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Foreign affairs across China & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Russia, and the Middle East.
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A 72-hour parade pause is a framing instrument, not a peace step. Zelensky's counter-demand for a guaranteed long-term halt is the only move that shifts the burden of refusal back to Moscow; Trump's endorsement of the short window pushes that burden the other way.
What Israel is doing inside the Yellow Line is not ceasefire violation as side effect; it is a demographic buffer-zone doctrine borrowed from Gaza and applied to a sovereign neighbor.
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Orbán's defeat removes the structural veto that throttled European Russia policy for two years; the consensus-building frontier has shifted overnight.
As water cannons give way to toxic chemicals and air intercepts, China tests whether opaque coercion can bypass US tripwires
Mojtaba Khamenei's dependence on the IRGC is reshaping Iran's negotiating strategy; escalation is now the only politically viable path
Chancellor Merz pledges 3.5% defense spending by 2029, reshaping NATO and forcing a European rearmament cascade
Xi abandons coercion for a cheaper tactic: waiting for Taiwan's opposition to negotiate on his terms
Lab analysis verifies chemical contamination at Second Thomas Shoal as Balikatan drills test alliance credibility.
Beijing pivots from coercion to engagement with Taiwan's opposition party during DPP coalition strain.