Asia Pacific

Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key Features Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Tehran is debating whether to lift its longstanding ban on nuclear weapons if hostilities resume, though no decision has been taken. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Trump has not decided on new strikes and …

Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key Features The State Department approved the possible sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine for $2.1 billion, funded by allies rather than the US. Russia says it agreed to resume US-mediated talks but insists battlefield conditions will decide when; at the …

South Korea’s exclusion from Switzerland’s roughly $7 billion long-range air defense system procurement competition on October 29, 2026, presents an interesting paradox. Despite South Korea’s Cheongung-II (M-SAM II) missile defense system being successfully operated against Iranian attacks earlier this year, South Korea was unable to advance toward the …

New commitments at the Yerevan biodiversity summit have not resolved the central problem: the resources needed to implement global nature-protection targets remain far below ambition.

Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key Points The international system is moving towards greater fragmentation rather than a clearly established multipolar order. US–China competition, Russia’s confrontation with the West and regional conflicts are reshaping diplomatic priorities. Middle powers are seeking greater strategic autonomy. Economic security, technology, energy and military …

A record-scale theft from Binance, attributed by blockchain intelligence firms to a North Korean-linked hacking unit, exposes the intersection of digital finance, cyber operations and national security.

The WMO expects a very strong El Niño to persist into 2027, raising risks to food, water, infrastructure and public-health systems across several regions.

By Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key points Natural gas is reshaping economic relationships and strategic calculations across the Middle East. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE possess different but complementary energy assets. Türkiye, Egypt and Jordan occupy important positions in regional transit, processing and consumption networks. Infrastructure cooperation …

By Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key points Europe has diversified its gas supply since the energy crisis, but import dependence remains. US LNG has become increasingly important as Russian and Qatari supplies have declined. The 2026 disruption has exposed the risks of relying heavily on internationally traded spot …