all names

Western countries place

Named in 2 reports across 2 stories - 11 Aug – 22 Aug
11 Aug 202622 Aug 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Western countries. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Western countries.

South Pacific and Vanuatu share 1 reportRussia and Taliban government share 1 reportPacific nations and Vanuatu share 1 reportPacific nations and South Pacific share 1 reportAfghan Taliban government and Taliban government share 1 reportAfghan Taliban government and Russia share 1 reportWestern countriesAfghan Taliban go…Afghan Taliban government - 1 shared report (organization)Pacific nat…Pacific nations - 1 shared report (organization)RussiaRussia - 1 shared report (place)South PacificSouth Pacific - 1 shared report (place)Taliban gov…Taliban government - 1 shared report (organization)VanuatuVanuatu - 1 shared report (place)

The stories

Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy

66 outlets1 report names Western countries11 Aug – 4 Sept

Push for Pacific security treaty - ABC listen

38 outlets1 report names Western countries6 Aug – 4 Sept

Who keeps naming them

Japan Times1South China Morning Post1

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