Marines in Taiwan. A contingent of U.S. Marines has arrived in Taiwan for four weeks of training, according to Taiwan’s Naval Command. This marks the first time U.S. Marines have trained in Taiwan since 1979. We said this might happen. Georgian protests. Rallies were held in Tbilisi and Batumi on Sunday against the results of […]
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India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir stretch back to partition in 1948. In many ways, the historical pattern shows an evolution toward a “frozen”...
Empowering China’s coast guard. Beijing has drafted legislation authorizing the Chinese coast guard to fire on foreign vessels that intrude into Chinese-claimed waters. The...
Background: In Ethiopia, regional administrative divisions are drawn largely along ethnic lines, so political unrest, too, tends to be defined by these divisions, often...
Failed talks. Sudan’s Water Ministry said that the latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have...
Background: Since 2016, Turkey has had a firm foothold in northern and western Syria, in part by supporting Sunni rebel militias. Its presence there...
Last month, a cartoon depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lounging in his underwear graced the cover of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The publication...
A step toward free trade. Russia’s upper house of parliament ratified a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Serbia.
Belarusian nuclear energy....
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