U.S.-China power struggle thrusts Panama Canal back into the spotlight

It follows a contentious decision from Panama's top court to rule against a Hong Kong-backed firm’s right to operate two key ...

China’s military purge raises questions of peace, war and US dialogue

As Biden administration national security adviser Jake Sullivan met General Zhang Youxia in August 2024, the tired and ...

Last arms control treaty limiting U.S., Russian nuclear weapons expires as leaders mull what's next

The last remaining nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia has expired, ending decades of arms control between the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals.

China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin discuss their growing links, ties with US and global crises

Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their ...
The Diplomat

The Pandemic Roots of the Sino-Russian ‘No-Limits’ Friendship

The slogan emerged in the context of the 2021 renewal of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation and the logistical anxieties of a world under pandemic lockdown.
Interesting Engineering

Explainer: How the collapse of a US–Russia nuclear pact reshapes China’s role

The New START treaty has expired, ending decades of nuclear limits. Here’s what it means for the US, Russia, China and global ...
War on the RocksOpinion

The Chinese Yoke: Russia’s Return to Vassalship

In the 13th century, Muscovy, the medieval antecedent to modern Russia, was a small outpost on the periphery of Kyivan Rus.
Upstream

Gazprom gas supplies to China hit record

Russian gas giant Gazprom's shipments of natural gas to China via the Sila Sibiri 1 pipeline reached a record level in 2025, exceeding the contracted annual threshold for the first time since the ...
Wall Street Journal

South Africa Risks Angering Trump by Hosting Navies of Iran, Russia, China

JOHANNESBURG—South Africa, already on the outs with the Trump administration, is risking further ire from Washington this week by welcoming Iranian, Russian and Chinese warships to its waters. The ...
Yahoo

China, Russia and Iran join South Africa for naval drills as tensions run high

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships launched a week of naval drills with host South Africa off the Cape Town coast Friday as geopolitical tensions run high over the ...
Foreign Policy

Russia’s Threats Against Finland Are Disturbingly Familiar

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AOL

Russia fires hypersonic missile at target in Ukraine near NATO border

KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland, in what Kyiv's European allies on Friday described as an ...