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Stability in Taiwan Strait in Spotlight Ahead of US-Pacific Summit - VOA
The United States has been increasing its military activities in Palau in recent months amid rising tensions with China, according to Palau's top diplomat who is visiting the United States ahead of the first...
Pacific Islands a Key U.S. Military Buffer to China's Ambitions, Report Says - Reuters
China sees the Pacific islands as an area of significant strategic interest and the United States should strengthen its commitment to north Pacific island states, now in talks to renew a defence compact, to maintain...
China strategy in Pacific islands a cause for US concern: Report - Al Jazeera
China has achieved progress in the Pacific islands as an area of strategic interest that it has not been able to achieve elsewhere in the world, a new report by a US Congress-funded think-tank has said...
Referendums a sign of desperation from Putin, says former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine - CNBC's The News With Shepard Smith
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins Shep Smith to discuss Russian efforts to hold referendums in occupied Ukrainian territory saying those areas are now a part of Russia...
Ukraine may have Russian forces caught in 'beautifully defensible grave' - The Washington Examiner
A major Russian military force could be destroyed by Ukraine following a gambit that baited Russia's commanders into sending their troops into a vulnerable position. “They are trapped between...
World leaders to address Ukraine war, global food crisis and climate change - Channel News Asia
World leaders are set to address the international community at the United Nations General Assembly which kicks off in New York on Tuesday (Sep 20). On the agenda are...
Ukraine made recent battlefield gains. How will Putin retaliate? - NPR's All Things Considered
Ukraine's battlefield victories are a reason for celebration. But could it could also usher in another dangerous phase — with Russia's President Vladimir Putin lashing out in other ways...
Some Hope For Afghanistan - The New Yorker
Embargoes imposed to coerce dictators also punish suffering populations. For years, lawyers, economists, and policy wonks have searched for technocratic solutions to this dilemma—for example, by designing “targeted” economic and travel sanctions against individual leaders and...
Bangsamoro Peace and the U.S.-Philippines Alliance - Lawfare
The election in May of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the 17th president of the Philippines presents an opportunity to reset U.S.-Philippines relations after six rocky years while President Rodrigo Duterte held the office. After Marcos’s sweeping election victory, President Biden called to congratulate him...