US–China AI Hotline: What the Trump–Xi Summit Agreed
Following the bilateral summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Washington and Beijing have announced an agreement to launch a dedicated dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI), which the White House terms the US–China Super Intelligence Dialogue. Alongside it, both governments have agreed to establish a bilateral communication channel for AI-related…
Between China and the US, Who Has the Edge in Bangladesh?
Seven months into Tarique Rahman’s premiership, the clearest illustration of where things stand arrived not from a communiqué but from a press briefing. On 25 August, Zahed Ur Rahman, the prime minister’s information and broadcasting adviser, said the relevant Bangladeshi procurement committees had prepared draft agreements concerning J-10CE multirole fighters and attack helicopters, which…
Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock: Kazakhstan’s Strategic Leverage in the US–Iran Ceasefire Negotiations
The current phase of back-channel diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran has reached a critical juncture, with the final disposition of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile emerging as the primary obstacle to a sustainable regional settlement. Following the military operations conducted by a joint United States and Israeli coalition against major Iranian nuclear sites,…
