While Trump Rattles the World, China Basks in the Limelight
Xi Jinping to meet Russian and Indian leaders as U.S. President Donald Trump courts Vladimir Putin and alienates Narendra Modi. Read More Here
Category: Diplomacy
How Pakistan Outplayed India and Won Donald Trump’s Favor
Can Pakistan parlay its temporary diplomatic success with Trump into a fundamental reset with Washington? Read More Here
Secret Xi Letter Revived India Ties After Trump Tariff Barrage
Beijing began a quiet outreach to India in March when US President Donald Trump was ratcheting up his trade war with China. Read More Here
European leaders to join Zelenskiy in US as Trump presses Ukraine deal
Leaders of Germany, France and Britain will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy when the Ukrainian president meets Donald Trump in Washington. Read More Here
Ukraine, sidelined in Trump-Putin summit, fights Russian grab for more territory
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European Union allies fear that he will face pressure to give up far more than Russia does. Read More Here
Putin Heads to Trump Summit Confident He Is Winning in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to a summit with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump confident that Russia is in a dominant position on the battlefield as his military advances in Ukraine. Read More Here
China and India Rebuild Ties After Modi’s Rupture With Trump
India and China are restoring economic links strained by a 2020 border skirmish, with New Delhi set to resume direct flights with China as soon as next month. Read More Here
For a Trump–Putin Summit, Small Victories Can Turn Into Big Wins
While a quick solution is unlikely, diplomatic progress can build its own momentum. Read More Here
How US-China Competition Works in a Multipolar World
Competition between the United States and China will not end in a return to unipolarity or a permanent duopoly of global power. Read More Here
What Is a ‘Reverse Nixon,’ and Can Trump Pull It Off?
President Richard Nixon made history by drawing Communist China closer to the United States, giving Washington an advantage in its Cold War contest with the Soviet Union. Half a century later, President Donald Trump seems to be eyeing a similar diplomatic manoeuvre, but in reverse. Read More Here
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