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Japan’s Record 2027 Defense Budget Request Is Only the Opening Bid

TheDiplomat - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 14:32
Tokyo is building a force around AI, unmanned systems, a high-low weapons mix, and greater staying power.

Trump Has Peaked

Foreign Policy - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 12:00
The U.S. president will remain disruptive on the global stage, but he is losing his coercive powers.

India, UK Fire Up Defense Cooperation With Joint Development

TheDiplomat - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 08:03
An inter-governmental agreement to develop and incorporate integrated full electric propulsion for the Indian Navy’s four landing platform docks is underway.

Can Scandals Influence Midterm Elections?

Foreign Policy - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 08:02
They did in 2006—but only when framed by Democrats in one specific way.

Philippine Peso Slumps to Record Low Amid Rising Energy Prices

TheDiplomat - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 06:27
Like some of its regional counterparts, the Philippines continues to be buffeted by the economic shocks of the U.S.-Iran war.

The Price of Russian Paranoia

Foreign Affairs - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 06:00
Spy hunting shores up Putin’s power—but paralyzes the state.

The Road Through Damascus

Foreign Affairs - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 06:00
How Syria can capitalize on the post-Hormuz economy.

Sri Lanka’s New Anti-Terrorism Legislation

TheDiplomat - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 05:09
A law that cannot turn intelligence into evidence will reproduce the central weakness of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979, regardless of how much power it gives the state.

Why South Asia’s Governments Must Build Disaster Institutions That Reflect the Region’s Borderless Hazards

TheDiplomat - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 04:37
A glacier fell across the China-Nepal border. The flood crossed three countries. But South Asian countries’ responses to natural disasters are limited by borders and politics.

India Has a Complex Youth Unemployment Problem, And There Isn’t a Quick Fix

TheDiplomat - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 04:33
Education and skills don't match available jobs. The economy isn’t creating good-quality employment for an expanding and increasingly educated workforce.

Vietnam Demands ‘Immediate Cessation’ to Construction Activities in Paracel Islands

TheDiplomat - Mon, 31/08/2026 - 02:32
The request follows reports of extensive Chinese construction activities on Antelope Reef and a nearby islet.

ASEAN and Japan’s Updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific Initiative

TheDiplomat - Sun, 30/08/2026 - 23:55
Protecting a shared foundation, not a bloc

The Reason Japan Cannot Commit to Dialogue with North Korea

TheDiplomat - Sun, 30/08/2026 - 23:24
The Tanaka affair has cast a long shadow.

A Historic Villa in Yangon Gets an Upgrade

TheDiplomat - Sun, 30/08/2026 - 23:21
Myanmar's government is both preserving and erasing the legacy of General Aung San, who was central to the country's struggle for independence from Great Britain.

For Indonesia’s Digital Banks, It’s All About Who You Know

TheDiplomat - Sun, 30/08/2026 - 23:11
The sector has experienced rapid growth in the past few years, and three large banks are firmly in the lead.

Interpol et la répression politique

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sun, 30/08/2026 - 17:38
Tadjikistan, Turkménistan et Ouzbékistan n'hésitent plus à poursuivre à l'étranger leurs ressortissants exilés, y compris dans des pays européens. Cette répression transnationale s'appuie notamment sur l'émission d'informations qui présentent certains demandeurs d'asile comme des terroristes ou (…) / , , , , , ,

Un arsenal pour réarmer l'industrie

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sun, 30/08/2026 - 15:58
Réputé plus pingre qu'Harpagon, le gouvernement allemand inonde son économie vacillante de centaines de milliards d'euros. Bénéficiaire de ce stimulus hors norme : la défense. Mais cette relance par les armes pourrait éroder les conditions géopolitiques qui avaient favorisé les succès (…) / , , , , ,

Angola Is Emerging as One of Africa’s Most Important Gateways to the Asia-Pacific

TheDiplomat - Sun, 30/08/2026 - 08:33
The story of its success has not been straightforward.

Xenia Fedorova et le journalisme d'état-major

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sat, 29/08/2026 - 17:28
Lorsqu'il s'agit de la Russie et de la guerre en Ukraine, la symbiose du pouvoir et du contre-pouvoir est totale, et le débat public inexistant. Les responsables politiques tremblent d'être taxés de prorusses ou de munichois s'ils ne s'alignent pas sur les positions jusqu'au-boutistes défendues (…) / , , ,

Une Allemagne « prête à la guerre » ?

Le Monde Diplomatique - Sat, 29/08/2026 - 15:48
Depuis l'invasion russe en Ukraine, Berlin restructure son économie, militarise son industrie et dorlote son marchand de canons national Rheinmetall. Ce grand réarmement marginalise Paris et ménage Washington. Car, malgré les camouflets infligés par M. Donald Trump, l'Allemagne espère que les (…) / , , , , ,

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