Democrats face a dilemma as Biden digs in
U.S. President Joe Biden rejects calls that he step aside from the presidential race against Donald Trump, creating a huge challenge for Democrats who feel Biden’s age will keep voters away. Read More Here
China’s space economy plan coming into celestial view
China and US in a heated race to establish bases and start extracting resources from the moon, asteroids and beyond. Read More Here
Michelle Obama: The Ultimate Joe Biden Replacement?
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that only one Democratic candidate would decisively trounce former president Donald J. Trump in November—Michelle Obama. Read More Here
China’s New Info Warriors: The Information Support Force Emerges
In April, China’s military underwent its largest reorganization this decade when the Strategic Support Force was eliminated, and a new Information Support Force inaugurated. Read More Here
Keir Starmer Is Tony Blair, Minus the Optimism
Britain’s new government is copying the “New Labour” playbook, but the country’s atmosphere has changed in the meantime. Read More Here
Iran Elects President Who Wants to Revive Nuclear Talks With West
Masoud Pezeshkian defeated hardliner in runoff election, but the reformist faces many challenges including Mideast conflict. Read More Here
How Russia’s war in Ukraine shifted China’s relationship with Central Asia
Xi Jinping visits Kazakhstan and Tajikistan as the region is increasingly looking to Beijing for security and investment guarantees, analyst says. Read More Here
Europe Has a New Role as U.S. Strategy Shifts to China
The U.S.-European relationship will have several practical benefits for Washington’s rivalry with Beijing. Read More Here
A Foreign Policy for the World as It Is
Biden and the search for a new American strategy. Read More Here
What NATO Means to the World
After 75 years, the alliance remains indispensable. Read More Here
