The ongoing trade war between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has quickly rippled out to damage other parts of the bilateral relationship. However, while the world is…
For the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, most Western commentators on U.S.-Chinese relations saw the Trump administration’s approach to China as a strategic failure; some even…
Russian and Chinese actions are converging to challenge the U.S.-led global order. Last month, China joined Russia in conducting the latter’s largest military exercises since the Cold War. As the war…
Early last week, Russia concluded Vostok-2018, its largest military exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union. It wasn’t just their size, however, that made the recent war games so groundbreaking…
[caption id="attachment_55257322" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colours of the flag of East Turkestan and a hand bearing the colours of the Chinese…
[caption id="attachment_55254047" align="aligncenter" width="900"] HONG KONG, CHINA - JULY 07: Destroyer Yinchuan led by China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning arrives in Hong Kong Special…
From military spending to energy markets, the US-Israeli war on Iran is driving rising costs, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as a central pressure point
Until fairly recently, most Americans sided with Israel. These days, most side with the Palestinians. That will eventually influence US foreign policy.
Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.
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