DEVNET JAPAN – “Strengthening Japan-India Relations”

Pakistan and China have rejected new US sanctions on Iran, undermining Washington’s “Operation Economic Outcast” campaign. Experts argue the sanctions lack international legal basis and will likely fail given historical precedent and geopolitical complications, particularly involving China’s rare earth exports.

The US has withdrawn from 31 UN-related entities under a January 2026 presidential directive, fueling debate about the world body’s future and whether it should relocate from New York as the host nation increasingly obstructs UN operations and Palestinian representation.

Two pre-conflict war games warned of catastrophic risks from escalation in the Middle East, but Netanyahu and Trump rejected de-escalation in favor of military confrontation, resulting in regional destabilization, 6 million displaced persons, and severe global economic disruption through Strait of Hormuz constraints.

Right-wing leaders across Latin America are openly intervening in each other’s elections, sharing policies and endorsing candidates in an unprecedented display of coordinated conservatism. Argentina’s President Milei’s support for Brazil’s Bolsonaro triggered a diplomatic crisis, exemplifying risks of this alignment-first approach centered on Washington.