Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
The January 19, 2026 suicide attack on a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, which killed one Chinese national and six Afghans, and injured at least another five Chinese nationals, was strongly condemned by
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Pakistan made a major diplomatic step early in 2026 when it officially accepted an invitation to become a member of the Board of Peace (BoP), a new international framework as part of
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Western Europe’s complete and voluntary dependence on the US was never really discussed because it was simply assumed. It was called strategic autonomy, but meant close transatlantic relations within an alliance in
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In 1945, two years prior to India’s independence, the current Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, was born into a working-class family in northern Kerala. He was his mother’s fourteenth child; of the
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India’s campaign of state-sponsored persecution against Sikh activists has reached a disturbing new threshold, with a growing international dimension that extends far beyond its borders. What was once an issue confined to
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Global financial markets are proving to be sensitive to political rhetoric and international conflicts once again, in an age where geopolitical processes can rapidly outweigh economic fundamentals. January 20, 2026, was not
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What ever happened to the Epstein scandal? Gone. Out of sight. Hey presto, vanished by the wave of a magic wand. It seems that Master Illusionist Donald Trump has dodged this lethal
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Since the US invasion of Venezuela on January 3rd and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, Nicaragua’s opposition figures – who enthusiastically identified with their confederates in Venezuela – have hoped that
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The agreement that terminated the Syrian Kurdish enclave was presented by its signatories as a pragmatic settlement. But, in fact, the deal is a major political defeat for the Syrian Kurdish political
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Editor’s Note: The following column draws on a detailed study of terrorist attacks and plots against elected officials in Europe between 2015 and 2025. It is based on research originally published in
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