The recent ‘X’ episode with the Brazilian Supreme Court has renewed the debate over sovereignty of nation-states and freedom of speech in the international domain.
The UK government’s decision to restrict certain arms exports to the UK highlights the supply chain dynamics that permeate the international arms market as well as the external sources of defence components/equipment of Israel, itself a major arms exporter.
The FATF Mutual Evaluation Report on India highlights substantial improvements in plugging vulnerabilities associated with tackling money laundering and countering terrorist finance.
Despite the recent devastating floods in North Korea, the refusal of Pyongyang to accept foreign aid reflects the revival of Juche ideology under the leadership of Kim Jong-un.
Azerbaijan, with backing from Turkey and increasingly Russia, continues to push for a transport corridor to its exclave Nakhchivan, a year after it recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh.
