African leaders, youth, and partners promote equitable climate finance, stronger adaptation strategies, and recognition of Africa's role as a hub for solutions, while preparing a common position for COP30 negotiations.| Global Voices
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.| www.nytimes.com
Date: Friday 10 October 2025, 10:30am - 2:30pm Venue: Darwin College | Silver Street | Cambridge CB3 9EU | www.darwin.cam.ac.uk | [Map]Tickets: Free | Register hereEvent will be in the Bradfield Room Join us for a special roundtable that discusses the past, present and future of trilateral cooperation between the ROK, US and Japan How ... [Read More] The post Alliances in Alignment: a special Cambridge / Korea Foundation roundtable first appeared on London Korean Links.| London Korean Links
The post Israel Pays Influencers $7,000 Per Post in Desperate Propaganda Push appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
The image depicts nuclear missiles positioned on both the Pakistan and India sides, with China placed in the center. The visual is intended to highlight China’s role as a central player in the ongoing nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan (Image Source: Canva-assisted rendering). By Mahnoor Malik “Higher than mountains, deeper than oceans, sweeter […]| American University: Journal of International Service
Written by Jacob Parker. This article examines the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on the attitudes of the Taiwanese public and politicians, with some questioning the credibility of US support for Taiwan. It argues that, for the sake of democracy, America cannot afford to let its support waver. The US must stand firmly with its democratic partners.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Written by Sophia Li. This article examines the diplomatic struggle of Taiwan in the face of China's money diplomacy and exposes the limits of China's approach in the case of Nicaragua. Taiwan's position will be a key measure of how the international system adapts or fails to adapt in the era of growing authoritarian influence.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Written by Colin Aponte. This article analyses what Taiwan's experience can teach the US about resisting economic coercion at home beyond the so-called silicon shield. It shows that diversification beats dependence, strategic industries can become a form of self-protection and retaliation from China should be expected and prepared for. Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Written by Manoj Kumar Panigrahi. This article begins with Philippine President Marcos Jr.’s recent visit to India. It highlights the new bilateral agreements, investment, and his remarks on Taiwan that provoked Chinese and Taiwanese responses. The author then provides a critical examination of the India-China and India-Taiwan relationships, particularly situating Taiwan at the center of evolving regional security and economic dynamics.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Written by Jess Marinaccio. This article examines Taiwan’s fisheries during martial law, with a focus on the 1976 Jinnan No. 1 incident in New Zealand. Illegal fishing both strained Pacific diplomacy and yet revealed how fishing boats enabled individual mobility. For workers like Zhang Songhuo on Jinnan No. 1, fisheries were not solely a means of livelihood, but also a possible escape route from the authoritarian ROC during the martial law period.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
When tariffs are levied against a specific country, that country might attempt to circumvent the tariff by rerouting products through a third country to avoid the higher taxes. Research in the aftermath of the 2018 U.S.-China trade war examined this phenomenon, finding that, while tariff circumvention through Vietnam did happen, it wasn’t as widespread as many had initially thought. That said, there still was an increase in tariff circumvention more broadly, and specifically via Chinese-own...| Harvard Business Review
The post Kushner’s Secret Saudi Talks Paved Way for $55 Billion EA Deal appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
The post Trump’s Pro-Israel Gaza Plan Seen as Unlikely to Win Over Hamas appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
As sanctions return on Iran, Adam Weinstein of Quincy Institute says Tehran has shown commitment to diplomacy.| Al Jazeera
'Israel' is the UN's original sin, and its ultimate undoing| indi.ca
Besides the 26 heads of state and government, China’s September 3 commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war, was also attended by many other prominent current and former state leaders from around the world, including those from Brazil, Timor-Leste, … Continue reading Chinese leaders meet guests from Brazil, Timor-Leste, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece The post Chinese le...| Friends of Socialist China
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro was the first foreign head of government to visit China following the September 3 commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. On September 9 he met with President Xi Jinping, who said that China … Continue reading Portugal reinforces sound relations with China The post Portugal reinforces sound relations with China appeared first on Frien...| Friends of Socialist China
