Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh

BNP Landslide in Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary Election Fatigue, Strategy and Fragmentation Reshape Political Order

In winning Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) capitalized on a rare convergence of public exhaustion and strategic patience, securing a commanding 212-seat landslide that redefines the country’s political trajectory. The victory was not sudden. It...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching‑te

Taiwan’s President Warns Japan, Philippines Could Be Next If China Annexes Taiwan-Calls for Urgent, Expanded Defense Funding

Taiwanese President Lai Ching‑te has issued a stark warning that, if China were to annex Taiwan, neighboring countries such as Japan and the Philippines would likely become Beijing’s next strategic targets — a development he says would seriously destabilize the...
Mark Carney , Donald Trump,

Canadian PM Vows Gordie Howe Bridge Dispute ‘Will Be Resolved’ After Trump Warns China Deal Could “Eat Canada Alive”

In a dramatic escalation of tensions between Washington and Ottawa, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge — a long-awaited 1.5-mile crossing linking Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario — just as...
UK-French

Once Enforcers of Unequal Treaties, UK and France Re-engage Beijing 166 Years After the Opium Wars That Defined China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’

For much of modern Chinese political consciousness, history begins not with triumph but with trauma. It began with the Opium Wars of the 19th century, when European imperial powers forced China’s Qing dynasty into a series of humiliating defeats that...
Balochistan

Turkey Rules Out Joining Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact as Deadly Balochistan Attacks Kill 10 Pakistani Soldiers and 11 Civilians

A wave of coordinated militant attacks swept across Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province early Saturday, as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) struck police stations, a high-security prison, and paramilitary installations in what officials described as one of the most widespread assaults...
Military drill in coast of Gulf of Oman and near strategic Strait of Hormuz, in Jask, Iran

US Will ‘Not Tolerate Unsafe’ Actions by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps; Says CENTCOM Will Ensure Safety of US Personnel, Ships, and Aircraft in Middle East

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday issued a sharp warning to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), saying it “will not tolerate unsafe” actions as Tehran announced plans to conduct live-fire naval exercises next week in the strategically...
Panama Canal

China Vows ‘necessary action’ After Panama Court Rules Chinese-Linked Canal Port Concessions Unconstitutional

China on Friday warned it would take “necessary measures” to protect the interests of its companies after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that Chinese control of key ports linked to the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, escalating tensions around one of the...
Sanae Takaichi

Takaichi Follows Shinzo Abe Playbook, Seeking Electoral Mandate to Strengthen Japan’s Position Against China

China may rethink its escalating campaign of diplomatic and economic pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi if she secures a decisive victory in the February 8 snap election, current and former Japanese officials and political analysts say. Weeks after...
Donald Trump

Trump Weighs Military Options Against Iran as Allies Warn Strikes Alone Won’t Topple Regime

U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a range of military options against Iran, including targeted strikes on security forces and senior leaders, in an effort to encourage protesters and potentially engineer political change, according to multiple sources familiar with the...
Arctic, Greenland

China’s Arctic Ambitions Under the Microscope as Trump Warns Greenland Is at Risk

Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States must take control of Greenland to protect the Arctic from what he describes as growing security threats posed by China and Russia. Framing the issue in stark geopolitical terms, the US...
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