China says its engagement in the Middle East is strictly economic and has no intention of filling political vacuums left by the West. However, Bejing's assurances haven't eased their worries.
China has neither the willingness nor the ability anytime soon to substantially project military power into the Middle East. To continue to meet its ends in the Middle East, Beijing may not need to.
The G7, which now consists of neither the seven largest economies nor the seven most prosperous democracies, feels increasingly out of date to a world that has moved on
To effectively navigate Beijing's encroachment into the Middle East, Washington needs policy clarity and shrewd management of its relations with its regional partners
Russia says it downed two drones that were targeting the Kremlin in Moscow Tuesday night and accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin
An essay analysing the rhetoric and reality of Russian-Chinese moves towards a genuine multi-polarity and the way in which European states are dealing with it
Netanyahu hopes to extract even greater concessions from Hamas as his invasion coincides with talks in Cairo, where the group agreed to a deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US
Semiconductors used in the chips powering the Artificial Intelligence-led technology revolution are critical for both countries and companies, yet self-reliance in this sector seems unattainable
The president's efforts to tame rampant inflation have only scratched the surface of its economic problems, which require deeper and more sustainable reform. So far, that appears unattainable.