Indefinitely perpetuating the Ukrainian Conflict through these means indefinitely delays the full implementation of the US’ planned “Pivot (back) to (East) Asia”, can lead to Russia selling its natural resource wealth to China at bargain-basement prices, and maintains China’s “active neutrality”. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) referenced the EU’s summertime disbursement of the first €1 billion to Ukraine for drone […]

A day after Taliban forces raided the Khatam al-Nabieen complex in Kabul and detained dozens of its instructors and students, Mohammad Jawad Mohseni, head of the complex, told Amu TV that the action was “politically and religiously” motivated. Mohseni, who heads institutions affiliated with the Khatam al-Nabieen complex, said Taliban forces detained 28 instructors and students and that 24 remained […]

Key Takeaways:Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on Aug. 7, 2026 (“attack on one is an attack on all,” UN Charter Art. 51); full text is still unpublished as of Sept. 1. An Aug. 31 Istanbul committee set a Riyadh secretariat (Pakistani SG for three years) and talked industry and cohesion—not NATO’s SHAPE, NDPP, or […]

The clearest example is the recent “Eagles of Civilisation 2026” military exercises with Egypt. The drills demonstrated capabilities that went beyond symbolic military diplomacy. China deployed J-16 fighter aircraft, a YY-20A aerial tanker, a KJ-500 airborne early-warning aircraft, an electronic warfare aircraft, and other support assets to Egypt. For the first time, Chinese jet formations flew more than 6,000 kilometres […]

Je n’ai cessé de parler de la Chine ces derniers temps. Mais lorsqu’on découvre ce qui s’apparente à un univers parallèle, un univers presque totalement invisible depuis le point de vue de celui dans lequel on vit, on se doit d’agir ; on se doit de faire connaître ce que les médias grand public s’efforcent assidûment de dissimuler. On peut […]

An Amu review of reports by Iranian human rights organizations found that at least 20 Afghan citizens have been executed in Iranian prisons since the beginning of 2026, amid concerns over access to lawyers, fair trials and a lack of transparency surrounding executions. The figures show that the executions were carried out between Jan. 1 and Aug. 28. At least […]

Local sources in Badakhshan told Amu that a civilian was killed in an armed clash between two Taliban officials that they said began over a dispute about fishing. The clash occurred Saturday afternoon in the Duabi area of Baharak district between Mullah Hafiz, the Taliban governor of Farah province, and Ibrahim, the Taliban police chief for Baharak district, according to […]

In late July, Washington imposed sweeping Section 301 tariffs targeting 60 trading partners that it alleged had failed to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region. In this interview, Victor Gao argues that Beijing should turn the situation to its advantage by routing rare-earth exports through a Xinjiang-based hub. Guancha: In late July, the United States rolled out the so-called “forced […]

Key Takeaways:On the Taliban’s fifth anniversary in power, the author says fighting has intensified in Badakhshan: NRF (Ahmad Massoud), AFF (Gen. Yasin Zia), smaller local groups, and a brief revolt by former commander Juma Khan Fateh.The province matters because it is Tajik-majority, mineral-rich, and borders Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China via the Wakhan; attacks near Zebak, Kuran wa Munjan, and Faizabad […]

Key Takeaways:China and Indonesia held a brief Aug. 12 passing exercise east of Taiwan—Beijing’s first joint naval activity with a foreign military in those waters—which Taipei sees as an attempt to normalize Chinese presence, not a change in the military balance.Jakarta calls it routine diplomacy by a ship already transiting home from Vladivostok; analysts say the value for Beijing is […]