Russia’s recognition of the Taliban provides much sought-after legitimacy to a regime that is enforcing the world’s most extreme version of gender apartheid.

"President Lee assumes office at a time of friction, both at home and abroad."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is likely after having his first face-to-face meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Malaysia

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My new article! #pakistan #water #climatechange thediplomat.com/2025/07/chro...

In a #NEW blog post, @katiepeach.bsky.social discusses trends in American public opinion on nuclear programs spending and arms control treaties. Read her full analysis here: nuclearnetwork.csis.org/what-does-th...

The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.

Donald Trump wants to re-establish America “as the global leader in nuclear energy”. It is an ambitious goal, given much of the enriched uranium the country relies on comes from Russia

Missed this week's @geopolitics.csis.org discussion on the Axis of Upheaval after the Israel-Iran conflict? 🎥 Catch the recording for insights from @victordcha.bsky.social, @myacoubian.bsky.social, @msnegovaya.bsky.social & @brianthart.bsky.social on China, Russia, Iran & N. Korea ties.

America’s two-party system has long been a barrier against an extremism. Polarization is making it an accelerant instead.

Paris, toujours dans mes pensées.

Vietnam is the latest country to secure concessions

Business investors and wealthy Americans are among the biggest winners in U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax bill. Those hit the hardest by the sweeping package include elite universities and immigrants.

Involvement of regional actors, Pakistan and China complicates Insurgency in Balochistan

Mongolia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission www.imf.org/en/News/Arti...

Judges across America have been issuing nationwide injunctions to stymie a host of Donald Trump’s policies. After the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision, they will be deprived of that particularly powerful tool https://econ.trib.al/i5dQknM

Russian forces seized control of a valuable lithium deposit in eastern Ukraine in recent days, depriving the country of a critical asset that could have helped support a new economic partnership with the U.S.

A preliminary assessment concluded that the U.S. strikes only set Iran’s nuclear program back by a few months. The JCPOA, on the other hand, promised to put Iran’s program in a well-watched cage for at least a decade.

Drops today: this week's ARB @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast features Nicholas Gordon in conversation with John Man about his recent book “Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict” @oneworldbooks.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...

Very sweet programme narrated by Cambridge's Mongolia and Inner Asia Study Unit's Director David Sneath, on Mongolia's Buddhist spiritual leader 10th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu/Bogd. Glad that West is becoming more aware of the Bogd & his spiritual/geopolitical importance. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The government on Friday adopted a plan for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia as state guests from July 6 to 13.

June 22, 1925: A delegation from far eastern Tuva is in Moscow to sign a pact establishing "friendly relations" with the Soviet Union. Buddhist monk Donduk Kuular (seated, second left) will become prime minister of the region bordering Mongolia; Stalin has him executed in 1932.

I have so many photos from Mongolia that I thought I would start to post a few of the scenic shots. They are not labelled but are all typical landscapes that can be seen throughout this amazing country.

#OTD in 1945 the 9th Guards Mechanized Corps was allocated to the Transbaikal Front. Its Sherman tanks would make a 9000 km journey from Czechoslovakia to Mongolia in order to take part in the offensive against Japan in August of 1945. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

“During his life in Mongolia, Bay experienced several beatings because of his disability. In 2020, one beating resulted in a traumatic brain injury. Others resulted in broken bones.”

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Thursday that the country’s nuclear facilities had sustained “significant and serious damages,” the first official acknowledgment of the extent of the damages caused by U.S. strikes on three nuclear sites.

Here is my latest on Mongolia's Coalition Government 2.0

After 2 years of work, I am happy to finally hold my book in my hands. No Use of Force, the first English language translation of the memoirs of J. Batmonkh, the last socialist PM of Mongolia. His decision for peaceful transition changed Mongolias history. Buy 📧 [email protected]