Analysis highlighting some of the most significant geopolitical developments concerning China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea between April 18, 2026 and April 25 2026.
Major events for this week included:
- Update on the war with Iran: internet shutdown continued with no end in sight; Iran seized and fired on ships to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut; continued uncertainty over negotiations between US-Iran.
- Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu threatens Moldova over “suffering” of Russian citizens in Transnistria.
- Putin tried to address concerns over intensifying crackdown on internet access in Russia.
- Chinese pressure on African countries resulted in the cancelation of a planned state visit by Taiwanese President William Lai to Eswatini.
- Chinese Navy ramped up operations in the Indo-Pacific amid a US drawdown in the region resulting from the war with Iran.
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