Asia
Trump Delays Russia Sanctions as Energy Crisis Exposes Limits of Economic Coercion
Donald Trump has postponed the implementation of major sanctions against Russia, reopening a difficult debate about whether economic pressure can remain credible when the country imposing it becomes increasingly vulnerable to the consequences. On 16…
Georgia’s Parliamentary Dispute Deepens as Opposition Challenges Democratic Legitimacy
Georgia’s political crisis has become a test of whether a country can retain the formal institutions of democracy while gradually weakening the conditions that make those institutions meaningful. The governing Georgian Dream party has continued…
BRICS Summit in New Delhi Shows Both the Promise and Limits of a Multipolar World
The BRICS summit in New Delhi has produced exactly the kind of image India wanted: Narendra Modi hosting Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian and leaders from across the Global South, with Xi visiting India…
India and China Resume Border Talks as Relations Continue Cautious Thaw
India and China are continuing their cautious attempt to repair relations after six years in which the Line of Actual Control (LAC) transformed from a manageable disagreement into one of Asia’s most dangerous military frontiers.
Israel Approves Major West Bank Settlement Expansion as Two-State Solution Shrinks Further
Israel has approved another major expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, intensifying an argument that has become increasingly difficult to avoid: governments can continue declaring support for a two-state solution while simultaneously allowing…
Taiwan Holds Major Military Drills as China Pressure Intensifies
Taiwan has completed another major round of military exercises as pressure from China around the island continues to shape one of the most dangerous security dilemmas in the Indo-Pacific. Taipei’s exercises have increasingly focused on…
Thailand and Cambodia Agree New Border Ceasefire After Renewed Fighting
Thailand and Cambodia have again agreed to a ceasefire after renewed fighting along their disputed border, almost exactly a year after the crisis that killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands in 2025.
Trump Announces US-Iran Peace Deal After Months of War
After more than three months of war, failed ceasefires, blockades and negotiations, the United States and Iran have finally agreed on the text of a deal intended to end the conflict. Donald Trump says the…
Pashinyan Wins Armenia Election Despite Russian Pressure
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party has won today’s parliamentary election, preserving his government at one of the most consequential moments in Armenia’s post-Soviet history. The campaign was shaped by much more than…
India Overtakes Japan to Become World’s Fourth-Largest Economy
India has reached a symbolic economic milestone: on current IMF projections, its nominal GDP is moving past Japan’s, making India the world’s fourth-largest economy behind the United States, China and Germany, with the prospect of…
India-Pakistan Water Dispute Deepens as Indus Treaty Becomes Strategic Leverage
The latest India-Pakistan crisis is moving beyond terrorism and military retaliation into something potentially more structural: water. India continues to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack,…
India and Pakistan Face New Crisis After Kashmir Attack
India and Pakistan are again facing a dangerous deterioration in relations after a major militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir triggered accusations, military alerts and increasingly confrontational rhetoric across the border. New Delhi has linked…
