Category: Global
Coverage of geopolitics, international relations, and current affairs from a global perspective, including international organisations, cross-border cooperation, climate summits, and worldwide security trends.
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China and the European Union have agreed on steps to de-escalate their dispute over imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs). The European Commission has issued guidance allowing Chinese manufacturers to propose minimum import prices as an alternative to anti-subsidy tariffs imposed in 2024. “The European market is open to electric vehicles from all around the…
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NATO allies are discussing practical next steps to strengthen Arctic security, according to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, speaking on Monday (Jan. 12) in Zagreb. At a joint press conference with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Rutte said all allies recognise the strategic importance of the Arctic as sea routes open and geopolitical competition increases.…
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US President Donald Trump said the United States is considering “very strong options” in response to Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, including the possibility of military action. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Iran’s leadership was starting to cross a US red line and warned that any attack on American interests or…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, to deepen economic, industrial and security cooperation between India and Europe’s largest economy. Germany is India’s largest trading partner in the EU, and both leaders said ties would be expanded across trade, defence and strategic industries. Key developments: • A roadmap for…
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Sudan’s government has formally returned to Khartoum, almost three years after relocating to Port Sudan following the outbreak of war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023. Speaking in the capital, Prime Minister Kamil Idris said the move marked the return of national governance and pledged to…
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In a recent interview, Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov, chair of Denmark’s Defence Committee, criticised US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Russia and China pose a security threat to Greenland and that the United States should assert control over the autonomous Danish territory. Jarlov described Trump’s assertions of foreign threats as unfounded, noting both countries…
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South Africa has defended its week-long “Will for Peace 2026” naval exercises with Russia, China, Iran and other partners as essential for maritime security, despite rising geopolitical tensions. The drills off Cape Town come as relations between US President Donald Trump’s administration and several BRICS Plus countries have deteriorated, and after Washington intensified pressure on…
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“War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading,” declared Pope Leo XIV in his 2026 ‘State of the World’ address to the diplomatic corps, warning that force is displacing dialogue and that the post-World War II prohibition on aggressive war is eroding. He situated the warning in a landscape of overlapping…
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US President Donald Trump used a White House appearance to criticise Europe’s security posture, warn against Russian or Chinese influence in Greenland, and threaten economic strikes on Iran if violence against protesters escalates. Trump said Europe “has to get its act together” on defence and migration, while claiming Russia fears US power but not European…
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Speaking to French ambassadors at the Élysée Palace, Macron said institutions of multilateralism were functioning less effectively and that international relations were increasingly shaped by competition between major powers. Macron added that “the United States is “gradually turning away from some of its allies and freeing itself from the international rules it was promoting until…
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