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Geopolitics of AI technical standards will heat up

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INT

This divergence has made the question of AI-related technical standards a particular area of commercial and geopolitical interest. China's priorities lie more in creating a market…

Ireland will look to expand its international reach

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IRELAND

Ireland's foreign policy.

Afghan foreign relations reach a crossroads

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AFGHANISTAN

The meeting included discussion on how to tackle the crisis created by the Taliban government’s ban on Afghan women working for the UN. On May 6, the fifth…

Developing world will push for climate action at COP23

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INT/UN

Much of the formal agenda consists of work of a technical nature to develop rules and procedures to implement the Paris Agreement. However, Fiji, the first island state to serve…

Pragmatism will drive Sudan’s foreign relations

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SUDAN

Sudan's foreign relations.

Nicaraguan migration tests Costa Rican hospitality

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COSTA RICA

Nicaraguan migrants.

Security frames Central African Republic's prospects

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

The election of President Faustin Archange Touadera in February may start a transition away from a prolonged political crisis and associated insecurity. CAR still confronts…

Carbon capture rollout will hit global policy gap

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US/INT

Carbon capture and storage technology.

UNRWA row fallout could devastate Gaza Palestinians

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PALESTINIANS

Also yesterday, the head of the Saudi humanitarian agency emphasised that some countries’ decisions to halt UNRWA funding risked “aiding” the deaths of Gaza civilians. Some 1.9…

Myanmar junta will hone divide-and-rule strategy

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MYANMAR

The junta’s battlefield opponents include NUG-aligned People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) and ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have fought the military for decades, but there is…