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- Daily Brief
- September 21, 2023
The unprecedented tensions between China and North Korea show no signs of abating. With state media on both sides now
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READ MOREIndia has proudly striven to remain non-aligned and strategically autonomous since independence. This may be slowly changing under the Modi
READ MORESomalia’s brand is crisis, though not the crisis management sort. Its 26-year-old civil war requires the ongoing presence of 22,000
READ MOREPhilippine foreign policy has transformed radically over the past year. Once a firm American ally, Manila’s allegiance is becoming shaky.
READ MOREAmerican Secretary of State Rex Tillerson continues his tour of Asia on Friday with a stop in South Korea. The
READ MOREThe absence of millions of Chinese tourists will soon begin to be felt in South Korea. The China National Tourism
READ MOREEurope’s annual musical extravaganza is loved and lampooned across the Continent. 125 million viewers tune in to watch contestants from
READ MOREOn Thursday the trial of Samsung’s chief, Lee Jae-yong, will begin. Prosecutors allege that his company gave $38 million in
READ MOREGermany’s foreign ministers always visit its eastern neighbour on their first Eastern European trip. Not so with Sigmar Gabriel. His
READ MORELawmakers in the House of Lords will debate making further amendments to the Brexit bill on Tuesday, followed by a
READ MOREEurope’s security environment is the worst is it has been since the end of the Cold War. This means there
READ MOREToday is as close as it gets to open policy debate in China. The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference will
READ MOREEmmanuel Macron – currently France’s best hope for remaining in the EU – is due to unveil his policy program
READ MOREAn entourage of 1,500 will accompany the Saudi king on his trip to Indonesia on Wednesday. Relations are ripe for
READ MORESaudi Arabia has been joined at the hip with the West since the Cold War era. This is slowly changing.
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