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Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy: President Trump's May 2025 Gulf Visit and Its Strategic Implications
Dr Joseph N. Sanate, Research Associate, VIF Article

President Donald J. Trump's May 2025 visit to the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked a pivotal moment in the United States' (U.S.) foreign policy engagement in West Asia (the Middle East).

June 04, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Israel , trade , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syria , West Asia , Middle East , American Foreign Policy , United States (U.S.) , Donald J. Trump , United Arab Emirates (UAE) , Economy.
Neighbourhood News Digest - 06 May 2025

Afghanistan
Ministry: Afghanistan-Kyrgyzstan Trade Reached $66M in 1403-Tolo News
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced that Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan recorded $66 million in trade during the past solar year (1403).....

May 06, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , US Sanctions , Azad Kashmir , US-Maldives , TNLA , World Expo 2025 , Black Marlin , Peace Deals , Chenab
Neighbourhood News Digest - 05 May 2025

Afghanistan
Shaheen Insists UN Seat Be Given to Islamic Emirate Representative-Tolo News
The acting head of the Islamic Emirate’s embassy in Qatar has once again emphasized the need for Afghanistan’s UN seat to be given to....

May 05, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , GCC , PTI , media freedom , TNLA , Prince Harry , EU’s European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus , EFSD+ , Maldives 2.0 , Saudi Arabia Relations , Myanmar-China Peace Deals
Neighbourhood News Digest - 29 April 2025

Afghanistan
Indian diplomat meets Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Muttaqi-Deccan Herald
Anand Prakash, a joint secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, met the acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban Government, Amir Khan ....

April 29, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , Bangladesh , Unemployment , Tourism , Taxation , Malaysia , junta , ICC , Asif Munir
Neighbourhood News Digest - 22 April 2025

Afghanistan
Kazakh Deputy PM Leads High-Level Delegation to Kabul for Trade Talks- Tolo News
A high-ranking Kazakh delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Serik Jumanğarin, arrived in Kabul on Monday,....

April 22, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Myanmar , Kazakhstan , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , Syria , Rwanda , Tajikistan , Ceasefire , UAE , National elections , Scam Centres , Bhutan-Thailand Trade , Baloch Yekjehti Committee
Neighborhood News Digest - 15 April 2025

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Reaches Preliminary Agreement to Send Workers to Qatar-Tolo News
Amid growing complaints from daily wage workers about the lack of employment, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has announced tha....

April 15, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Maldives , Iran , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , IMF , Remittances , Myanmar Junta , Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) , US tariff , Maldives – Türkiye , ASEAN-China Media and Think Tank Forum
Africa Now (16-31 March, 2025)

OVERVIEW
This edition of Africa Now looks at significant developments across the African continent, focusing on security, politics, economy and foreign policy. In the security and political front, Niger has withdrawn from the Multi....

April 08, 2025 India , US , China , South Sudan , Qatar , Tunisia , Rwanda , Sudan , Somalia , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Niger , Uganda , Zambia , DRC , Gabon
Neighborhood News Digest- 24 January 2025

Afghanistan
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban supreme leader and Chief Justice-The Khaama Press
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that arrest warrants have been issued for Hibatullah....

January 24, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Qatar , Bangladesh , World Bank , Inflation , BNP , Bangladesh-China , Bilawal Bhutto , International Criminal Court (ICC) , Reporters Without Borders , Human Rights Com¬mission of Pakistan (HRCP)
Europe News Digest (16-31 December, 2024)

EU Proposes Sanctions on Georgian Officials: Hungary and Slovakia Veto
Kaja Kallas, the EU's new foreign policy chief, is set to ask Member States for a mandate to move forward with sanctions on Georgian officials. Brussels has grown incr....

January 01, 2025 Donald Trump , sanctions , Qatar , NATO , ISRO , Slovakia , Georgia , Hungary , Europe News Digest , Olaf Scholz , Russian oil trade , Indian oil , AI factories , ESA
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (04-10 November 2024)

Economic

China Unveils $1.4 Trillion Debt Swap, Saves Stimulus for Trump
China gave indebted local governments a 10 trillion-yuan ($1.4 trillion) lifeline but stopped short of unleashing new stimulus, preserving room to respon....

November 13, 2024 Qatar , AI , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Germany , Rare Earth , Malaria , ESG , China Stimulus , Trump Win , Subianto , Law on Philippine Sea Rights
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