Bigger role, fewer options: how Yemen’s crisis is testing China

In the Gulf, the In the Gulf, is still the dominant power, but Beijing is being urged to do more. Naval exercises, antenna construction, and Chinese-made missiles suggest that may already be happening

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U.S.-Canadian Relations on the Rocks

[caption id="attachment_55256786" align="alignnone" width="940"] U.S. President Donald Trump (R) extends his hand to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada during a meeting in the Oval Office at the…

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Why Moderates Support Extreme Groups

[caption id="attachment_55256783" align="alignnone" width="940"] Members of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, part of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary units, carry flags in front of portraits of fellow…

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What "America First" Will Cost Europe

[caption id="attachment_55256706" align="alignnone" width="940"] European and US Flag (Getty Images).[/caption] By Jeremy Shapiro The new U.S. ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, is quickly…

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A Tale of Two Photos

[caption id="attachment_55256611" align="alignnone" width="940"] China, September 7, 1901, Boxer Rebellion, The signing of the 'Peking Protocol' by the plenipotentiaries, at the Spanish legation. …

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The Pro-Assad Alliance Is Coming Apart

[caption id="attachment_55256604" align="alignnone" width="940"] Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (not in picture) at Bocharov Ruchei…

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