“[T]he basis of [U.S.] support” for Israel, longtime U.S. diplomat and Israel watcher Dennis Ross wrote back in 2015, “is driven by the perception of Israel as a country that shares America’s values... The last thing Israel needs now is to have its basic democratic character called into question.”
Paris nixes NATO office in Tokyo;
Japan underwrites Dhaka's regional economic ambitions...;
...And gets more competitive with foreign assistance;
More Chinese spy balloons spotted in Northeast Asia;
Seoul, Tokyo take steps to turn the page
Cleaning house in Ukraine's supreme court;
How anti-corruption aids Ukraine's military;
Nabu focuses on crypto;
China poised to expand stake in Ukraine's telecom sector;
The IMF presses for disclosures
Russia’s plan, clearly, is to raise the specter of food shortages (and political instability) as a way to turn world opinion against Ukraine, and to force Western nations to scale back their own campaign of pressure.
China sold drones to Russia for use in Ukraine;
Beijing slaps export ban on rare Earth metals;
New security law takes aim at Washington's tech offensive;
China's updated counter-espionage law prompts travel warning;
"Spy balloon" drama persists in Washington