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a series of meetings on September 4 with national leaders who had come to Beijing to attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. In the morning Xi Jinping met with Zimbabwean President … Continue reading Xi Jinping meets the leaders of Zimbabwe, Slovakia, Congo, Serbia and Indonesia The post Xi Jinping meets the leaders of Zimbabwe, Sl...| Friends of Socialist China
Without La Salle’s mock trial team, Bianca Abbate, ‘21, doesn’t know if she would have ever found her way to a legal career. As the team’s newest coach, she wants to pay it forward. The post The Verdict Is In: Mock Trial Team gains an invaluable asset in new coach appeared first on La Salle University.| La Salle University
Is that all there was? Did months of boastful promises to end the war in Ukraine really produce little more ... The post Trump’s Ukraine Gamble appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
The Europeans must come back to earth when it comes to “reassurance forces” in Ukraine. The post The Russian Air Incursions Are a Warning to Europe appeared first on Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
The Quincy Institute is a transpartisan “action tank” and| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Trump's apparent change towards Ukraine shouldn't be taken solely at face value, and may actually serve to further pressure all parties to come to the table| dailycaller.com
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Loss of US backing could be a ‘catastrophe’ for Israel| The Week
In a congressional hearing in July of last year, a research scholar on antisemitism named Charles Asher Small shared an explosive finding: Funding ...| Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Derek is joined by Giorgio Cafiero of Gulf State Analytics and Annelle Sheline of the Quincy Institute to take a closer look at Israel’s bombing of Doha, Qatar, this week. They discuss how the strike undermines Qatar’s role as mediator in Israel-Hamas negotiations, US complicity, and why Gulf leaders now view Israel, not Iran, as the region’s chief destabilizer. They further explore Qatar’s hosting of Hamas at America’s request, the GCC’s tenuous unity in the face of Israeli aggre...| americanprestige.supportingcast.fm
John Maresca and Ida Manton argue Putin must be defeated militarily before diplomacy, urging sustained Western support for Ukraine's independence. The post Ambassador John Maresca and Ida Manton on the War in Ukraine first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog.| Columbia University Press Blog
Stephan Kieninger explains how his book, Securing Peace in Europe, contradicts Putin's claims that the West excluded Russia after the Cold War. The post Stephan Kieninger on Securing Peace in Europe first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog.| Columbia University Press Blog
“[F]ocusing exclusively on technology in Israel’s committing of genocide in Gaza, or any war ..., could risk a major mistake: absolving the perpetrators’ responsibility for crimes they commit using technology.”| Global Voices
Once the fourth-largest lake in the world, the Aral Sea is now almost entirely a desert, having lost more than 90 percent of its surface area since the 1960s.| Global Voices
The 1955 Bandung conference launched a global non-aligned movement that brought Asian and African nations together. Eighty years later, Indonesia and Africa meet again in a musical phenomenon: Disko Africa.| Global Voices
This stock photo of a “resume” is basically the antithesis of what you should write. For related content, please see my post about cover letters for U.S.-style academic job applications…| Paul Musgrave
Written by Carlos Francisco Torres Morales. Using an alliance framework, this commentary argues that Tokyo and Seoul’s reluctance to convey support to Taipei publicly stems from strategic caution, …| Taiwan Insight
Written by Peter (Hung-Yao) Chu. This article explores the development of UK-Taiwan relations since the Tsai Ing-wen administration until the current William Lai administration. It suggests that Br…| Taiwan Insight
Maduro, calling the U.S.’ modus operandi “regime change through military threat,” said that Venezuela was willing to engage in dialogue, but Trump is sending more military muscle to the Caribbean.| Global Voices
Chinese President Xi Jinping held important meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa on the morning of September 2. Both men were in China to attend the meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) along with the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Chinese people’s victory in the war to … Continue reading China, Russia and Mongolia strengthen three-way friendship in Beijing| Friends of Socialist China
– Adeeba Hasan, Asad Naushad Khan ABSTRACT The intersection of warfare and legislation poses significant challenges in balancing national security with legal and ethical standards. Section 125 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalizes waging war against an Asiatic power allied with or at peace with India, epitomizes this complexity. Rooted in colonial-era concerns, … Continue reading WARFARE AND LEGISLATION: IPC SECTION 125’S STANCE ON ASIATIC POWER CONFLICTS| The Criminal Law Blog
