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Vanuatu tries to take island dispute with France to UN's top court
Vanuatu is trying to bring a decades-old dispute with France over two uninhabited islands before the International Court...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailWhat’s at stake for the AfD and Merz in Germany’s three September elections
The far-right Alternative for Germany is poised to make gains in three upcoming state-level votes in the eastern part of...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailNepal Pays the Price for Climate Change
Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailWhere and how Putin could expand his war in Europe beyond Ukraine
The CIA director’s recent unannounced visit to Moscow has raised speculation about Russian plans to escalate attacks. Th...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailMladic and the Genocide That Wasn’t
The genocide committed in Srebrenica will dominate discussion of Ratko Mladić’s legacy. But a second alleged genocide ho...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailNuclear weapons: the global outlook in an unstable new era
The stalled US–Iran negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and President Donald Trump’s announcement of a US-Saudi nuc...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailWomen’s earnings and support for women’s education in Afghanistan
Even if Afghanistan's bans on women's education were lifted tomorrow, household attitudes would still shape access. New ...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailThe Ukraine war is intensifying, expanding and stuck
The bleak view from Sweden, a Ukrainian ally braced for 50 years of confrontation with Russia
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailEurope should already start planning for a post-Lukashenka Belarus
There is nothing about today’s Belarus that suggests a country on the verge of change. Nevertheless, European policymake...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailCarney Tells Trump Officials to ‘Stop Throwing Shade’ Over Canada-U.S. Trade Talks
Amid a trade war, Canada’s Liberals swept three special votes and new polling suggested strong support for Prime Ministe...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailRussia wants to sell ‘sovereign AI’ abroad. Here’s what it’s really selling.
Russia’s new AI law puts domestic models under state control. Moscow now wants to sell the same model abroad. The post R...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailThe Renminbi Appears to be Undervalued by 30 Percent
China’s official current account data understate the scale of its external surplus and, by extension, the degree of renm...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailU.S.-Canada Relations
1908 – 2026 For more than a century, the United States and Canada have forged a strong partnership built on shared geogr...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailUS launches new barrage of strikes on Iran around Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. launched new air strikes on Iranian targets Tuesday following attempted attacks by the IRGC against American tr...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailAs the World Nomad Games Come Home, Japarov Expands Kyrgyzstan’s National Story
The opening of the games coincided with Kyrgyzstan's 35th independence anniversary and a major Shanghai Cooperation Orga...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailFour questions on the US-Venezuelan oil deal
The impact of the "historic" oil deal between the US and Venezuela will remain uncertain until several unresolved issues...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailTo Secure the Natuna Sea, Indonesia Needs More Than New Ships
Maritime security is one of Indonesia’s most demanding defense domains. And at its current stage, Indonesia needs signif...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailLeaked Russian Cyber-Operations Training Materials
This is interesting: The records describe a force-generation mechanism for several General Staff components, including t...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailCognitive Dissonance Dominates Hormuz
Ships can’t navigate a reality that exists only in Trump’s head.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailFighting Proxy Wars in Latin America, the US Risks Repeating Mistakes from its War on Terror
How the Trump administration’s push to reframe insecurity in Latin America in counterterrorism terms has set the stage f...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailJapan, South Korea, and the New Logic of Nuclear Energy Security in Northeast Asia
The two neighbors are reshaping the nuclear politics of Northeast Asia – and doing so increasingly in concert with Washi...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailAyesha Siddiqa on the Pakistan Army’s Police State
Siddiqa argues that Pakistan is not a hybrid regime but a case of constitutional militarism, sanctioned by a parliament ...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailXi embarks on whirlwind diplomatic tour
The tour is meant to showcase China has “friends and options,” one expert said.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailUzbekistan confirms purchase of Chinese J-10 fighter jets
Tashkent is now the second foreign operator of the J-10 after Pakistan.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailThe InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning.
The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning. Three years after presidential candidate Ferna...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailA Guide to Trump’s Travel Ban and Visa Pause, by Country
The White House’s growing travel ban is now shutting down immigrant visa processing indefinitely for seventy-five countr...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailUS tech found in Russian ballistic missiles
Dozens of American- and European-made components are still being used to build Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailIndia and Uzbekistan eye uranium deal as ties grow
The leaders of India and Uzbekistan have announced plans to increase bilateral trade to USD5 billion per year. A long-te...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailWelcome to the New Defense-Dominant World
As military power proves less effective, an old IR theory is making a comeback.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailWhy the Middle East Oil Shock Failed to Save Russia’s Budget
Six months into the U.S.-Iran war, Russia’s oil windfall looks surprisingly meager despite initial predictions of a reve...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailTerrorism: When the enemy is the state
The war on terror produced many lessons. Its most important was largely overlooked.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailHow Japan stepped past China’s tourist trap
Beijing’s tourism boycott of Japan shows economic leverage doesn’t guarantee economic control.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailChina Wants to Push Taiwan out of the Pacific
China’s pressure campaign against Taiwan doesn’t end when a country switches recognition to Beijing.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailThe U.N.’s Next Leader Will Be Either a Secretary or a General
The race to succeed António Guterres has started—and four very different candidates are in the running.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailWas Abe Shinzo an Idealist?
A new biography of Japan's longest-serving prime minister reevaluates his realist legacy.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailIndia deletes 130 million voters from electoral rolls
Opposition figures said that the change was politically motivated.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailSpate of global meetings reflect fracturing geopolitics
G20 finance ministers were “blindsided” by Russia’s attendance, while the host, the US, blamed Canada for trade tensions...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailRussia ups assaults on Kyiv as battlefield progress stalls
Moscow has been launching non-stop drone strikes across busy areas of Kyiv, including a surge in daytime attacks.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailDespite Delays, China Could Gain Ground in the Space Race
While the U.S. still holds considerable advantages gained through its earlier lunar explorations, China’s planned missio...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailTaiwan Finally Passed Its 2026 Budget. What Got Cut?
The budget was passed almost 9 months late, amid growing concern that defense spending was being held up – especially fu...
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