South Asia’s foreign policy choices aren’t always about national interest. They’re shaped by elite politics, partition trauma, and emotional baggage, especially when balancing India and China. Mandakini D. Surie explains ⬇️

Can the U.S. realistically displace China from Latin America, or is Beijing already too economically embedded? Pedro Armada joins Eric to unpack the fallout from the removal of CK Hutchison Holdings and what it signals for the region.

When investing abroad, especially in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, Chinese firms can build factories and scale production at remarkable speed. But what happens when conditions change?

Development finance is supposed to go where it’s needed most. But what if politics decides who gets the roads, schools, and hospitals instead? New conversation with Keyi Tang on politics, debt, and development finance in Africa. Watch - tinyurl.com/2vxdbe7v

Chinese state-owned firms still play a major role in Brazil, but private companies are now expanding fast, especially in autos, tech, and services.

How Do Countries Industrialize When China Remains Dominant Even in Lower-End Manufacturing?

Do you think China needed to pressure African countries here or were these decisions already aligned with their own interests? More broadly, is Africa being underestimated in global geopolitics? Watch - tinyurl.com/3w5v5eu8

What does digital sovereignty actually mean in practice? Bulelani Jili uses Kenya’s push to build technical skills as a lens to explore how African states navigate power, dependence, and control in a global tech system heavily shaped by outside actors.

What does Maduro’s detention actually mean for China? Eric Olander speaks with CGSP Latin America fellow @alonsoillueca.bsky.social, discussing whether Maduro's capture presents new risks or opportunities for China. Full Episode - tinyurl.com/ycy92at5

The Politics Behind Taiwan’s Failed Africa Visit. Was China Involved? This week, a diplomatic trip to Eswatini turned into a global controversy after multiple African states reportedly denied overflight access. Watch - tinyurl.com/3w5v5eu8

Pat Ryan goes off on House Republicans pulling the War Powers vote, calling them “Chickenhawk motherfuckers.”

😒 💬 'Now they are squeaking and screaming as if the world is coming to an end.' 💀 🧐 russian civilians are taking more notice of the war now that putin has turned off the internet in moscow, notes - Bill Browder 🐶 + 🐛

Een heldere boodschap uit Mokum “Trump en Netanyahu gaan door en door en door, want als ze ophouden gaan ze linea recta de bak in” #Amsterdam

#Χανιά: Πατέρας φέρεται να κακοποιήσουμε τον 16χρονο γιο του που είναι σε φάσμα του #αυτισμού

Manuel Aaron Fajardo ha insistido en que su hijo no está investigado por ningún delito, aunque aparezca en el auto de la Audiencia Nacional por el caso de José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

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YOU DUMBASS BLANCH.DONALD TRUMP YOU AND THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE THIS COUNTRY WORSE YOUNS ARE A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. OBAMA AND KERRY HAD A DEAL WITH IRAN. THEY WAS MONITORING THEM FOR YEARS. DONALD TRUMP IS A RACISTS HE DIDN'T WANT OBAMAS NAME ON ANYTHING. YOU REPUBLICANS ARE TERRORISTS

The Oreshnik has hit the centre of Bila Tserkva - I dread to think of the damage. Here's a clearer sight of the attack.

🧱 Ever stared at your cracked driveway and wondered how to fix it? • Use high-quality materials like resin-bound gravel for durability. • Opt for eco-friendly block paving, which can last up to 30 years. https://ukpavingtalkgroup.com/go/cjuy

Who's actually losing jobs under mass deportation? American workers.

We're mobilizing EVERYWHERE, to make sure that anybody in this state that cares about democracy shows up to vote." - Chris Alexander, Executive Director of the New York State Conference of the NAACP

As we approach the 25th anniversary of the worst attack on American soil, we must enshrine the memory of the nearly 3,000 loved ones we lost, the first responders, and those still dealing with 9/11-related illnesses.

Vídeo de 'enriquecimiento' multicultural en La Florida, Hospitalet.

Ugly scenes of antisocial behaviour in a Kent seaside town caused businesses to shut and police drafted in... More here: www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/...

Jon Thurston just dropped THE shot 🔥 Double takeout port runback in wheelchair curling → 6 points for Canada! Paralympic brilliance 🥌🇨🇦 @cbcsports #Paralympics #WheelchairCurling

i discuss Gaethje vs Pimblett ? im riding with paddy the baddy #ufc324 who u got ?!?

WATCH: Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix this town’s housing crisis. To this day, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished. A $590,000 deposit for the printer was forfeited. And the more reporter Molly Parker asked questions, the weirder things got: propub.li/4nlU1VD

“All you see in the cipher is a man who stood for his people and his country.” The nation is proud of Imran Khan. #ReleaseKhanSaveHisHealth

🆕 We've added three monthly sliders showing satellite measurements for surface chlorophyll-a, a proxy to visualize phytoplankton abundance. Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sliders... 🌊🧪

A heavy-hitting rematch between Will Ospreay and PAC showed just how far each man was willing to go to inflict pain on the other! Watch the #AEWDynamite replay RIGHT NOW on HBO Max!

