Putin's Lightning Assault Jolts Europe Awake
Frida Ghitis, CNN
It was a carefully choreographed show of force in Beijing Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived for yet another meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi...
Frida Ghitis, CNN
It was a carefully choreographed show of force in Beijing Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived for yet another meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi...
Nick Trickett, TMT
Andrei Belousov's sudden elevation to defense minister has thrust the governance of Russia's economy back into the limelight. It also caps off a long-running effort on...
Jean-Loup Samaan, Atlantic Council
Six months after the Joe Biden administration launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the biggest issue...
Bruce Yandle, The National Interest
The fact remains that the Chinese and American economies still need each other.
Abid Hussain, Al-Jazeera
Unlike in 2019, Pakistan was largely absent from India's election rhetoric. Now that's changed - after a three-word social media post. What's next for...
Anthony Constantini, TAC
Western powers are dismayed that their own influence operations will be hampered.
Paul Goble, EDM
A month ago, Moscow feared it was losing its influence across the South Caucasus, most dramatically by pulling its "peacekeepers" early from Azerbaijan and some border guards...
Eloy Vera, RealClearWorld
In a time when they would like to see a region united against terrorist and authoritarian infiltration, the United States is getting mixed messages from...
James Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy
This two-part series explores developments autocratic Arab rulers and US policymakers ignore at their...
Becker, Lute, & Webster, War on the Rocks
When former U.S. President Donald Trump indicated earlier this year that he "would encourage" Russia to "do whatever the hell they want" to...
Lee Smith, Tablet
Why is the Biden administration dangling the Hamas chief in exchange for stopping the Gaza war? Because the terror group's survival is key...
James Holmes, The National Interest
The United States' standing in the world hinges on alliances and fellowships of all types—chiefly in the rimlands and marginal seas ringing the Eurasian...
Ben Dubow, CEPA
Russia may be genuinely infatuated with its neighbor, but China doesn't share the love.
John Schindler, Washington Examiner
Xi Jinping's recent European tour was an unprecedented spectacle in international affairs: an Asian leader was arriving as representative of a great power...
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