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Le Monde Diplomatique - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 18:56
Comment résumer un livre qui semble avoir été écrit dans le but même d'en rendre impossible tout résumé ou de rendre caduc tout point de vue surplombant sur la vie ? Nos vies ne sont-elles pas faites d'une tout autre matière — vertige et mémoire ? « Pittsburgh, 1939-1942… Descendant dans la rue (…) / , , ,

Understanding China’s Party-State Intelligence System

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 18:47
It’s not “whole of society” – and calling it that risks discrimination against ethnic Chinese.

Difficile d'habiter ce monde

Le Monde Diplomatique - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 18:06
Voici l'histoire d'un retour. Un retour au Kosovo, à deux moments très différents. Le narrateur, tout jeune, y retourne avec ses parents en 1996 — deux ans avant le conflit armé. Adulte, c'est dans le Kosovo d'après-guerre qu'il revient, en compagnie de sa mère. Petit, il n'avait pas de souvenir (…) / , , ,

Asia Is Racing to the Arctic, But It’s Not Easy

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 17:09
The political momentum for the Northern Sea Route is real. However, the actual data looks a lot less rosy.

What the ‘Mother of All Trade Deals’ Learned From the India-ASEAN FTA

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 17:00
India has spent the last 16 years paying for its trade deal with ASEAN. The India-EU FTA would not repeat those mistakes.

Marseille, les prolos, les bobos

Le Monde Diplomatique - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 16:26
La cité phocéenne aurait-elle définitivement basculé du côté de la « ville-spectacle » ? Plusieurs travaux révèlent qu'au sein du Marseille populaire le mistral de la résistance souffle encore. Dans une somme impressionnante, l'essayiste Alèssi Dell'Umbria retrace plus de mille ans d'histoire (…) / , , , ,

Guam: Where America’s 250th Birthday Will First Be Honored

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 16:21
As the country celebrates its past, let it also recognize the place where its future security begins: an island that has given more to the United States than most Americans will ever know.

Italy’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Turns Toward Defense Contracts

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 16:17
Italy is making an unexpectedly assertive return to Southeast Asia – not through trade or development aid, but through defense diplomacy. 

BIMSTEC, Northeast India, and an Overlooked Pillar of the Act East Policy

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 15:46
India’s Act East Policy should be judged by its ability to change from articulating strategy to putting that strategy into practice in the Northeast, via BIMSETC.

Forging China-US ‘Constructive Strategic Stability’ Starts in the Nuclear Realm

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 15:45
Real strategic stability starts with recognizing mutual vulnerability.

Taiwan’s Drone Industry Takes Centerstage in Defense Spending Debate

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 14:36
Funding for drones became much more hotly discussed in the wake of KMT chair Cheng Li-wun’s trip to the United States last month.

Where Do Japan and Vietnam Stand?

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 14:33
A look at the bilateral relationship, and its future direction.

Why Corruption Persists in Uzbekistan’s Water Sector

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 14:24
Real reform in the water sector means building a system that makes corruption harder to commit, easier to detect, and less rewarding for those who might try.

Reckoning With the Evolving China-Russia Threat

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 14:03
Don't underestimate the China-Russia partnership; Beijing and Moscow have already cooperated in ways that seemed unthinkable not long ago.

Mahrang Baloch’s Conviction is a Pyrrhic Victory for the Pakistani State

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 12:54
They may have locked up a popular and powerful activist. But this will only convince more Baloch that there is no space for political protest or dissent.

Singaporean Police Seize $42M Bungalow in Nvidia Chip Smuggling Probe

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 08:22
Investigators allege that four individuals deliberately concealed the actual end-user of servers thought to contain advanced Nvidia AI chips.

The End of Hamas

Foreign Affairs - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 06:00
The convenient fiction of continued menace.

Why Trump’s Congo Deal Is Falling Apart

Foreign Affairs - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 06:00
The limits of "America first" in Africa.

Mr. Prabowo Versus the Market

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 04:49
The Indonesian state has a long history of inserting itself into the economy in ways that have made investors uneasy.

How Has the World Changed Since the 2016 South China Sea Ruling?

TheDiplomat - Thu, 02/07/2026 - 03:14
The growing global instability and uncertainty will likely influence the future trajectory of the South China Sea disputes.

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