Pakistan has been experiencing one of its deadliest years since 2013 for terrorism-related deaths, with the month of July alone accounting for over 600 deaths. The attacks primarily stem from the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) and the ethnonationalist militant group, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), both organizations with differing goals but overlapping areas of operation. The Pakistani military has blamed the increase […]

Fighting between Taliban forces and Juma Khan Fateh, a former Taliban official and their commander, entered a fourth consecutive day in Badakhshan’s Nusay district, local sources told Amu on Friday, as neighboring Tajikistan protested what it said was a deadly spillover of the clashes across its border. Local sources said the fighting continued intermittently in Nusay. Fateh, a former Taliban […]

Key TakeawaysPakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif government, installed through military-influenced 2024 elections, is showing clear signs of drift amid economic stagnation, political unpopularity, deteriorating security, and inability to address major challenges, despite full military backing that has reduced parliament, the judiciary, and bureaucracy to rubber stamps.Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s admission that the “system has collapsed,” coupled with military endorsement and speculation about […]

Le 5 août 2026, 10h38 heure de Pékin. Une fusée s’élève de la mer au large du Shandong. À son bord, deux satellites. Personne n’en parle. Ils s’appellent Oriental Smart Eye 01 et 02. Officiellement, ils servent à surveiller les cultures, l’environnement, les catastrophes naturelles. Officieusement, ce sont des yeux espions capables de voir à travers le camouflage, de détecter […]

Washington a pratiquement déclaré que le protocole d’accord Iran-États-Unis est révolu. Pas dans le coma : il a rendu l’âme. Pourtant, nous assistons peut-être aujourd’hui au rebond spectaculaire par excellence — comme cadre directeur de la politique étrangère de l’Iran de l’après-guerre. À toutes fins pratiques, Téhéran présente désormais ce qui était auparavant connu sous le nom de «Mémorandum d’Islamabad» […]

Key Takeaways:Russian analysts, notably Nikita Mendkovich, warn that Western and Ukrainian actions—including potential drone threats to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium—are aimed at destabilizing Kazakhstan as a means of pressuring Russia, with speculation of a possible coup attempt by 2026–2027.Western Kazakhstan holds critical strategic value due to its role in the Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route), energy export infrastructure, and […]

Key Takeaways:China has expanded its presence across Latin America’s critical minerals sector, securing mining interests in 12 countries and investing heavily in lithium, copper, and related processing and infrastructure projects.Beijing’s involvement extends beyond extraction into refining, ports, and logistics, giving it significant control over supply chains essential for batteries, semiconductors, defense technologies, and the energy transition.Analysts warn that this growing […]

Key Takeaways:Spain pursues selective engagement with Chinese technology: Madrid balances opportunity and risk by limiting Chinese suppliers in sensitive 5G core networks while continuing to rely on them in radio access, photovoltaics, and storage, and by attracting EV and battery investment under industrial conditions.Chinese investment is treated as a tool for industrial upgrading: Projects such as the CATL gigafactory in […]

Key Takeaways: After being delayed for more than 25 years, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway has finally entered the stage of substantive advancement. This undoubtedly marks a major milestone in the development of China’s westward-opening corridors, yet the deeper geostrategic significance of this project remains largely overlooked and has yet to receive the attention it deserves. For a long time, the […]

Key Takeaways: The trajectory of United States (US)-Pakistan relations since January 2025 represents a symbolic, if not yet substantive, upswing in bilateral ties—the sharpest since the early 2000s. Any deliberate strategic reassessment in Washington has not driven this resuscitation. It rests instead on personalised diplomacy centred on President Donald Trump, transactional offerings from Islamabad in trade, critical minerals, and cryptocurrency, […]