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By: SAM Staff
Pictured at the Elysee Palace in June, Australian Prime Minister Scott made no mention to French President Emmanuel Macron of Canberr...
What instability at the top means for Japan's alliance wit...
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By: SAM Staff
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Malaysia plans China consultations as anxiety simmers over...
September 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysia’s foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein (left) with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in April. Photo: Xinhua
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By: SAM Staff
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By: SAM Staff
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AUKUS sub deal puts ASEAN on nuclear edge
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By: SAM Staff
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Tactical takeover: Germany’s liberals are ready to run the...
September 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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Biden shuns EU with Asia-Pacific power play
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French President Emmanuel Macron gets out of the new French nuclear submarine "Suffren" | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
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Merkel era ends with a whimper, not a bang
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Submarine contract saga: The French are peeved more by the...
September 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The French Embassy in Washington, as seen on Sept 17, 2021. France decided to recall its ambassadors in the US and Australia for cons...
Why Australia doesn’t care about China’s anger on nuclear...
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By: SAM Staff
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By: Patrick Wintour
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Nuclear submarine pact sparks anger in Beijing, raises con...
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By: SAM Staff
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UK, US, Australia launch new trilateral Indo-Pacific allia...
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By: SAM Staff
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China denounces AUKUS pact, calls it “Cold War Mentality”
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By: SAM Staff
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Turkey's push into Africa has China looking over its shoul...
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