July 23, 2026
Southeast Asia
Opinion Southeast Asia

Sofia Nordgren on Illegal Adoption, Emotional Justice, and Biological Truth

by Scott Douglas Jacobsen How does Sofia Nordgren explain the causes of illegal adoption and the need for emotional justice? Sofia Nordgren is an international speaker, author, moderator, transformation coach, entrepreneur, and advocate for adoptee rights, identity, family reunification, and social justice, with more than 30 years of professional experience in health, wellbeing, leadership, coaching, […]

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U.S.-China Tensions and the Reordering of Asian Markets

by Gilles Touboul The impact of China-US tensions on Asian markets in 2026 is not only about the stock market. It’s not simply about whether Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, or Taipei go up or down. The real question runs deeper: are Asian markets still economic markets, or are they gradually becoming geopolitical markets? In […]

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India and the Limits of Multi-Alignment

by Gilles Touboul For a long time, India’s multi-alignment was seen as a strength. New Delhi could buy weapons from Russia, talk to Washington, remain inside the BRICS with China and Russia, take part in the Quad with the United States, Japan and Australia, and still present itself as the voice of the Global South. […]

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Statecraft and Faultlines 7: India’s Strategic Realignment, EU Trade, NATO Strains, and the Shifting Global Order

by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How is India’s evolving diplomacy reshaping global trade, security alliances, and the balance of power amid realignments by the U.S., Europe, China, and Russia? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National […]

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Armenia: from a “promise of marriage” to India to diversification flirting with Pakistan

by Dani Avriel Armenia: from a “promise of marriage” to India to diversification flirting with Pakistan The peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump on August 8, 2025, opened not only new opportunities for interaction and regional stabilization but also revealed the emergence of a new configuration of influence. The […]

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How SCO agri-tech partnerships are feeding growth

by Qaiser Nawab In the heat of Islamabad, Abdul Ghaffar Shar is busy making calls and finalizing schedules. A major B2B forum is about to take place in Beijing alongside the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, and Shar is helping Pakistani firms secure a spot. For him, it’s more than just another business trip—it’s the […]

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Germany under attack on the eve of the elections. Syrian and Afghan immigrants, as well as those from the Caucasus, are terrorizing the country.

by Stefano Piazza Last night at around 6 p.m., a Spanish tourist was seriously injured by an assailant armed with a knife at the memorial dedicated to the Jews murdered in Europe, in the Mitte district of Berlin. As announced by the Berlin police on X, the seriously injured man was taken to hospital for […]

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Austria: Syrian immigrant attacks crowd: fourteen-year-old boy dies

by Stefano Piazza   Yesterday in Villach, about 350 kilometers south of Vienna, near the border with Italy and Slovenia, a Syrian asylum seeker attacked a crowd in the old town. The result was tragic: a 14-year-old boy died, while four other people were injured, some seriously. The attack happened suddenly, just before 4:00 p.m., […]

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Who is Farhad Noor, the Munich attacker?

by Stefano Piazza Farhad Noor, known for being a muscular internet star, drove his car into a group of demonstrators in Munich. He injured 30 people, including a child. What’s even more shocking is that before committing this horrible act, he had posted a religious speech on the internet. Having arrived in Germany at a […]

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Strategic Realignment: Trump’s Administration and the CRINK Strategy in Central Asia

by Talgat Kabdygali The administration approach taken by Trump towards foreign policy has increasingly focused on addressing what it perceives as strategic threats posed by four nations: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, collectively dubbed “CRINK.” This policy shift, aimed at countering the global influence of CRINK has extended to the vital region of Central […]

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