How will China approach Afghanistan in the post-US era?
Behind the competitive posturing, the world’s rival superpowers share a historic concern with security.
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Why China’s Evergrande debt crisis is the tip of an iceberg
The woes of the world’s most heavily indebted property developer could soon mean problems for Xi Jinping, China’s economy and…
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How Aukus upended Emmanuel Macron’s grand plan
France was furious at its exclusion from the new alliance – but its posturing about strategic independence from the US…
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The nuclear tinderbox: why the Indo-Pacific is the new arena of great power rivalry
The Aukus pact is more than an arms deal. It is a glimpse of the future of geopolitics in the…
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Why China and the US’s climate announcements are cause for hope
China will no longer fund overseas coal projects, while Joe Biden is promising to increase climate funding for developing countries.
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Michael Sandel interview: “Joe Biden has broken with neoliberalism”
The political philosopher on Lionel Messi’s luck and the tyranny of meritocracy.
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Who will prevail in France’s memory wars?
Emmanuel Macron is confronting France’s colonial past in Algeria and its role in the Rwandan genocide – and reopening old…
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Liz Truss’s delusion of “Global Britain” is falling apart before our eyes
Current events reveal an isolated, mid-sized nation battling to maintain its international relevance.
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