Australia-China ties are frayed, but Canberra’s softening relations with Southeast Asia more of a worry: former PM Rudd South China Morning Post

Gas shortages: what is driving Europe’s energy crisis? Financial Times

The Benefits of Butting Out Slate

Trade war looms as UK set to spurn EU offer on Northern Ireland The Guardian

China watches 'new neighbor' Kishida with cautious optimism Nikkei Asia

Analysis: Quest for more leverage drives Iran's nuclear stalling tactic, analysts say Reuters

Covid-19 Factory Closures Prompt Some U.S. Businesses to Rethink Vietnam The Wall Street Journal

IAEA-Iran agreement raises hopes for fresh nuclear talks with U.S. Reuters

Norway's Fossil Fuel Reliance Is Going to the Ballot Box TIME

Dramatic’ Nigerian oil reforms hit slow start FT

The Withdrawal From Afghanistan Should Make Us Reflect on America's True Failure Since 9/11 TIME

Leaving Afghanistan Was the Right Call, But It May Haunt Biden—and the U.S.—Forever TIME

China Is Repeating U.S. Mistakes With Its Own Global Arrogance Foreign Policy

Covid surge in Vietnam hits global supply chains The Financial Times

Buoyed by rising nationalism, China’s keyboard warriors take aim at Olympic athletes  The Washington Post

Global South Leaders Are Ignoring Anti-China Sentiment at Their Peril World Politics Review

Far more world leaders visit China than America The Interpreter

Khamenei Adds to Doubts on Iran Nuclear Deal Talks The New York Times

How the U.S. Is Spearheading Efforts to Thwart Chinese Cybercrime TIME

What the Protests in Cuba Mean for the Future of Communism and U.S. Relations TIME