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• Pakistan says Bannu attack coordinated from Afghanistan
  May 18, 2026
  Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that recent militant attacks inside the country, including the attack in Bannu that killed 15, had been organized from Afghanistan’s territory. “Our assessment indicates
• Kabul residents report second night of drone activity, gunfire
  May 18, 2026
  Residents of Kabul reported a second consecutive night of drone activity and gunfire across parts of the capital city, amid continued tensions between Pakistan and Taliban. Three local sources told Amu TV that drones
• The Unresolved Challenges in U.S.–India Semiconductor Cooperation
  May 15, 2026
  The U.S.–India semiconductor cooperation story is well-stocked with top-level strategic intent. What remains unresolved, however, are some underlying challenges that will determine whether the cooperation actually
• Trump Is Love-Bombing China’s Xi. It Is Not Being Reciprocated
  May 15, 2026
  President Donald Trump has established a reputation for the unpredictable. But his trip to China has displayed a different side of a U.S. leader with a penchant for putting pressure first in his international dealings.
• 5 Traps for Trump and Xi
  May 15, 2026
  At Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Xi Jinping put a question to Donald Trump, the answer to which has profound consequences not only for China and the U.S., but the whole world. “Can China and the United
• Why Putin will have been watching the Trump‑Xi summit nervously
  May 15, 2026
  The opening headlines from the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing signal an openness on the Chinese side towards stabilising relations with the US. In his opening remarks, the Chinese president noted
• Pakistan’s Military Consolidation Under Munir Faces Critical Challenges
  May 14, 2026
  The regime bets that international legitimacy can be translated into domestic stability. But that depends upon whether it can leverage international goodwill to manage grievances and the economy at home. IntroductionIn
• Afghanistan: America’s Other Ongoing Proxy War
  May 14, 2026
  The development of Afghanistan’s mineral resources has become the center of an information and geopolitical struggle where economic projects intersect with security issues, propaganda, and great-power rivalry. A
• China’s War Wolves: From Commercial Tech to Combat Power
  May 11, 2026
  Executive Summary China is not just modernizing its military. It is reimagining how future wars will be fought. The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) embrace of “intelligentized warfare” (智能化战争)
• China & Taiwan Update, May 8, 2026
  May 11, 2026
  Toplines Readouts from preparatory phone calls ahead of US President Donald Trump and CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s meeting next week indicate that trade, US arms sales to Taiwan, and the Iran War may be the top