Diplomacy & International Relations

Trump and Xi’s economic ceasefire is holding – just

(Lowy The Interpreter) Donald Trump ended his China trip with little to show for it. With a suite of business leaders joining the US...

China gives Trump enough rope

(East Asia Forum) The Beijing summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump offered a modest reprieve in a relationship strained by trade tensions and...

1.1 billion people live in slums. Can they be housed in dignity?

(UN News) Ministers, mayors, international organisations, urban planners and experts are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing challenges: the global...

Spain’s Conservatives lose majority in Andalusia, leaving far-right deal likely

(Guy Hedgecoe - Politico) The conservative People’s Party won an election in Spain’s Andalusia region but looks to have lost its majority in the...

China agrees to billions in additional US farm purchases, White House says

(Ari Hawkins - Politico) China will purchase at least $17 billion in U.S. agricultural products annually through 2028, in addition to soybean commitments already...

Trump warns Iran “clock is ticking” until U.S. launches harder strikes

(Barak Ravid - Axios) President Trump told Axios in a phone call that "the clock is ticking" for Iran and warned that if the...

Russia’s Engagement with the Global South: From Concept to Practice

(Aleksei Zakharov, Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash - Observer Research Foiundation) In recent years, the prioritisation of engagement with the non-West has re-emerged as a salient...

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...

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