Date: 13/05/2026 The leaders of the G7 bloc, meeting in the Alpine spa town of Evian-les-Bains, on 17/06, tried to show a common front against China's dominance of the global critical minerals supply chain. They only partially succeeded. The discussions ended with a joint statement wherein the leaders committed to cooperation, but actual concrete measures were strikingly absent. All members agreed that China’s dominance over the critical minerals industry is a matter of nati

Date: 13/05/2026 Tankers cruising the Panama Canal. What happened: China has detained more than 90 Panama-flagged vessels at its ports since early March 2026, in what the US and a six-country Latin American coalition describe as targeted economic retaliation against Panama. The pattern has held for two months. Of the 123 vessels detained at Chinese ports in March alone, 91 were Panama-flagged, and similar ratios have continued into April and the first week of May. Speaking

Date: 20/04/2026 The 2026 revision codifies a decade of Chinese economic statecraft. Here is what it means for companies that trade with, source from, or invest in China. China’s Foreign Trade Law is the master framework that governs how foreign companies buy from, sell to, and invest in China. It was last rewritten in 2004, in the afterglow of WTO accession, to fit a country that wanted to join the global trading system. The 2026 version, in force since 1 March, is the first

Date: 18/11/2025 (10:45 UTC+01:00) Where? Bangladesh; South Asia What happened? On 17/11/2025 , former Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal in Dhaka for crimes against humanity over her government’s violent crackdown on student-led protests last year . Hasina was convicted of incitement, issuing kill orders and inaction to prevent atrocities during the government crackdown on the student protests. Along with her, her for

Date: 18/09/2025 (12:00 UTC+2) Where? South China Sea: Scarborough Shoal Who’s involved? China, Philippines What happened? On...

Gregorio Albini Introduction For decades, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has maintained its claim over the Republic of China...

Date: 12/05/2025 - update of previous version posted on 09/05/2025 Where: Jammu and Kashmir Region, Anantnag District,...