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Insight Brief

06 September 2026

Insight Brief — 2026-09-06

  1. China and Russia hold their 23rd joint energy committee meeting this week, as Chinese troops prepare to join a demining exercise in Russia.
  2. Japan signs food-aid grants with Madagascar and Burundi and a drug-control grant with Afghanistan, all in one day.
  3. The US, Australia, India and Japan hold a Quad Sherpas’ meeting in Delhi to prepare the group’s next steps.
  4. The EU’s Council President reaches six more capitals next week on his annual tour, centred on the bloc’s next long-term budget.
  5. Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum draws 78 countries this year, as Indonesia’s president holds bilateral talks and signs a joint statement with Putin.
  6. China’s Eastern Theater Command commander attends the Asia-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference in Canada, co-hosted by Canadian and US forces.
  7. Australia and Samoa run a three-day tsunami-response exercise with regional partners, testing coordination across Pacific disaster-management agencies.