United States of America (USA)

The July 2026 US–Saudi Arabia nuclear deal does not bind Riyadh to forgo enrichment and reprocessing, nor does it require the IAEA Additional Protocol.

US–Nigeria counter-terrorism cooperation, with positive operational outcomes, offers lessons for developing resilient and sustainable regional counter-terrorism partnerships in Africa.

India, Japan and Australia must contribute to the Indo-Pacific through trilateral cooperation to build a multi-layered network of competencies.

The US–Israel war on Iran has forced the old regional order to change, but the shape of the new order remains uncertain.

Can the Indo-Pacific remain strategically coherent if India is no longer central to it, and does the shift point to something deeper than a bureaucratic housekeeping exercise?

The US–Israel war on Iran has forced the old regional order to change, but the shape of the new order remains uncertain.

The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy elevates drug cartels and ‘violent left-wing extremists’ to centrality, alongside the traditional Islamic threat.

At the Trump–Xi summit, Beijing attempted to normalise the idea of negotiated bipolarity, a world no longer organised solely around American primacy.

The Balikatan Exercise 2026 underscores efforts to enhance interoperability, maritime security, and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

US President Donald Trump’s visit to China from 13-15 May 2026 is taking place against the backdrop of intense trade and technological competition between the two countries.