Mai Linh Neefjes

At the Trump–Xi summit in Beijing on 14 May 2026, Taiwan emerged as one of the most sensitive issues between the United States and China. According to China’s account of the meeting, Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump that Taiwan was the most important issue in the bilateral relationship and cautioned that mishandling it could lead to “clashes and even conflicts”. The U.S. account of the summit, however, focused far more on trade, energy, and the Strait of Hormuz. That difference was more than a...

Climate change is increasingly shaping patterns of human mobility. In South Asia, Bangladesh is often cited as one of the countries most exposed to environmental risk, facing rising sea levels, cyclones, flooding, and land erosion. These pressures are already contributing to displacement and migration. While most movement remains internal, cross-border migration into India also occurs, raising important questions for international law. The concept of the “climate refugee” is widely used in...

As of 26 October 2025, eastern Chad is hosting around 880,000 Sudanese refugees and 330,000 Chadian returnees. Most of those displaced are children. The situation has become increasingly critical as violence in Sudan, particularly in North Darfur, continues to force people across the border. Since April 2025 alone, more than 100,000 people have arrived in Chad seeking protection. While the scale of displacement is staggering, the crisis has received relatively little international attention....