No New World Order Here
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: China shows off its relationship with North Korea and Russia at a military parade, South Korea navigates a diplomatic dilemma, and ...
Tag: geopolitics
Xi’s Pablum and Power
Splendidly dressed dancers moved about the stage swiftly in a colorful performance as nearly 30 world leaders looked gravely on. Gathered in Tianjin for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation ...
Why the Global South Won’t Quit Russia
When the West slammed severe sanctions on Russia after its illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, practically the entire global south refused to participate. Attempts by the Biden administration to ...
Why India Should Not Walk Into the China-Russia Trap
You know a relationship is on the skids when one party refuses to answer the phone. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did just that recently, according to reports in the ...
With the Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, It’s a New Era in the Caucasus
The Aug. 8 meeting in Washington between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev marked a watershed in the decades-long struggle between the South Caucasus neighbors. The ...
Australia Cuts Ties With Iran Over Antisemitic Attacks
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Australia accusing Iran of orchestrating antisemitic attacks, France’s looming no-confidence vote, and mass flooding in Pakistan. ‘Acts of Aggression’ Australia severed ...
Russia Will Ramp Up Hybrid Warfare if Ukraine Fighting Ends
Ukraine’s European allies are skeptical that U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end Russia’s invasion are headed toward a real deal. If Trump is successful at negotiating some kind of ...
Passing the Baton in Europe
Ten years from now, the United States should have no significant troop presence in Europe. Realists are in broad agreement that the United States is overcommitted there. Indeed, the fact ...
Trump Is Penalizing 1.4 Billion People for the Actions of 2 Companies
In recent days, senior members of the Trump administration have made a strange accusation against India. Writing in the Financial Times on Aug. 18, Peter Navarro, the White House counselor ...
Is Ukraine the Future of Asia?
When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, then-Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned that the war and its outcome would be a harbinger of Asia’s future. His message was ...
