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September 26, 2025 |
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The signal and substance of the new Saudi-Pakistan defense pact
In a surprising move, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia announced a new mutual defense pact. Joshua T. White breaks down the agreement and its implications for the region, describing the deal as an effort by both countries to diversify their defense partnerships and hedge against risks.
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A bromance revived: Erdoğan returns to the White House
Yesterday, Turkish President Erdoğan visited the White House for the first time in four years for a "personal reunion" with President Trump. Aslı Aydıntaşbaş examines the significance of the meeting and the thorny challenges weighing down U.S.-Turkey relations.
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Nobody lost Taiwan
Concerns about Taiwan's future are understandable but overblown, argue Ryan Hass and Philip H. Gordon. Taiwan is far less politically divided than it seems; its democracy is robust; and its economy is strong. If Taiwan plays these cards right, it can continue to thrive—and thwart the threat from China.
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India doesn’t want to need China
India has cautiously stabilized ties with China since 2024, but deep mistrust and strategic rivalry persist between the duo. If the Trump administration continues to take a coercive approach to New Delhi and a gentler posture toward Beijing, it may push India to cooperate less with America and more with China, warns Tanvi Madan.
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"The international system is extremely divided on drug policy. This is not new, but it’s really just very intense at this UNGA."
September 25, 2025 | Vanda Felbab-Brown, AP |
International affairs
Leveraging aid to Israel. In Politico, Philip H. Gordon and Jon Finer argue it is past time that the U.S. leverage the weapons it provides Israel to end the Gaza war.
A new transatlantic axis. For an Observer Research Foundation special report, Tara Varma and Sophia Besch discuss the revisionist pressures threatening Europe.
UNGA 2025. Brookings scholars unpacked the issues at stake at this year's U.N. General Assembly. |
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