Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Quick, focused insights into global power shifts, military affairs, and unfolding international events.
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has lifted a ban on exporting lethal weapons, including fighter jets, in a major shift to Japan’s pacifist post-World War II constitution.…
Taliban officials are expected in Brussels in the coming weeks for talks on deporting Afghans from the EU to their home country, sources told AFP. – The European Union has…
A second round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel will take place this week, US officials told Al Arabiya English on Monday. – The talks will be the second…
The French president called for the United States and Iran to de-escalate amid increased tensions over the weekend over the Strait of Hormuz. – “Our position remains the same. We…
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said on Sunday that the Iranians were in a bit of “chaos” noting that Tehran doesn’t have many cards left to play. –…
Canada’s close ties to the United States were once a strength but have become a weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday, in a video message to his country…
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has warned that any hostile actions against Iran or the Axis of Resistance will trigger a “chain…
Trump says US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday to hold a second round of talks with Iran. – He didn’t say in his social media post which officials…
North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state. – The Sunday launches add…
Russia stands ready to help remove Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said. – Tehran’s nuclear program remains a key sticking…