Our Scans · (ZY.4.14) International Relations · Weekly Summary

• Tense international relations, trade policy disruptions and fluctuating oil prices continue to strain the Costa Rican economy. NACM News
• Whereas the Sino-Russian bipolarity will remain the 'other pole' of the International Relations, the US will continue to hold the mantle of global political, financial, military, and diplomatic leadership in the foreseeable future. The Express Tribune
• The National Space Agency of Singapore said it will be looking for talent across disciplines including policymaking, engineering, industry development and international relations. ST
• Within a few short years, the world could be faced by a nuclear arms race that would undo decades of nonproliferation progress and usher in a dangerous new era of international relations where the prospect of nuclear war is no longer unthinkable. Atlantic Council
• Australia is most threatened by the erosion of the global trade regime and the broader rules governing international relations. East Asia Forum
• The Ukraine crisis is considered the most significant strategic blunder of the post-Cold War era for the West, with implications for international relations that will surpass the disastrous U.S.-led invasion of Iraq two decades ago. The Centre for Independent Studies
• The Board of Peace could become a new international organization for conflict resolution that, thanks to its clearly established internal power relations and U.S. dominance, could act more effectively in certain regions such as Gaza than the UN or any traditional multilateral mechanism has. Magyar Kulugyi Intezet
• North Korea's expanding international relations will allow it to better weather international sanctions, advance its military and nuclear development, and strengthen its leverage in future negotiations with the United States to secure recognition as a nuclear state. American Enterprise Institute - AEI

Last updated: 30 October 2026