China's ambassador to the U.S. warns of 'military conflict' over Taiwan
In his first one-on-one interview since assuming his post in Washington, D.C., last July, Ambassador Qin Gang has an unusually blunt message for the U.S.
Climate Change Could Make Coffee More Scarce Than We Thought
The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is the currently world’s largest coffee producer, will see its most suitable cof
Ukraine City Braces for Possible Russian Invasion | NYT News
Flanked by rebel combatants and Russian forces to the east and Russian ships to the south, Mariupol is one place where President Vladimir Putin’s forces could attack first, or stage a provocation. We speak to residents and soldiers on the front line in this Ukrainian city.
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Spheres of influence are back (whether US policymakers accept it or not)
The U.S. foreign policy establishment continues to view the very idea of spheres of influence as a dangerous atavism that must not be allowed a second act.
Russia and NATO Locked in High-Risk Standoff in Mediterranean and Black Seas
On Wednesday, January 26, the United States’ ambassador in Moscow, John Sullivan, personally delivered a memorandum to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs containing the official US reply to earlier Russian demands on security guarantees. Simultaneously, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) handed over to Moscow its separate written response. Both Washington and Brussels refused to deny countries like Ukraine …
How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China? - War on the Rocks
President Joe Biden doesn’t have a plan for China. Or, more precisely, the Biden administration has failed to articulate its approach to grand strategy in
Iran’s UAVs tip the balance of power in the Middle East
Their growing capabilities have raised the threat of Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicles from nuisance to strategic level, on par with that posed by Tehran’s rockets and missiles.
China-Russia Alliance, How The West Failed To See It Coming
From President Barack Obama and onward, U.S. foreign policy pivoted toward containing China, and giving priority to Asia. Europe and Russia were seen as regional powers, absent from the global, strategic chessboard. Washington came to see NATO as an aging alliance and Russia, a power in decline. Pol...
Reporter's Notebook: Putin's Russia-Ukraine aggression built partly on fear, military analysts say
According to Andrei Soldatov, a security services expert, many of the people sent out to negotiate on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin do not always know what he's thinking.
Fiona Hill, a leading expert on Russia, says it's no 'accident that Putin has decided to act against the backdrop of Biden grappling with his own party.'
Such launches aren’t covered by U.N. resolutions that govern Pyongyang’s weapons activity. Kim Jong Un regime previously conducted four ballistic-missile tests this month.
Why NATO Has Become a Flash Point With Russia in Ukraine | Council on Foreign Relations
Russian leaders have watched with mounting resentment as the transatlantic alliance has nearly doubled its membership since the end of the Cold War. President Vladimir Putin has drawn a red line in Ukraine.
Newly released emails make more plausible the contention that Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins presided over the suppression of the lab-leak theory for political reasons.
Will the United States Stay United? | The National Interest
If indeed the United States’ future is as negative as its adversaries hope, Russia and China—as well as others—will definitely see it as an opportunity for advancing their own great power ambitions.
Did Putin’s 2007 Munich Speech Predict the Ukraine Crisis? | The National Interest
Putin’s Munich speech was an important diplomatic warning to the United States and its allies that Russia’s patience with NATO’s encroachment was at an end.
Hezbollah faces rising dissent, efforts to end Iran's 'occupation' of Lebanon
Lebanon's financial collapse, which has pushed many into poverty, has also seen growing anger against Hezbollah, with more voices openly blaming it for the ongoing crisis and for its allegiance to Iran.