Why Is Nepal Balancing China and India After Its Election Upset?
Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Monday, marking his first visit to China since Nepal's Rastriya...
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Recovery May Take Weeks Despite US-Iran Deal
The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints, has experienced severe disruption since conflict between Iran and the United States...
Why Is China Giving Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing a Diplomatic Lifeline?
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing's state visit to China marks one of the most important diplomatic moments for the country's military leadership since the...
Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule: Governance Through Systematic Repression and Gender Apartheid
Afghanistan's Taliban governance since August 2021 has evolved from ad-hoc rule through violence into a systematized apparatus of repression codified through formal legislation. What...
Pharma Giants Rush to Expand US Output as Trump Tariff Threat Reshapes Industry
The Trump administration’s proposed tariff regime is designed to pressure pharmaceutical companies into two choices:either lower drug prices for the U.S. market or move...
Trump, Trade and Iran: Key Challenges Facing G7 Leaders in France
The 2026 G7 summit in France opens at a pivotal moment for the international system. Leaders arrive facing a series of interconnected crises, including...
Inside the US-Iran Deal: What Both Sides Have Agreed So Far
The preliminary memorandum represents the first formal framework outlining how Washington and Tehran intend to move from military confrontation toward diplomacy.
While many details remain...
After the US-Iran Breakthrough, the Real Battle Shifts to Nuclear Talks
The United States and Iran have announced a framework agreement aimed at ending a war that has reshaped Middle Eastern geopolitics, rattled financial markets,...
Can the US-Iran Peace Deal End Lebanon’s Humanitarian Crisis?
The announcement of a preliminary US-Iran agreement has generated cautious optimism in Lebanon, where months of conflict have displaced large portions of the population...
Iran Deal Sparks Market Rally, but ECB Says Inflation Risks Persist
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde welcomed news of a preliminary US-Iran peace agreement that could lead to the reopening of the Strait of...