PRC Influence Center Stage at Yoon Impeachment Hearings;
Cook Islands Inks Deal In Beijing, Upsets New Zealand;
U.S. Amends Wording on Taiwan Independence;
China Repatriates 1000 Scam Victims from Myanmar;
China Backs U.S.-Russia Ukraine Peace Initative
Russia Begins Final Withdrawal From its Syrian Naval Base…;
… In Favor Of New Accommodations In Sudan;
Senegal Moves Closer to a French Departure;
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister to Lead African Union;
Satellite Imagery Reveals Rwandan Casualties;
African Leaders Meet Over DRC Crisis;
Iran and Sudan Strike a Deal
On February 12th, the American Foreign Policy Council convened its third “Airlie Dialogue” conference at the University Club in Washington, DC. The full-day event brought together leading scholars, officials and experts for a day of discussions about the common intellectual fight against Islamic extremism, and the “war of ideas” now taking place in the Muslim World. What follows is a summary of the conference’s proceedings.
In 2024, $168 Billion Exited China;
PRC Cranes Raise Homeland Security Concern at U.S. Ports;
China Merges Hundreds of Banks to Alleviate Bad Loans;
China Smuggles Parts for Russian Drones – Estonia;
Beijing To Underwrite Vietnam's $8.3 Billion Railway
Sensing an opening, India deepens its ties to the Taliban;
Pakistan, Bangladesh revive direct shipping route;
Sri Lanka throws in with Chinese energy giant;
Afghan refugees in a bind