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After Shangri-La: Asia Is No Longer Asking Washington’s Permission

At the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 held in Singapore and attended by 44 countries, the real story was not the reaffirmation of the US-led Indo-Pacific order but its slow, public unraveling. The Speech That Misread the Room The opening plenary belongs, by Shangri-La tradition, to Washington. This year, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared, […]
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Vučić in Beijing: Serbia Signals Strategic Autonomy in the Balkans

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks, during which Vucic declared the “iron friendship” between the two countries and his intention to significantly expand cooperation with China. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s five-day state visit to China (24–28 May 2026) was not a routine diplomatic courtesy call. It was a deliberate geopolitical […]
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Armenia: Elections Are Over, But Questions Remain

On June 7, parliamentary elections were held in Armenia, as a result of which the ruling party can form a new government. What distinguished the 2026 elections, and is a parliamentary crisis looming? Crisis and frustration after military defeats After the defeat in the 44-day war in 2020 and the complete loss of control over […]
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Israel, Turkey, and the Changing Dynamics of Nuclear Deterrence in the Middle East

The US support and Israel’s military and strategic capabilities, coupled with occupational aspirations, made the country a threat to the region. The country’s hostilities and strategic reorientation suggest that it now seeks to confront Turkey. Israel’s escalating aggression with Turkey has sparked new threats in Middle Eastern geopolitics. The Zionist leaders have a decades-old dream […]
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