geopolitics

For most of its history, Pakistan’s geopolitical value has risen and fallen with other countries’ emergencies. The Mecca Pact may be its most serious attempt yet to break that cycle. On Aug. 31, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey established a secretariat in Saudi Arabia for the Mecca Defence Agreem

Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network

The United States and Canada have been locked in a trade war for over a month. And now, it’s becoming a political problem. Following US threats to impose 50 percent tariffs on about twenty billion dollars’ worth of imports, Ottawa and Washington began fierce negotiations. But the talks fell through,

Hours after US President Donald Trump’s surprise Sunday announcement of an energy ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, Russia responded by bombing a series of Ukrainian power plants, write Maksym Beznosiuk and William Dixon. The post Putin snubs Trump’s ceasefire as Russia aims to make Ukraine unlivab

Zelenskiy visits Britain as Burnham pledges fresh support for Ukraine Reuters

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say Reuters

Iran-backed militants retaliate after Riyadh-led coalition targets sites in Yemen’s capital

Former Australian Prime Minister and Asia Society Global President & CEO says the US and China are in a "stability mode" where they have different national interests but no incentive to immediately ramp up political and trade tensions. (Source: Bloomberg)

MI5 chief lists Iran, Russia, AI and terrorists among threats to UK Reuters

Johnson & Johnson leaning toward spinning out hips-and-knees business - WSJ