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Geopolitical Challenges - Page 2

April 15, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Bound by Rivers, Driven by Strategy

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

Business

Russia Diesel Export Ban Sends Global Fuel Markets Into Turmoil as Supplies Tighten

Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, tightening supplies of one of the world’s most widely used fuels and driving prices sharply higher across the United States and Europe. Diesel plays a

July 11, 2026

Marked Territory: Did You See the US Ambassador’s Tattoo of Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka/United States

by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri

Soros’ Cash Cow: How USAID Became the Funding Arm of Global Unrest

Diplomacy/United States

Questions have emerged about the close relationship between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the network of organizations backed by billionaire

Trump-Linked Think Tank Calls for Permanent US Military Presence in Cuba

August 19, 2026
Cuba/World

On Wednesday, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), a think tank linked to the administration of US President Donald Trump, published a report recommending the re-establishment of a permanent US military presence

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Five Years After Kabul, Afghanistan Remains a Sanctuary for Extremism

August 19, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

This week marks five years since the fall of Kabul to Taliban rule, an anniversary that closes one chapter of Afghanistan’s modern history while highlighting the unresolved consequences of the country’s isolation.

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Exclusive: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Seeks Researcher for Tamil Eelam Statehood

August 19, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Hong Kong The decision by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to examine the legal and political questions surrounding an independent Tamil

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China’s Colombo Reset: Has Beijing Learned from Its Rajapaksa Gamble?

August 19, 2026
Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

When Wei Huaxiang, the new Chinese Ambassador, arrived in Sri Lanka to assume duties, a delegation from the China Communications Construction Company met President Anura. Reports stated that the delegation discussed the

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Iran Weighs Strikes on US Military Targets in Europe

August 19, 2026
Business/Editor's Choice

Iran has considered attacking US military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump escalates the war, according to people close to the Iranian regime, in a sign that Tehran is assessing options

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How US Military Research Helped Power China’s Robot Dog Boom

August 19, 2026
China/United States/World

China’s Unitree Robotics has become one of the world’s biggest producers of humanoid and quadruped robots, but some of the technology behind its most successful robot dogs traces back to research funded

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Liberia to Accept 1,200 US-Deported Migrants Despite Torture Fears

August 19, 2026
Business

Liberia will accept up to 1,200 migrants deported by the United States from third countries under an agreement described by the West African government as one of the most comprehensive of its

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US Sanctions ICC President, Escalating Pressure on International Court

August 19, 2026
Judiciary/United States/World

The United States has imposed sanctions on further representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including its president, Tomoko Akane, and senior court lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, in a further escalation of Washington’s

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IAEA Finds Tonnes of Nuclear Material in Syria

August 19, 2026
Syria/World

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have discovered several tonnes of nuclear material in Syria at a site that had not previously been known to the agency as a potential storage location,

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China’s Robotic Fortresses Could Rewrite South China Sea Defence

August 19, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

The contested islands of the South China Sea could one day become autonomous defensive strongholds, protected not primarily by soldiers but by coordinated fleets of machines operating across the air, sea and

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