Politics

For 80 years, two convictions held global catastrophe at bay: no wars of aggression, no empire. Both are eroding simultaneously. What happened to the peace the UN was built to protect?

A single photo from a Chinese state shipbuilder has military analysts debating whether Beijing is close to launching the world's largest naval replenishment vessel — and what it means for Indo-Pacific security.

Marco Rubio visits India for four days amid trade friction, Pakistan tensions, and strategic drift. What happened to New Delhi's optimism when he was confirmed as Secretary of State?

Trump and Putin both traveled to Beijing in May 2026 to meet Xi Jinping. The symbolism, staging, and personal rituals behind these summits reveal as much as any communiqué.

As the Iran war disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, China's coal-chemical industry in Xinjiang is moving fast to fill the void. A ground-level look at the opportunity—and its contradictions.

Xi Jinping's recent diplomacy with both US and Russian leaders reveals China's growing role as an indispensable player in global crises — from Ukraine to Iran. What does this mean for the international order?

While US and China leaders met in Beijing in May 2026, Asia's wealthy had already repositioned trillions across Singapore, Dubai, and Tokyo. The biggest capital shift in two decades went unreported.

The UN has cut its 2026 global growth forecast to 2.5%, citing the Iran war's disruption of Hormuz shipping. Even after a ceasefire, only 10 ships a day pass where 130 once did.

Days after a landmark US-China summit, Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing. Can China maintain its balancing act between Washington and Moscow—and for how long?

At a summit with Trump, Xi Jinping invoked the 'Thucydides Trap' — the theory that rising powers and ruling ones tend toward war. Whether it was a warning or a warning shot is the question worth asking.

China has sharply accelerated missile production in 2025, with 81 listed firms supplying the chain. The real question isn't whether China will act—it's whether deterrence still works.

Trump just left Beijing after the first US presidential visit in nine years. Putin arrives Wednesday. Pakistan's PM follows. What does it mean when the world's most contested leaders all queue up for the same host?