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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanChina dependence poses existential risk to US universities
In July 2025, the Trump administration paused export controls on advanced AI chips to China in an effort to restart trade talks. The decision drew criticism from national security circles concerned about Chinaβs expanding tech dominance. Yet a quieter and more enduring pipeline of technological transfer remains largely overlooked: Americaβs elite universities. Institutions such as [β¦] The post China dependence poses...
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80% of American troops would disobey illegal orders: study
With his August 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard β along with federal law enforcement β into Washington, DC to fight crime, President Donald Trump edged US troops closer to the kind of military-civilian confrontations that can cross ethical and legal lines. Indeed, since Trump returned to office, many of his [β¦] The post 80% of American troops would disobey illegal orders: study appeared...
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Blackpink: K-pop band make 'epic Wembley dream' come true
The quartet have become the first Korean girl group to headline a concert at London's Wembley Stadium.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:Are mangoes good for diabetes? Indian studies challenge conventional wisdom
Two Indian trials suggest that controlled mango consumption, instead of carbs, may improve blood sugar in diabetes.
Published on: August 16, 2025 | Source:An artist on the run, an exhibition censored: How China tried to silence a Thai art show
The Burmese curators of the show, which contained Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong art, have fled to the UK.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Can India Survive the Trade War?Β
Trumpβs tariff onslaught has forced India into a precarious position, and New Delhi is employing three strategies in tandem to get out of it.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Why Narendra Modiβs Upcoming Visit to Japan Is Strategically Significant
As the geopolitical landscape continues to shift, the Japan-India partnership will remain a vital anchor for regional stability.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Americaβs Support for Taiwan Is at a Critical Juncture
Reluctance in Taiwan β particularly by the KMT β to prioritize adequate defense spending risks fundamentally undermining U.S. support for Taiwan.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:The First Lee-Trump Summit: Addressing the North Korea Issue
When the new U.S. and South Korean presidents meet, they should focus on creative solutions for reaching out to North Korea.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Clouds Over China: A Challenge to Intelligence GatheringΒ
China takes advantage of persistent cloud cover to mask its movement of military assets and materiel. Thatβs a problem for Taiwan.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Flash floods kill nearly 200 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The majority of deaths were recorded in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:The Indian Armyβs Pakistan-Centric Restructuring
The reorganization is part of the Indian Armyβs strategy to instill confidence in the political leadership that it can conduct cross-border surgical strikes at a momentβs notice.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:One Belt, One Road, One Chilean Headache
Chile's next president will have to decide how to handle growing Chinese investment in Chile's critical resources.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Taliban Rule Hits 4 Years as Global Divide Deepens
Despite the urgency of the crises in Afghanistan, the international community's response has been fragmented and divided.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Prabowo in Paris: Beyond the Parade, Geopolitical Synergies
When the Indonesian president served as guest of honor for Bastille Day, it reflected a growing diplomatic, political, and military convergence between France and Indonesia.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Will WTO Membership Make Doing Business in Uzbekistan Any Easier?
As Tashkent hones in on WTO accession next year, many arcane Karimov-era trade practices remain widespread, frustrating foreign companies looking to access Central Asiaβs most promising market.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:How a New Indian Taxi Service Plans to Push Back Uber, Ola, and Empower Drivers
Backed by cooperatives, Bharat taxi aims to be a ride-hailing platform where drivers are not just service providers but also co-owners of the business.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:New Zealand Tightens Defense Ties With Australia β and Beyond
The Luxon government is shoring up its relationship with its only ally, while also expanding its role in security groupings like NATO and the Five Eyes.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Why Ishiba Shigeru Is Not Resigning
Traditionally, LDP leaders who faced major electoral setbacks have stepped down. Ishiba has no intention of following that precedent.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Pakistanβs Military Exploited Afghan Refugees as βCannon Fodderβ for Decades: Ex-Senator
Labeling Pakistanβs generals as "war contractors," former Senator Afrasiab Khattak accused them of perpetuating instability for strategic gain at a recent conference.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Taiwan and the limits of American power
As tensions escalate in the Taiwan Strait and Washingtonβs bipartisan consensus coalesces around defending the self-ruling islandβs democracy, itβs worth stepping back from the emotional rhetoric about freedom versus authoritarianism to examine whether Americaβs evolving Taiwan policy serves genuine US national interestsβor represents another costly overextension of American power. The current trajectory of US policy [...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:China reveals DF-100 missile in response to US encirclement
This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China released rare new DF-100 footage as part of a Peopleβs Liberation Army (PLA) documentary marking the forceβs 98th anniversary, offering fresh visual cues on the supersonic cruise missileβs specifications and strategic reach. The two-minute video shows the DF-100 operating during a cable communications exercise [β¦] The post China reveals DF-100 missile...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Japanβs plan to break Chinaβs rare-earth stranglehold
In the evolving landscape of critical mineral geopolitics, Japan is working to recalibrate its rare-earth strategy amid intensifying competition between the United States and China. While Tokyo has aligned itself with partners such as the US, Australia and India to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths, analysts caution that Beijing continues to dominate the supply [β¦] The post Japanβs plan to break Chinaβs rare-earth...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Fears of starvation in Myanmar as UN warns of 'disaster'
"There is no income. Most people survive now by eating boiled taro roots," one person told the BBC.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:'Please find my daughter': Grief and chaos after flash floods in Kashmir
At least 60 people have been killed in the flash floods and dozens still remain missing.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:More than 300 ill in Indonesia after eating free school lunches
This is the largest spate of food poisonings to hit Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:F1 tycoon fined $23,000 in Singapore gift scandal
Ong Beng Seng had given expensive gifts to an ex-minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Will the Trump-Putin summit deliver peace?
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Alaska summit hope fades as Trump hardens line on Ukraine James Davis reports that optimism for the US-Russia summit in Alaska is fading as President Donald Trump hardens his Ukraine stance. Meanwhile, Russian forces are [β¦] The post Will the Trump-Putin summit deliver peace? appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Australia to close loophole in screening system for childcare workers
The move comes after a spate of high-profile abuse cases in the childcare sector.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:To Lam consolidating hard, fast and forceful rule in Vietnam
August 3, 2025, marks one year since To Lam became General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnamβs Central Committee, widely considered the most powerful position in the country. His rise followed an unprecedented upheaval entailing the removal of two of the βfour pillarsβ of leadership, namely President Vo Van Thuong and Chairman of the [β¦] The post To Lam consolidating hard, fast and forceful rule in Vietnam...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Thailandβs Harsh Struggle With Cambodia
Is Lt. Gen.Boonsin Padklang, the head of Thailand's Second Army Region, costingBangkok its goodwill?
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:US testing quantum navigation aboard secretive military space plane
A US military space plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments. One of these experiments is a potential alternative to GPS that [β¦] The post US testing quantum navigation aboard secretive military space plane appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Philippines Opens Campaign Period in Landmark Bangsamoro Regional Elections
The Commission on Elections has introduced a gun ban in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, in the run-up to its first parliamentary election in October.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Watch robot athletes compete in world's first humanoid games
Teams from 16 countries are competing in a range of sports including football, athletics and dance as part of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Rain warning delays landmark trial of Hong Kong's rebel mogul Jimmy Lai
Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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