Washington 2 December 2025 #1 gnada Thu, 12/04/2025 – 02:54 Washington Thu, 12/04/2025 – 12:00 2 December 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June were “a great example of the limited and strategic and focused use of American power to achieve something that’s in our […]
Brazil’s Congress has pushed through legislation to weaken environmental safeguards for mining, infrastructure and agricultural projects, overriding a partial presidential veto just days after the end of COP30 and setting the stage for a possible showdown in the Supreme Court. Earlier this year, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed some of the most controversial […]
Qatar and Saudi Arabia are investing in new terrestrial cable systems to relieve the strain on underwater cables in the Red Sea. This is part of a fundamental modernization strategy.
After two years of stonewalling, governments agreed at COP30 to hold a series of annual discussions about how their trade policies can enable emissions reductions while helping, rather than hindering, economic development. But analysts warn the process may not be able to achieve much in practice. Since COP28 in Dubai in 2023, emerging economies including […]
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering troops by using the Signal messaging app to discuss a strike on Houthis in Yemen, sources say a Pentagon watchdog report finds.
The European Commission plans to set up a center to coordinate the purchases and stocks of the crucial raw materials. China is by far the largest supplier, and vast US demand also complicates European acquisition.
The US wants direct peace talks, as civilians overseeing a year-old truce met amid a renewed Israeli offensive against Hezbollah.
With Vladimir Putin traveling to New Delhi, it seems Russia and India are willing to defy US pressure and forge even stronger ties. Both Putin and Narendra Modi rely on their partnership in a larger geopolitical game.
Tanzania, a fossil gas producer that led African nations at COP30, urged African ministers to position themselves against transitioning away from fossil fuels ahead of critical negotiations in the final week of the summit, according to a document seen by Climate Home News. The recommendation was part of a four-page presentation dated November 15 – […]
Ronny P Sasmita is a senior analyst at Indonesia Strategic and Economics Action Institution, a think-tank specialising in geopolitical and geoeconomic studies in Indonesia. The devastation that has swept across Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra in recent weeks has forced Indonesia to confront an uncomfortable truth. What unfolded was not only a natural disaster […]
