Military & Security

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

With two no-confidence votes and seven straight days of rallies, the backlash against President Macron's pension reform bodes ill for the stability of not only his government, but its successors.

Recent incidents in the South China Sea illustrate the competing interests of claimant states amid increasing militarization.

The Chinese leader's latest trip to Moscow and meeting with Putin confirm Beijing's desire to position itself as a viable mediator in Ukraine, as well as Russia's desire to freeze the war along current battle lines.

A binding code of conduct in the South China Sea remains unlikely, despite the resumption of negotiations between claimant states.

The recent thaw in relations could see Seoul and Tokyo deepen their economic and security cooperation in the coming months, but wartime grievances will impose an upper limit on cooperation.

The delayed ballot will offer a key glimpse into the country's political climate since last year's mass protests, and could weaken its new government's ability to enact IMF-mandated reforms.

The French president's move to circumvent the National Assembly will limit his government's ability to enact future reforms and raise the risk of more disruptive protests.

Will there be a Third Intifada?