Diplomacy & International Relations

Iran Is Smuggling Millions Of Liters Of Fuel To Pakistan Every Day

(Daud Khattak - RFE/RL) Iran is smuggling at least 6 million liters of fuel each day to neighboring Pakistan, traders and transporters in the...

Iran claims European countries have been in talks with Tehran for Hormuz transit

(Al Arabiya) Iranian state television claimed on Saturday that European countries were in talks with Tehran over transit for ships through the Strait of...

Israel’s military says Hamas armed chief killed in airstrike on Gaza

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Israel’s military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous...

The Struggle to Pacify Syria’s Foreign Legions

(Crisis Group) Some 5,000 foreign fighters who helped topple former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime are still under arms in Syria, presenting a lurking problem...

Decade of Policy Support Drives Quantum Breakthroughs

(Sunny Cheung - The Jamestown Foundation) A decade of increasingly specific policy direction in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—Five-Year plans, Ministry of Industry...

A ‘New Beginning’ for Xi’s Assimilationist Agenda

(Arran Hope - The Jamestown Foundation) The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law creates statutory obligations that will lead to more comprehensive enforcement of...

China and Climate: China Restricts Fuel Exports, Solar Exports Surge

(Mia Beams, Angus Soderberg - Council on Foreign Relations) In March, China instructed its top diesel and gasoline exporters to halt all fuel exports,...

The U.S.-China Trade Relationship: What’s Behind the Competition?

(Council on Foreign Relations) The United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies, are facing considerable trade tensions, with implications for the global...

Beyond Taiwan, a ‘Decent Peace’ at the Trump-Xi Summit

(Michael Froman - Council on Foreign Relations) U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping just wrapped up their long-awaited summit. Expectations were...

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