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China’s call for Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and its proposal for a multilateral peace initiative signal more than a diplomatic intervention. They reflect Beijing’s gradual emergence as a geopolitical actor seeking to shape conflict management in a context of declining hegemonic coordination and increasing fragmentation of the international order.

Amidst the ongoing escalation between the US, Israel, and Iran, Pakistan and China have put forward a five-point peace proposal to end the ongoing war.

In Brussels, European foreign policy is drifting between a leadership vacuum and an increasing concentration of power. Behind institutional appearances, a silent struggle is reshaping who speaks — and decides — on behalf of Europe, with one clear outcome: the growing irrelevance of the EU as a credible diplomatic actor.