China has been quietly working to rewrite the rules of global trade and finds itself in a strong position in the current trade war launched by Washington. A look around the world shows why.
As world leaders struggle to contend with two major conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, the dramatic escalation in Kashmir raises the prospect of a new war erupting between two nuclear-armed powers
Trump officials are united in anger at the failure of European member states to support one aborted mission. This explains their thinking on the Ukraine war.
Any agreement that restores traffic through the strait will bring immediate relief, but repairing the damage wrought by war—and restoring confidence—will take far longer
As states race to embed algorithms in systems of reconnaissance, targeting, air defence, and military decision-making, a new layer of risk is taking shape