Diplomacy & International Relations

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...

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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...

Trump–Xi summit spells uneasy news for Japan

(Hitoshi Tanaka - East Asia Forum) The Trump–Xi summit in Beijing on 14–15 May 2026 was a tactical detente driven by mutual domestic pressures...

Ageing and housing affordability collide in Thailand

(Ratree Prasomsup - East Asia Forum) Thailand’s transition into an ageing society is shrinking the pool of homebuyers, weakening long-term housing demand and exposing...

Southeast Asia’s Grok bans were too little, too late

(Nuurrianti Jalli - East Asia Forum) In early 2026, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines temporarily banned Elon Musk's Grok chatbot after it generated millions...

Sovereignty can’t be vibecoded: Why Europe must physically build to ensure resilience

(Elin Hammarberg and Carina Zaring - Breaking Defense) Across European Union policy circles, a decisive shift is underway. The language of globalization — efficiency,...

Marco Rubio Goes to India in Repair Mode

(Sadanand Dhume - Council on Foreign Relations) What a difference a year can make. In April 2025, U.S.-India relations appeared as solid as they...

China’s influence in Africa is no longer just economic

(Isel van Zyl - Lowy The Interpreter) When Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te finally arrived in Eswatini earlier this month, the visit resembled a covert...

“Stuck in the middle with you”: Should Australia join the D7?

(Lisa Martin - Lowy The Interpreter) Against the backdrop of an alphabet soup of leader summits producing hotly debated, but quickly forgotten, communiqués littered...

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