Hard deadline. Resisting pressure from G-7 members, U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington would not change the Aug. 31 deadline for the complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, though he asked the Defense and State departments to prepare contingency plans for an extension if the situations required it. France and the U.K. said the evacuation from Kabul […]
EU support. The European Union is reportedly developing proposals to support domestic production of a rare earth magnet used in the manufacturing of electric...
Last week as the Taliban surged into Kabul, effectively completing their takeover of Afghanistan, attention in surrounding states and major Eurasian powers turned to...
Farewell visit. Angela Merkel is in Moscow for her final in-person talks as German chancellor with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They are expected to discuss...
“The authorities in Kabul, whoever they are.” The European Union should open a dialogue with the Taliban, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said,...
Escape from Afghanistan. Cities in Afghanistan are falling like dominoes, with the Taliban taking another eight provincial capitals in the past six days. The...
Open to discussion. High-level U.S. and South Korean diplomats held talks on mapping out a path forward for potential engagement with North Korea. Conspicuously,...
Support for Taiwan. Japan’s defense minister over the weekend called for greater international attention on the “survival of Taiwan,” warning that China is working...
Biden’s warning. U.S. President Joe Biden warned that cyberattacks could spark a shooting war. This follow’s last week’s launch of the U.S.-led multilateral cybersecurity...
The U.S.-China cyber feud is escalating. On Wednesday, Chinese state media claimed U.S. hackers launched attacks on thousands of servers in China. This comes...
Background: Since the United States began withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have been gaining strength and neighboring countries have been increasingly concerned...
