Diplomacy

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  Diplomacy

  2025-10-10

  Leaving terror behind opens door to legitimacy

  Syria’s interim president Ahmad Shar’a, once a member of al-Qaeda, is now recognized as a legitimate leader on the world stage -- a transformation that shows abandoning extremism is the only path to true political and moral legitimacy.

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  Diplomacy

  2025-05-27

  ISIS remnants in Syria further threatened by US-Syria political thaw

  Strategic counterterrorism cooperation between the United States and Syria could make operations to eliminate ISIS more effective, analysts say.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-09-27

  Iran, Russia, China's remarks on Afghanistan spark outrage

  Comments made by Iranian, Russian and Chinese officials in international forums are a sign of those countries' growing interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs, say Afghans.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-06-29

  Beijing's 'wait-and-see' approach to Russia crisis reveals reduced faith in Putin

  China has already been surprised at Russia's poor military performance in Ukraine, and the Wagner mutiny will likely be seen as a further indicator of weakness and decay, say observers.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-05-23

  Iranian president's water remarks spark anger in Afghanistan

  Iran is demanding more than its rightful share of Helmand river water, say outraged Afghans who point to '44 years' of Iran exploiting its neighbour.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-05-17

  China's unilateral actions in disputed territories provoke fears of encroachment

  Beijing's latest attempt to change the facts on the ground is in far northeastern India, but it has become an increasingly common tactic in the South China Sea, Central Asia and beyond.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-03-23

  Iraq, Oman (not China) laid the groundwork for Saudi-Iran detente

  China has claimed full credit for brokering the deal, which capitalises on the hard work Iraq and Oman have put into mending Saudi-Iran rift.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-02-16

  'The wandering balloon': the spy incident that exposed divisions in China

  China's 'spy balloon' may be a sign of lacking co-ordination between government authorities, or a gross underestimation of the political impact of a wandering 'weather balloon'.

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  Diplomacy

  2022-09-26

  US, Qatar increase humanitarian assistance to Afghans

  The US has provided over $1.1 billion in aid since August, while Qatar offers scholarships for 250 Afghan students at US colleges and universities.

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  Diplomacy

  2022-07-01

  China's oil imports from Russia soar, fuelling Kremlin's imperial ambitions

  The volume of Russian oil exports to China has hit a record level, handing the Kremlin vital income as it continues its brutal invasion of Ukraine.