Toplines The United States is reportedly hesitating over whether to fulfill its next arms sales to Taiwan out of concern that it could derail US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Beijing. Suspending the sales would risk emboldening the CCP and encouraging it to pursue further concessions from the United States, however. In a phone call on February 16, CCP […]

La nouvelle initiative lancée à Washington par les États-Unis, l’Union européenne et le Japon sur les minéraux essentiels n’est pas un simple projet industriel. Il s’agit d’une étape dans la compétition stratégique mondiale. Lorsque plus de cinquante pays se réunissent pour discuter de terres rares, d’aimants permanents, de gallium ou de tungstène, le véritable enjeu est celui du pouvoir. Qui […]

At the “Company”, a group of “34 specialists,” sometimes referred to as “sociologists” or “political technologists,” work under Klyukin’s supervision. Responsible for monitoring and analyzing the political situation in 15 countries, they write briefing notes and conduct telephone surveys with thousands of respondents — 1,133 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in June 2024, another 1,024 in Mali in […]

On February 22, 2026, Pakistan carried out a series of predawn airstrikes across eastern and south-eastern Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 civilians, including women and children, and leaving several others injured. Pakistani accounts, however, claimed the strikes hit seven militant facilities, including the Banusi Madrasa in Bermal district and suspected hideouts in Khogyani, killing more than […]

Pakistan said Sunday it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded. The overnight attacks were the most extensive since border clashes in October killed more than 70 people on both sides and wounded hundreds. Islamabad said it hit seven sites along the border region targeting […]

Clashes between security forces and militants in Indian-administered Kashmir killed three suspected rebel fighters on Sunday, the Indian army said, the second such incident in the disputed territory this month. An army statement said three militants were killed during a miliary operation in the high-altitude Kishtwar district after it received “credible” intelligence of a rebel presence in the area. The […]

Quiescent Punjab Terrorism-related incidents in Punjab, Pakistan’s heartland province, recorded relatively lower levels of violence after successive increases over the preceding two years. According to partial data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), Punjab recorded a total of 36 terrorism-linked fatalities [two civilians, two Security Force (SF) personnel and 32 terrorists] in 14 terrorism-related incidents of killing in […]

This is due to US-imposed pressure, which isn’t the same from Russia’s perspective as voluntary vassal-like compliance with the US’ demands, thus maintaining their mutual trust under these circumstances. Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar denied rumors of India banning purchases of Russian oil. In his words, “No, India buys what is best for itself. <…> The question is not […]

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday that it would deliver a “calculated response at an appropriate time” to Pakistani airstrikes carried out overnight in parts of eastern Afghanistan, as tensions between the two sides escalated sharply. In a statement, the ministry accused Pakistan of targeting civilian areas and religious sites in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, describing the strikes as […]

Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday night, targeting what it described as militant camps near the border, as local sources reported strikes in several districts of Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. In a statement dated Feb. 21, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the strikes were a “retributive response” to a string of recent suicide bombings inside Pakistan, including attacks […]