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Giorgio Cafiero

Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar
Asia-Pacific

When US left Afghanistan, China moved in. So how's it going?

Five years on, Beijing's relations with the Taliban are a study in pragmatism and patience, but not exactly as expected

Syrian interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, speaks after a meeting with the German chancellor at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, German
Middle East

Syria walks a tightrope as war engulfs the Middle East

Despite risks, Damascus may emerge as a more powerful regional player once the conflict comes to an end

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray
Middle East

Oman is cozying up to China as US throws Mideast into disarray

The war in Iran is pushing smaller states to diversify their great power partnerships — if Washington will let them

Iran funeral Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
Middle East

Ayatollah Khamenei's carefully crafted and choreographed funeral

Millions are expected to attend the ceremonies in Iran, but much of it is a key message for US-Israel consumption: Your regime change failed.

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Middle East

After the Iran War, is UAE the odd man out?

Attacks from Tehran and the possibility of closer ties with Tel Aviv have left Abu Dhabi facing a difficult balancing act in a changing Gulf order.