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Increasing People’s Republic of China Military Pressure Against Taiwan Undermines Regional Peace and Stability (US Department of State)

PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON The United States is very concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing,...

Biden’s actions echo Trump’s isolationism and populism (Johnny Luk, Al Jazeera)

If the US’s allies thought the era of Trump-style populism was over, the last few weeks have shattered that impression. When he became president,...

Copper mine threatens Jordan’s largest nature reserve (Marta Vidal, Al Jazeera)

At dawn, blue and pink rays start to break over Dana’s mountain ridges. Birdsong and rustling leaves are the only sounds in the valley. Spread...

Tunisia: Thousands rally in support of President Saied (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied have rallied in the capital to show their backing for his suspension of parliament and promises...

Algeria recalls envoy to France after ‘inadmissible interference’ (Al Jazeera)

Algeria accused its former colonial ruler France of “genocide” and recalled its ambassador from Paris in anger over what it said were “inadmissible” comments...

Qatar wraps up legislative polls, no women candidates elected (Al Jazeera)

The results of Qatar’s first legislative council election have been announced, with none of the 26 female candidates winning at the polls. Qatari citizens voted...

Regulating crypto and cyberware in the EU (Karel Lannoo, CEPS)

The EU is proposing a special dedicated regime for crypto-asset providers in the EU through the MiCA regulation, the first international bloc to do...

A Template for Staged Accession to the EU (Michael Emerson, Milena Lazarević, Steven Blockmans, Strahinja Subotić, CEPS)

An idea is gaining ground that a system of accession to the EU in stages is now needed to revive and sustain the incentives...

Afghanistan: the next frontier for China’s private-security companies? (Meia Nouwens, IISS)

Could China’s private-security companies pave the way for it to take full advantage of the economic opportunities on offer in Afghanistan? Understanding how such...

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