The Global Briefing: China has stepped up tensions in the Taiwan Strait by launching new coast guard patrols east of Taiwan

Turkey is calling on regional powers to rally behind the emerging US-Iran agreement.

France's political landscape could change dramatically this week as a Paris appeals court prepares to rule on Marine Le Pen's corruption conviction.

Guest: Dr. Oscar van Heerden - Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg.

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