For Putin, Trump’s Iran war is a mixed bag, both bad and good news
A protracted conflict in the Middle East involving America would provide a considerable boost for Russian interests. Read More Here
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US wields nuclear test claim to press China on arms control
Claim that China conducted a covert nuclear test in 2020 is less about one decoupling blast than locking in its inferior stockpile. Read More Here
The New Food Powers: How China and Russia Are Filling America’s Retreat
China and Russia are filling the gap after the United States ceded its role as the world’s default responder to hunger crises for the first time since World War II by replacing emergency aid with systems designed to create permanent dependencies. Read More Here
America Will Pay for Pushing India Away
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi should be a wake-up call for the United States: attempting to coerce India into actions that compromise its national interest is a recipe for estrangement. Read More Here
India’s warm welcome for Putin sends a cold message to Washington
Putin’s visit challenges Washington’s assumptions about Delhi’s reliability, forcing the US to consider alternative partnerships across South Asia. Read More Here
Trump’s rebuke, Xi’s handshake, Putin’s oil: India’s foreign policy test
New Delhi’s foreign policy is at a dangerous crossroads. Read More Here
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
It Looks Like a Trump-Putin-Xi World, But It’s Really Orwell’s
How the Alaska summit reflects the superpower carve-up foretold in ‘1984.’ 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
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