Written by Alexandra Whitehead. This article assesses the importance of Taiwan in the UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) published in June 2025. It argues that the SDR recognises Taiwan̵…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Meng Kit Tang. This article explores a different kind of diplomacy in Taiwan-China relations. When people-to-people contact is grounded in transparency and democratic safeguards, it beco…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Yenting Lin. This article examines the misinterpretation and misuse of UN Resolution 2758, which defines China’s representation in the UN but not the status of Taiwan. But it has b…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Jess Marinaccio. This article examines how Taiwan’s post-1949 expansion into Pacific fisheries, amid shifting maritime laws and Pacific decolonisation, led to frequent illegal fishing in…| Taiwan Insight
In the following article, which was originally published on Consortium News, Mick Hall analyses how the recent visit to New Zealand by Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s far-right Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he announced a significant upgrade in the bureau’s local presence, will further enmesh the twin island South Pacific nation … Continue reading FBI upgrade enmeshes New Zealand in anti-China war plans| Friends of Socialist China
An interview with Togolese author Sami Tchak, exploring how he defines and shapes his francophone writing in the context of the growing visibility of francophone African literatures.| Global Voices
the intelligence individuals are less James Bond and George Smiley than bureaucrats| CONTINGENT
Abstract This paper examines Donald Trump's stance on foreign diplomacy, specifically his policy of utilising commercial and financial incentives to resolve conflicts and attract non-allied regimes toward the United States.…| JK Policy Institute
"De-escalation is crucial to preventing a broader humanitarian crisis and restoring stability for communities on both sides."| Global Voices
The Communist Party of China (CPC) joined the Liberation Movements Summit that was hosted by the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa in Johannesburg, between July 25-28, under the theme, ‘Defending the Liberation Gains, Advancing Integrated Socio-Economic Development, Strengthening Solidarity for a Better Africa.’ Besides the ANC, the core participants were the five other … Continue reading Communist Party of China joins Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa| Friends of Socialist China
Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL have signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics.| EMBL
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 13, No. 7, July 2025| Journal of Political Risk
China has called for peace and an end to the fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, saying that the root cause of this problem lies in the historical legacy left by Western colonisers, which now needs to be calmly faced and properly handled. The call came when Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Secretary-General of ASEAN … Continue reading China calls for peace between Cambodia and Thailand| Friends of Socialist China
Written by Hsiao-Chen Lin. The article examines how South Asia’s recent strategic developments, particularly Pakistan’s use of integrated C4ISR systems, offer crucial insights for Taiwa…| Taiwan Insight
Trump loved Netanyahu’s gesture, but it is an empty move. The post Five Quick Takes on the Trump-Netanyahu Meeting appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
English is the official language of Liberia, a country of over 5 million people on Africa’s western coast that was founded in 1822 as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS).| Global Voices
Our final piece in the symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace is a reply from our authors to the contributions by Nicole, Mohamed, Helen, and Laura. It is customary to begin such closing essays with an acknowledgement of the thoughtful efforts of the contributors, and fulsome appreciation of the same. We are indeed indebted to … Continue reading Feminist Peace In Question| The Disorder Of Things
Today’s piece for our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace is from Laura Sjoberg. Laura is Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and Kloppenburg Official Fellow and Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Exeter College, Oxford. Her research addresses issues of gender and security, with focus on politically violent women, feminist war … Continue reading Women, Peace, and Security as Argument and Tension| The Disorder Of Things
The next contribution to our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace comes from Helen Berents. Helen is Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffiths University. Helen is a feminist scholar centrally concerned with both representations of young people in contexts of crises and conflict, and with engagements … Continue reading Ecotones And Borderlands Of The Feminist Peace| The Disorder Of Things
This third contribution to our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace comes from Mohamed Sesay. Mohamed is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the African Studies Program in the Department of Social Science at York University in Canada. His research and teaching interests are in development, transitional justice, international criminal justice, rule of law, customary justice, … Continue reading Governing the Feminist Peace to Deflect from Decolonial Peace in Africa| The Disorder Of Things
