Emmanuel Macron’s vision for Europe still doesn’t match reality
As long as the defence of the continent depends on American goodwill, Europe cannot credibly distance itself from the US…
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The Taliban’s Afghanistan: murder, repression and economic devastation
The de facto government remains an international pariah, but it's the Afghani people that suffer.
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Graham Allison: “American politics is driving towards a provocation that China could not avoid”
The academic who coined “Thucydides’s Trap” warns we are sliding into a catastrophic new conflict.
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Signs of the times
China and Russia are committed to upending the US-led international order. How should the West respond?
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Letter from Kinmen: Taiwan is already under attack
The West’s focus on a Chinese invasion ignores the real struggle.
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TikTok’s CEO testified before the US Congress. It did not go well
Shou Zi Chew struggled to defuse security concerns about TikTok’s Chinese parent company.
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Is the clock ticking for TikTok?
US policymakers are turning their attention to TikTok following the Chinese spy balloon debacle.
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Xi Jinping’s desperate gamble on Vladimir Putin
The Chinese leader is framing his visit to Moscow as a “journey for peace” but his calculations go far beyond…
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