Donald Trump

US Foreign Policy: From a Special Greenland Envoy to Travel Bans, Trump’s Political and Territorial Pressure on Europe Raises Questions for Asia

United States President Donald Trump’s latest moves against Europe mark a sharp departure from long-standing international norms and have set off alarm bells across the Atlantic. Two developments in December, in particular, underscore a widening rift in US-Europe relations and...
Members of the Politburo Standing Committee from left, , Li Xi, Cai Qi, Zhao Leji, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Wang Huning and Ding Xuexiang attend the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held from July 15 to 18 in Beijing.

China’s 2026 Test Year: Preserving Stability While Projecting Power Ahead of a Defining Political Moment

As China steers into 2026, it does so in a year of careful calibration that analysts describe as a critical passage towards 2027, when the Communist Party’s 21st Party Congress will unveil the next slate of top leaders and could...
Iran Protests

Iranian Security Force Death Marks Turning Point in Nationwide Economic Protests

Iranian state television has confirmed the first officially acknowledged death linked to nationwide protests that erupted last week over rising living costs and economic hardship. A member of Iran’s security forces was killed during unrest in western Lorestan province, according...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te

Taiwan Pledges to Protect Sovereignty after China Launches Large-Scale Military Drills

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivered a defiant speech this week as tensions across the Taiwan Strait intensified following China’s largest and most provocative military exercises to date near the self-governed island. Lai’s remarks came just two days after the conclusion...
Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone

Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone Spotted in Venezuelan Service, Marking Strategic Shift in Western Hemisphere Security

A single photograph circulating online in late December 2025 has delivered rare visual confirmation of a development long assessed by Western intelligence agencies: an Iranian-manufactured Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle is now operating under the markings and apparent control of the...
Bholari Airbase , Pakistan

May 2025 India–Pakistan Escalation: Alleged Indian Outreach to China, Pakistan’s Missile Strikes and Collision of Information Warfare and Nuclear Risk

Unverified claims that India reached out to China during Pakistan’s missile strikes underscored how information warfare, escalation management and great-power influence converged at the height of the May 2025 India–Pakistan crisis, shaping perceptions alongside the battlefield itself. The brief but...
Super Lynx Mk300 Helicopter

RMN Super Lynx Helicopter Makes Emergency Sea Landing off Melaka, Spotlight Returns to ASW Replacement Programme

A Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Super Lynx anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter was forced to carry out an emergency landing at sea off Pantai Klebang, Melaka, late on Tuesday night, triggering swift rescue and salvage operations and renewing attention on the...
China’s J-20A Stealth Fighter

PLA’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Allegedly Flies Within Visual Range of Taiwan, Signalling a New Phase in China’s Grey-Zone Air Pressure

Reported J-20 activity near Taiwan’s southern coastline highlights Beijing’s expanding use of stealth aircraft for coercion, perception warfare, and the erosion of cross-strait deterrence thresholds. Chinese state-affiliated outlets on December 30, 2025, advanced claims that a People’s Liberation Army Air...
Vladimir Putin

Putin Calls on Russians to Believe in Victory in Ukraine in New Year’s Address as War Enters Fourth Year Amid Renewed Peace Efforts

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual New Year’s Eve address on Wednesday, December 31, to urge Russians to believe in victory in Ukraine, as the country marked the holiday for a fourth consecutive year under the shadow of war....
Donald Trump

Trump’s Foreign Policy Focus Faces Test in 2026: Unfinished Wars, Rising Tensions, and a Crowded Global Agenda

The U.S. President Donald Trump spent much of his first year back in office intensely focused on foreign affairs, portraying himself as a dealmaker determined to untangle long-running global conflicts and secure a place in history as a “peace president.”...
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