This second contribution to our symposium on Governing the Feminist Peace comes from Nicole George at the University of Queensland. Nicole is Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, where she is also Director of Research. Nicole’s research focuses on the … Continue reading Governing the Feminist Peace: From Institutionalism to Ecology| The Disorder Of Things
A guest post from N.E.. N.E. is a PhD Candidate in International Relations at the University of Sussex (UK), researching militarism and ecological injustice. She is also an Advisor to Scientists for Global Responsibility, Associated Researcher with the World Peace Foundation and author of the new report Resisting Green Militarism: Building Movements for Peace and Eco-Social Justice. **Disclaimer: none of the people … Continue reading Sex, Power & Play at Europe’s Largest Arms Fair| The Disorder Of Things
The last but not least in our commentaries on Katharine Millar’s Support the Troops: Military Obligation, Gender, and the Making of Political Community (with a reply by Katharine to follow tomorrow). Ellen Martin is a PhD candidate in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) at the University of Bristol. Her research is critiquing … Continue reading Refusing to Support the Troops| The Disorder Of Things
The third commentary in this week’s symposium on Katharine Millar’s Support the Troops: Military Obligation, Gender, and the Making of Political Community, from Cian O’Driscoll. Cian is…| The Disorder Of Things
EMBL’s Interim Director General Peer Bork and Interim Executive Director Ewan Birney will jointly assume the role of EIROforum Chair.| EMBL
Business is being accused by Sen. Chuck Grassley of having "spent years fleecing taxpayers."| www.cbsnews.com
While the two leaders have made efforts to emphasize their cooperation, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu offer different visions of Gaza and Iran. Nevertheless, the White House dinner Monday night presented a harmonious tableau.| The Christian Science Monitor
The long-time scholar on US-China cooperation on research explains how the landmark pact continues to define bilateral relations.| South China Morning Post
Written by Dr. Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy. This article argues that Taiwan should adopt a pragmatic approach in its relations with the Vatican and the EU more generally. Taiwan should pursue shared human…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Chit Wai John MOK. This article argues that as a canonist with a missionary zeal, the new pope is more likely to make his chess moves with caution than to stir the waters. He demonstrate…| Taiwan Insight
(B) support programs to build democracy in Cuba; (C) concern air and sea operations that support permissible travel, cargo, or trade; (D) support the acquisition of visas for permissible travel; (E) support the expansion of direct telecommunications and internet access for the Cuban people; The post The United States strengthens its position regarding the Cuban dictatorship: Memorandum/NSPM-5 appeared first on Cuban Studies Institute.| Cuban Studies Institute
The British Korean Society's (almost) annual opportunity to hear in person from the British Ambassadors in Seoul and Pyongyang has been set for 6pm on Wednesday 2nd July. The event will be a joint venture with Chatham House, and will take place in the main hall of Chatham House (10 St James's Square, London SW1Y| London Korean Links | Covering things Korean in London and beyond since 2006
This week, we have one final episode in our "Back to School" series highlighting another special program at the U.S. Army War College. The Advanced Regional Studies (ARS) program offers opportunities for students to meet the senior decision- and policy-makers of our allied and partner nations on their own turf. Daniel Krebs, the director of ARS, is in the studio to explain how a select number of students will travel abroad for study. He joins podcast editor Ron Granieri to discuss how student...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
Written by Meng Kit Tang. As tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait, military deterrence has become the dominant narrative. This article argues that renewed dialogue, economic pragmatism, and people-to…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Wen-Qing (Sarah) Jiang. This article studies the increasing use of cognitive tactics in information operations by China and Russia. The internal political polarisation makes Taiwan and t…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Dr Chieh-chi Hsieh. This article asks the question of whether Trump’s tariffs on Taiwan signal a potential divergence of his foreign policy on cross-Strait relations. It argues tha…| Taiwan Insight
EMBL’s position paper outlines its key recommendations for European Commission’s upcoming ‘Strategy for European Life Sciences’.| EMBL
The strikes on what India called “terror camps” escalated the conflict between the nuclear powers. Pakistan said at least eight people were killed.| www.nytimes.com
This is the first post in a new book symposium, on Paul Kirby and Laura J. Shepherd’s Governing the Feminist Peace, which was published in 2024 by Columbia University Press. Laura is Professo…| The Disorder Of Things
As the apeirokinetic pantoustasis rolls ever onward, it is increasingly clear that this must be the darkest timeline.* It is at any rate the stupidest. Reason, analysis and theory have little purch…| Sphinx
