy - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 20:15
Short-term waivers are a start, but Congress must act on the full repeal Syria needs to rebuild.

Illuminations expérimentales

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 19:52
Henri Michaux (1899-1984) « n'est pas fou », il est à l'« écoute de l'intracorporel », prévient l'essayiste américaine Susan Sontag, dans l'entretien qui ouvre avec énergie ce livre étonnant, appuyé sur un fonds d'archives (documents, photographies…) et de lettres inédites, témoignant des (…) / ,

Congress Aims to Turbocharge the U.S. Development Finance Corporation

Foreign Policy - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 17:29
The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.

National Cabinet Agrees to Sweeping Overhaul of Australia’s Gun Laws in Response to Bondi Massacre

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 16:50
After the attack on Australia’s Jewish community, the government is undertaking the biggest overhaul of national gun laws since 1996. Critics say it's a deflection from the real issue: antisemitism.

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Publisher Convicted of Sedition in Major Blow to Press Freedom

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 16:39
Jimmy Lai and his Apple Daily once symbolized Hong Kong’s free press. His conviction under the National Security Law is the death knell for that democratic ideal.

Australia: Regionalism as a Nexus to Great Power Politics

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 16:20
The alliance with the U.S. remains central to Canberra’s strategy, but it is also attempting to construct more independent, regionally-led security initiatives.

The Trump Administration’s Epochal Shift on Foreign Aid

Foreign Policy - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 16:14
The change to funding governments instead of NGOs is long overdue but could easily go wrong.

Bientôt une route Trump dans le Caucase ?

Le Monde Diplomatique - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 15:41
Dans le conflit qui oppose l'Arménie et l'Azerbaïdjan, une étape importante a été franchie cet été avec la signature d'une série de documents entre les deux pays. Paraphés à Washington, et non à Moscou, ils lèvent certains obstacles à l'ouverture d'un corridor qui devrait relier le territoire (…) / ,

China’s 2025 White Paper on Latin America Sets the Stage for Renewed Competition With the US

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 14:09
The new document declared China’s intention to expand its influence on all fronts, even as the U.S. is turning its focus to the Western Hemisphere.

Sheikh Hasina’s Spokesperson Mohammad Ali Arafat on the ICT’s ‘Legally Void’ Sentence

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 12:08
“The death sentence handed down by this kangaroo court is legally void.”

Turbulence Hits Indian Skies

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 11:54
Flight cancellations by India’s largest flight operator, IndiGo, threw the domestic aviation sector into chaos early this month.

Why Japan’s Economic Security Strategy Depends on a Deeper Pivot to Central Asia

TheDiplomat - Tue, 16/12/2025 - 11:36
​The upcoming C5+Japan Summit offers Tokyo its clearest opportunity in two decades to align its foreign policy with its economic-security needs.

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