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China Defends Export Controls as Japan Criticizes Rare Earth Restrictions
Beijing argues its measures are a restrained response to Japan’s growing military role and its position on Taiwan, while Tokyo says the restrictions are harming its economy. China has banned the export of all dual-use items to Japanese military users and for Japan’s military use. According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the goal is… Continue reading
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Kenya at the Centre: How Mineral Logistics, Health Security, and Defence Diplomacy Are Reshaping East African Alignment
Reading Nairobi’s Simultaneous Bets on Washington, Paris, the Gulf, and Khartoum’s Rivals Against the Wider Contest for Africa’s Resources and Routes Editorial Analysis | June 2026 I. THE CORRIDOR CONTEST: TWO RAILWAYS, ONE COPPERBELT The clearest material stake in East and Central Africa’s near future runs along two competing railway corridors converging on the same… Continue reading
