Tag: geopolitics

China’s and Russia’s recent announcements on expanding their presence in Antarctica are not simply the latest extension of Moscow and Beijing’s “no limits” partnership. Rather, they should be a wakeup ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the outcome of direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, and the United States preparing to set new tariff rates ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the failed attempt to hold direct peace talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, how Asia-Pacific countries and the European ...

On May 6, a surprise ceasefire between the U.S. and the Houthis—one that explicitly excluded Israel—brought a pause to the Red Sea conflict. It also handed the militia a rare ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East priorities, the fragile cease-fire between India and Pakistan, and voting allegations surrounding Albania’s parliamentary election. ...

U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off his three-day Persian Gulf tour in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with a sweeping foreign-policy address that heralded an optimistic future for the Middle East. ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at an end to the Kurdish insurgency in Turkey, an easing of the U.S.-China trade war, and future talks between Russian President ...

Imagine the scene at Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade one year from now. As the strains of the “Preobrazhensky March” echo across Red Square, a detachment of U.S. Marines enter the ...

Markets, multinational companies, and scriptwriters alike must be thrilled that Trump administration officials and representatives of Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be meeting this weekend in Geneva to talk tariffs ...

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report. It’s been a historic week. There’s a new pope—and for the first time in history, he’s American. But there’s also plenty going on ...