University of Chicago Professor John J. Mearsheimer warned Western policymakers in his 2014 Foreign Affairs article of the provocative nature of NATO's eastward expansion, and more generally of the pr
China’s top diplomat recently said Taiwan is a "wanderer" that will eventually return home to China. This and many other “bullying” statements that Taipei endured in recent months have spiked a new wave of fears
Is U.S.-China Interdependence Making War More Likely? | The National Interest
The tragedy of France and Germany’s capital rivalry should serve as a lesson about the feasibility of financial weapons as coercive tools under conditions of financial interdependence.
Analysis: Grain grab - China's global hunt for feed grains roils world market
Chinese feed producers, pig farmers and traders are reshaping the global grain market as they scour the world for supplies amid a domestic shortfall that sent local corn prices to record highs and is expected to fuel global food inflation in 2021.
China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show
Hundreds of projects launched since 2020 show that Chinese police, state media and the military are gathering data from sites including Twitter and Facebook to track perceived threats.
The West Bank, not Iran, is Israel’s greatest threat in 2022
Israeli leaders are beating the war drums against Tehran. But as settler violence rises with impunity, they would do better to concentrate on matters closer to home
China Is Running Out of Water and That’s Scary for Asia
Of all Bejing’s problems — demographic decline, a stifling political climate, the stalling or reversal of economic reforms — dwindling natural resources may be the most urgent.
Iran vows to blow up Israel's Dimona first if war breaks out - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
After striking a mockup model of the Israeli nuclear facility with ballistic missiles in a recent war game, Iran said the site will be a prime target in any potential war with Israel.
In 2022, IDF to focus on curbing Tehran in Syria, prepping strike on Iran nuke sites
Military pressing full steam ahead with effort to develop credible threat against Tehran's nuclear facilities, while also preparing for next potential Gaza conflict