Almost fell out of my seat lmao

On this week's Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.com, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @noupside.bsky.social discussed some big national security including the concerning rise of amateur OSINT accounts, the SAVE America Act, and more. youtu.be/bKmUP19hHxk

U.S. national security agencies are allegedly gaslighting their own employees who have been targeted by directed energy weapon (DEW) attacks. Is this negligence, or does it suggest complicity when personnel are redeployed to high-risk locations despite known threats? Source: Catherine Herridge

You know what they say about guilty consciences…

EU Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels A new Ember report finds wind and solar generated more electricity than fossils in the EU in 2025, reaching a record 30% share, Solar output rose 20% in a year. “This is the start of a new era of solar,” - Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the Global Solar Council on BBC News

We all that Judas kiss to fulfill our Godly purpose! #God #truth #christian #Jesus #bible

Football won in the end. Thank fuck for that. Arse tried to shithouse their way to the biggest domestic trophy in Europe too. And the missed penalty couldn't have happened to a more deserving player. Congrats to PSG... #LFC

Who else?

1999 VHS • Thin Thighs Guaranteed 60 FPS : 168s

In a ballet mood lately. So it was inevitable when I saw this at a vintage sale, it was going to come home. I found out later my sister has the same one but her ballerina is wearing a white dress. 🩰🥃 #bolsballerina

BREAKING: Trump claims Iran is preparing to transmit a message of defeat.

NBA Playoffs Game 4 Thunder vs Lakers: Preview and Prediction

EPSTEIN! TAIWAN!

Στη Γη ο ουρανός είναι γαλάζιος και το ηλιοβασίλεμα κόκκινο. Στον Άρη ισχύει το αντίστροφο: ο ήλιος δύει μέσα σε μια ψυχρή μπλε λάμψη. Φταίει η σκόνη στην ατμόσφαιρα, που αφήνει το μπλε φως να περνά πιο εύκολα κοντά στον ηλιακό δίσκο. Το κατέγραψε το Curiosity. Πρώτο έγχρωμο ηλιοβασίλεμα στον Άρη

I ain't tryna play boy (Stan KATSEYE)

The second episode of Just Access: The Real Transition (A PARI podcast) is out on Tuesday the 3rd of March on all major podcasting platforms. #justenergytransition #renewableenergy #renewableenergysouthafrica #justtransition #justtransitionpodcast #aPARIpodcast #southafricaneconomy

M.V.P. 🗣️🔉

WenceelPérez with the clutch walk and #JavierBáez follows with a double #Tigers

We warned that influencers are one of the growing threats towards uncontacted peoples. 2026 has already brought some spectacularly terrible examples. Several influencers and adventurers have been going on podcasts lately sharing their stories of encounters with uncontacted peoples.

Nick Kurtz #Athletics rises to 1st among AL batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points (5.0) after earning 1.0 as Player of the Game Saturday (HR 3-4 2R 2BI vs. NYY). Full Saturday B-T Daily Scorecard: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/5/...

📢 CHP'nin seçilmiş genel başkanı Özgür Özel: "Bu yürüyüş iktidar yürüyüşünün ilk adımıdır."

Crude oil futures experienced a sharp increase early on Monday following reports from Iran's Tasnim news agency that Iranian negotiators are completely halting communications with the U.S. in protest of Israel's attacks in Lebanon and Gaza. #CrudeOil #StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEastConflict #Oil #Iran

It's Election Day, California! The establishment expects us to stay home. Let's prove them wrong. Ballots must be cast in person or returned by 8 p.m. Go vote today! #CaliforniaVotes #VoteProgressiveCA #CAElectionDay

What TV series still entertains you, no matter how many times you've watched

2 June — ARABIAN GULF / TOWARD KHARG The U.S. then disabled the M/T LEXIE, again with a HELLFIRE into the engine room after repeated warnings. Like Lian Star, it was disabled, not sunk. So the sequence had already become a real maritime tit-for-tat, not just threats and statements.

It is not just art we are crafting here, we have one hell of a story! Are you going to miss out? Ends 3rd April!!! Back now on Kickstarter slayhemn.com #comic #comics #fantasy #adventure #discover

Friends, the insurance commissioner shouldn't be about managing decline - I will fight for what we deserve. Pt 2 @cademocrats

Hier mal eine deutliche Klarstellung "heute journal update". "Es ist ein Trugschluss zu glauben, die globale Erhitzung trifft nur andere. (...) Wir sind mittendrin: Wir sind ein Hotspot der globalen Erhitzung", sagt ZDF‑Wetterexperte Terli. #Klimakatastrophe

📹 Gallardo, sobre la creación del puesto: “La teoría de la acusaciones es no entender ni conocer la administración local”. "Se pretendía coordinar la ingente cantidad de actividad de los alumnos” y “que se pudiera disfrutar de su talento en la provincia” social.elpais.com/p3b0a

Excerpt from White Tiger (Belyy tigr; 2012). The film ends with Hitler saying, "But we simply found the courage to carry out what Europe dreamed of doing. They never loved the Jews!" This has an awful ring of truth—& a reason Europe loves Israel today no matter what: it doesn't want the Jews back.