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Japan and South Korea are watching the Trump-Xi summit through Taiwan, North Korea, and the Strait of Hormuz as America’s Indo-Pacific allies test whether Washington can manage competition with Beijing without weakening deterrence or alliance confidence.

Japan and South Korea Watch Trump-Xi Summit Through Taiwan, North Korea and Hormuz (2/4)

Japan and South Korea are watching the Trump-Xi summit through four linked concerns: Taiwan, North Korea, Hormuz, and the future of America’s alliance system in the Indo-Pacific. For Tokyo and Seoul, the issue is not only whether Washington and Beijing can stabilize relations, but whether that stability comes at the expense of allied confidence.

Analysis

Trump-Xi Summit 2026: Taiwan, Iran, Hormuz, trade, technology and global power politics enter the room as Washington and Beijing test the limits of confrontation and cooperation.

Trump-Xi Summit Puts Taiwan, Iran and Global Power Politics in the Room (1/4)

Trump’s expected summit with Xi places Taiwan, Iran, Hormuz, trade and technology at the center of the world’s most consequential power relationship.

Analysis

NY-12 is not a steppingstone, not a coronation, and not Camelot on the Hudson. It is a responsibility.

NY-12’s Democratic Primary Is Local, but the Foreign Policy Stakes Are Global

NY-12’s Democratic primary is local, but its foreign policy stakes are global. From Israel and Gaza to Ukraine, China, Iran, and the U.N. and campaign money, the district deserves more than slogans from the candidates who are asking to represent it.

New York

Amb. Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of May, briefs reporters on the program of work for the month

China Puts Charter, Middle East and U.N. Leadership Race on Council Agenda

China opened its May Security Council presidency with a push to defend the U.N. Charter while placing Gaza, Iran, Hormuz, Lebanon, Africa, and the next Secretary-General race at the center of a crowded Council agenda.

Security Council

On World Press Freedom Day, the struggle is no longer only over what journalists can print or say, but whether they can still be seen, heard, and reached in a public sphere increasingly shaped by digital restriction and fear.

The New Front Line for Press Freedom in the MENA Region

On World Press Freedom Day, the issue in MENA is no longer only whether journalists can publish, but whether they can still reach audiences, verify facts, and remain visible in a digital public sphere shaped by pressure, fear, and restriction.

Journalism

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