Diplomacy & International Relations

How Saudi Arabia is using AI to transform the Hajj experience

(Yusra Asif - Al Arabiya) As millions of Muslims prepare for this year’s Hajj, Saudi Arabia has expanded the use of artificial intelligence and...

Iranian hackers are targeting aviation, oil and gas companies in espionage scheme, researchers say

(Sean Lyngaas - CNN) Iranian hackers have posed as job recruiters to target software engineers in the aviation sector as part of an elaborate...

Indonesia’s non-alignment in an age of rivalry

(Alfin Basundoro - East Asia Forum) Indonesia’s Major Defense Cooperation Partnership with the United States has unsettled public trust by raising fears that airspace...

Business, not politics, drives Japan–India investment ties

(Toshiro Nishizawa - East Asia Forum) Japan’s expanding investment ties with India reflect commercially driven diversification strategies rather than a straightforward geopolitical shift away...

Why frontier firms in developing East Asia are falling behind

(Francesca de Nicola, Aaditya Mattoo, Jonathan Timmis - East Asia Forum) The most productive firms in developing East Asia are falling behind their global...

Türkiye and Armenia Initiate Official Bilateral Trade

(Mamie Powers - The Jamestown Foundation) Türkiye announced that preparations for official bilateral trade with Armenia were completed on May 11. Goods no longer...

Zahkung Ting Ying: Rise and Fall of the Rare-Earth Warlord in Myanmar

(Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan - The Jamestown Foundation) Zahkung Ting Ying led the Myanmar government-sponsored Kachin Border Guard Force (BGF), controlling a semi-autonomous, resource-rich region...

Washington’s latest force posture moves have Europeans feeling whiplash

(Daniel Fried and Torrey Taussig - Atlantic Council) The Trump administration has made a dizzying array of force posture decisions this month, raising doubts...

Global news (23 may 2026)

The Global Eye - Reflections Alla ricerca di altri paradigmi strategici / In search of other strategic paradigms (Marco Emanuele)   Australia - Syria (AFP/Al Arabiya) The last...

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