Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Quick, focused insights into global power shifts, military affairs, and unfolding international events.
Israel and the US are responsible for the large-scale unrest in Iran, the country’s Supreme National Security Council said. – “Although the recent protests began as demonstrations against economic instability,…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is an essential precondition for deploying international troops, adding that the world remains “far off” from…
Senior EU lawmakers want the European Parliament to freeze the EU-U.S. trade deal in response to Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland. – The deal was deeply unpopular across…
The former U.N. envoy expected to help lead Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace for Gaza met a top Palestinian Authority official on Friday as the U.S. president pushes ahead…
Pakistan is in the final phases of striking a $1.5-billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan, a former top air force official and three sources said, promising a…
Europe should reopen dialogue with Russia, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday, adding that it was far too soon to discuss welcoming Moscow back into the Group of…
Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO member Poland, in what Kyiv on Friday called a new threat to European…
India is planning to lift restrictions on Chinese companies bidding for government contracts. – The curbs were introduced in 2020 after a border clash between India and China that strained…
Iran does not want war with Israel or the United States, but is ready to fight back if attacked again, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday. – Araghchi told reporters…
Danish soldiers must open fire even without orders if US troops were to try and capture Greenland by force, according to a 1952 directive that Denmark’s Defence Ministry confirmed remains…