#Geopolitics

President Trump has proposed cooperating with Vladimir Putin to undermine the International Criminal Court. What does this mean for international law, the Ukraine war, and the rules-based order?

Iran's economy ministry is drafting a plan to collect shipping fees in bitcoin from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz — a move that reframes sanctions evasion as financial infrastructure.

Global defence spending hit a post-Cold War record in 2024. But the money isn't going where it used to. Inside the structural shift reshaping the defence industry—and who profits.

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?

Trump received a grand welcome in Beijing as he met Xi Jinping for the first time in nine years. Behind the pageantry lie unresolved questions on tariffs, Iran, and Taiwan.

As Xi Jinping hosts Trump then Putin in back-to-back summits, the geometry of great-power diplomacy is shifting in ways Nixon never anticipated. Here's what the numbers reveal.

The U.S.-China summit may be the most consequential meeting between the two powers since Nixon met Mao. But the two leaders aren't just negotiating terms—they're operating on entirely different timelines.

The US president lands in Beijing for a two-day summit. Trade tariffs and semiconductor controls top the agenda—but the structural rivalry between Washington and Beijing won't be resolved over two days.

Beijing's expanded export controls now include an extraterritorial clause—products made anywhere in the world using Chinese rare earths could be subject to Chinese approval. The rules of global supply chains just changed.

Trump and Xi meet in Beijing with trade, Taiwan, and AI on the table. What each side wants — and what they're willing to give up — could define superpower relations for years.

Trump arrives in Beijing as the Iran war strains global energy markets. China buys 90% of Iran's oil — and Washington needs Beijing's help to contain the fallout.