Israele e Libano terranno colloqui a Roma il 15 e 16 luglio per discutere di un accordo. Il presidente libanese Aoun ha dichiarato che non incontrerà Netanyahu finché continueranno gli attacchi israeliani.
A new survey reveals two-thirds of EU citizens would support the UK rejoining the bloc, while most UK voters believe Brexit has negatively impacted key issues and desire closer ties, including free movement.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan expressed cautious optimism about a US-Iran MOU, calling it an "incredibly important" step. He stressed the need for robust verification, addressing wider security concerns like maritime navigation, and rebuilding trust with Iran before economic cooperation. The minister also highlighted the centrality of the Palestinian issue for regional stability.
A veteran US diplomat, Richard Haass, urged the US and China to hold regular high-level meetings and deepen cooperation on emerging technologies like AI. He emphasized the need for transparency to prevent a downturn in relations and suggested institutionalizing diplomatic interactions.
KMT Chair Sophia Chan advocated for cross-strait peace at the Council on Foreign Relations, calling the "Zheng-Xi meeting" a historical turning point. She argued against a 10% GDP defense budget for Taiwan, emphasizing needs-based allocation and AI integration.
The US Trade Representative announces a public comment process to identify $30 billion in Chinese goods for potential tariff reductions under a new bilateral trade mechanism.
Instead of obsessing over rules that have ceased to matter, we must consider giving Beijing a dose of its own medicine The US and Israel may have started the war in Iran, but – apart from the belligerents themselves – it is China and Europe that stand to lose the most from it. Yet while European leaders watch like rabbits caught in the headlights as energy prices shoot through the roof, China has responded to the crisis with remarkable equanimity. It is striking how self-confident Beijing is ahead of this week’s Trump-Xi summit.That’s because China is better prepared for what I call an age of “un-order”. This is not the same as disorder, where rules exist but are broken. Un-order is a world where the rules themselves have simply ceased to matter. While European governments have been obsessed with preserving order, China has been working out how to survive chaos.Mark Leonard is director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail Continue reading...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about how China views the current crisis in the Middle East
