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In 2021, Sungmin Cho wrote, “South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum,” where he argued Seoul’s complex strategic position makes engagement on questions of involvement over a Taiwan contingency complicated. Five years later, we asked him to revisit his arguments.Image: U.S. Navy (Photo by Seaman Apprentice Ca

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the European Union needs to reduce its dependency on China and rebalance its dependence on other economies. Sanchez, who sat down with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua, said that one of the EU's strengths its is willingness to open its economies to other reg

Beijing is pressuring Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines not only with ships and aircraft but also in the cognitive domain—which no multilateral mechanism defends. This report explores what it would take to build a coordinated multilateral defense network to combat this threat across th

Qualcomm acquiring robotics software firm PickNik

Global gas market pricing prolonged tightness due to Iran war, IGU executive says Reuters

Four killed in Gaza in strikes, Israel says it killed a Hamas finance chief Reuters

US delegation walks out as Masoud Pezeshkian delivers speech

Pezeshkian says Iran won't surrender, after Trump's annihilation threat Reuters

Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows Reuters

A diplomatic strategy to end the war.