In the escalating contest between the West and the rest, it is now clear that the West—while still packing the more powerful punch—is weakening. In the Asia-Pacific, the US navy’s stance has ...
Russia and China have declared a dramatic breakup with the US dollar. Now, 90% of their trade is conducted using their own currencies, the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan. This decision was ...
Western economic officials projected a united front, and braced for retaliation, as they prepped tougher sanctions and tariffs. By Alan Rappeport Alan Rappeport reported from Stresa, Italy, where ...
According to a report, the "Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space." Austin - stock.adobe.com “The stars will never be won by little minds,” observed the great science ...
After China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin pledged a “new era” of partnership, experts are questioning the depth of the relationship between the two most powerful rivals of the ...
China is also believed by the US Space Force to be “developing jammers to target a wide range of satellite communications” and to have “multiple ground-based laser systems.” Other Chinese ...
IN THESE GRIM and violent times, it may seem odd to fret about diplomatic dysfunction in the United Nations Security Council. But at its best, that forum is a bulwark against anarchy. Its five ...
Putin and Xi Jinping are said to be good friends. The vision of Putin and Xi Jinping is not about creating a new empire challenging the American version. But they want to be taken seriously China ...
China is in the process of providing “lethal aid” to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, according to the United Kingdom’s top defense leader. “They have increasingly been working ...
Goodbye, Uncle Sam? The joint communique released at the end of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on May 16 certainly delivers this message. For the first time in years, China ...
President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia could provide long-range weapons to other countries to use on Western targets as tensions rise over the war in Ukraine — as Russian warships ...