Diplomacy & International Relations

Trump advisers fear China may target Taiwan in next 5 years

(Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen - Axios) Some close advisers to President Trump fear the biggest substantive result of the China summit is heightened danger...

Japan narrows path to citizenship amid labour shortages

(Yasuo Takao - East Asia Forum) Japan’s Nationality Act still states that foreign nationals may apply for citizenship after five years of residence. But...

Could a distracted US cast Asia Pacific allies adrift?

(Ha Eun Choi, Scott de Marchi, Max Gallop, Shahryar Minhas - East Asia Forum) With the US–Israeli war against Iran, Asia Pacific democracies are...

Beijing draws the line on digital dollars

(Bo Ma, Chenxue Xiao - East Asia Forum) China’s latest virtual currency notice signals a sharper response to the rapid expansion of US stablecoin...

Saudi foreign minister meets US envoy in Riyadh to discuss support for Syria

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack in Riyadh on Sunday, where the two sides discussed the...

Israeli strikes kill four people in Gaza, medics say

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Medics said an Israeli strike killed...

US assesses drone threat from Cuba: Report

(Al Arabiya) Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the US base at...

‘No tangible concessions’ in US response to Iran proposal: Iranian media

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iranian media said Sunday that the United States had failed to make any concrete concessions in its latest response to Iran’s proposed...

Israel to establish defense offices in former UNRWA East Jerusalem compound

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved a plan to build a defense compound on the site of the recently demolished premises of the...

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