Geopolitics – the interaction of strategy with geography and power – forms part of the mental architecture of every national leader. Most are only dimly aware of the geopolitical framework that shapes ...

Uncertainty about when – or whether – the two will speak could reflect their different approach to the US-China relationship.

He could either be the Don of the Donbas and bag its riches, or he could become the Czar of Crimea and militarily dominate the Black Sea. So far, Putin has failed to do either. Although his armies ...

Former ambassador to France Lu Shaye, who enraged many in Europe in 2023 when he questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet states and whether Crimea was part of Ukraine, had been appointed China’s ...

The use of Chinese parts in drones supplied to the Indian Army is a big risk to national security by way of hacking of data, ...

"Gaza belongs to Palestinians, it is not a bargaining chip in political deals, and we cannot use it according to the law of the jungle," Guo Jiakun said, commenting on US President Donald Trump's ...

President Donald Trump's assertion that war-torn Ukraine should supply the US with rare earths is a sign of America's growing ...

Earlier, Italy, Australia, India, the US, Japan, South Korea, and several other countries prohibited state bodies from using the DeepSeek chatbot for security reasons ...

China has appointed Lu Shaye, former Chinese ambassador to France, as Beijing's special representative for European affairs, ...

More sanctions could push Moscow over the edge and serve as a deterrent to Beijing.

Europe is finally realising it needs to take more responsibility for its own defence. But this realisation has come very late ...

One China expert told Newsweek that the USAID funding freeze had handed an "enormous gift" to Beijing's push to influence the ...