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 13, No. 2, February 2025 By Adkhamjon Janobiddinov Uzbekistan is a country with a huge youth population. According to latest reports, more than 60% of Uzbekistan’s population is composed of those below the age of … Continue reading →| Journal of Political Risk
The post France’s Initiative to Shape Global AI Policies appeared first on AI for CEOs.| AI for CEOs
This perceived success in inflicting pain on the West and the global economy can inspire others in similar positions: the proverbial Davids of the world who are itching to have a go at their respective Goliaths, albeit with deadlier and remote-controlled slingshots. While the Houthis’ influence may extend globally, one theater stands out where some non-state actors might find striking similarities with the Houthis and find themselves within striking distance of another global economic jugul...| Journal of Political Risk
Written by Dr Chieh-chi HSIEH. This article argues that the path dependencies of the Taiwanese, US, Japanese, and South Korean governments encountered a change of political leadership in 2024, whic…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Raian Hossain. This article examines Taiwan’s relations and engagement in South Asia, with reference to the cases of India and Bangladesh. It argues that Taiwan has great potential…| Taiwan Insight
Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 12, No. 12, December 2024 | Journal of Political Risk
Informed by neuroscientific findings about human predispositions and insights from the life sciences, Symbiotic Realism is predicated on the notion that the contemporary landscape of International Relations is shaped by [...] Read More... The post <strong>Symbiotic Realism:</strong> A Transdisciplinary International Relations theory appeared first on Research Outreach.| Research Outreach
The political question of moment is why, rather than fundamentally altering the Western view of Israel, the events of...| London Review of Books
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has changed the world irreversibly in important ways. The post The Return of Anarchy appeared first on Portico Advisers.| Portico Advisers
Written by Charles Mok and Dr Kenny Huang. This article examines Taiwan’s critical reliance on its undersea cable system for digital resilience in the face of potential blockades and disruptions. I…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Yi-Ting Chung. Taiwan faces significant challenges amid global tensions. At the 2024 NATSA conference, FAPA discussed grassroots advocacy to enhance US-Taiwan relations, addressing misco…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Eason Leung. This article examines the unofficial diplomacy of Taiwan in Eastern Europe. It identifies a flexible approach of Taiwan in dealing with various Eastern European nations R…| Taiwan Insight
Project88 reflects on major human rights events during the first year of the U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic upgrade, including the revelation of Directive 24, the arrest of key labor reformers, the attempted extradition of Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap from Thailand, and the secret trial of energy policy expert Ngo Thi To Nhien.| Project88
Written by Ping-Yang Chao. This article examines China’s Grey Zone Conflict strategy employed since the Tsai Ing-wen’s presidency. These incursions became more frequent and intensive pa…| Taiwan Insight
The TREC expedition concluded its sampling in Greece and strengthened scientific exchange and collaborative networks with their Greek partners during a political and scientific stakeholder event in Athens.| EMBL
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the world’s biggest ever infrastructure project, has boosted developing countries, but contributed to climate change and global debt, according to new BU report| Boston University
My informal presentation to ISA-Northeast 2022 on pedagogy Apocrypha Against Canon: Breaking Free of 1648 and All That in the IR and Foreign Policy Classroom Abstract: Although International Relations is arguably becoming more diverse and less Eurocentric, the canonical timeline of pivotal events and important years remains: 1648, 1789, 1945, and so on. Even attempts … Continue reading "Apocrypha Against Canon"| Paul Musgrave
As part of maintaining the Political Science and International Relations Journal Listing, I’ve looked at a lot (almost all!) of the websites for academic journals in political science and international relations. Some are very good. Many or most have the information I’ve needed to answer basic questions about them. Some have been confusing or ludicrously … Continue reading "Your Academic Journal Website Sucks"| Paul Musgrave
Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 during the first Karabakh war in a show of solidarity with its long-time ally Azerbaijan. Since then, ties between Turkey and Armenia have remained strained.| Global Voices
Written by Mariah Thornton. This article presents an optimistic case for Taiwan-UK relations under the new government. Labour’s holistic view of security offers room for Taiwan to provide val…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Joshua Wilkes. This article focuses on the UK’s interest in stability across the Taiwan Strait in terms of defence and security. It examines two UK’s security partnerships in…| Taiwan Insight
