US withdrawal from Afghanistan spells dangerous geopolitical realignments
The Biden administration, like its predecessor, is poised to withdraw the remaining American troops from Afghanistan — at great cost to both its own and its allies’ interests.
The Biden administration, like its predecessor, is poised to withdraw the remaining American troops from Afghanistan — at great cost to both its own and its allies’ interests.
Navalny allies call for "biggest protest Russia has seen";
Russia, China push for UN summit, oppose outside "interference";
Putin receives first vaccine dose behind closed doors;
Navalny's health "deteriorating," according to aides;
Russian language gains traction in Nagorno-Karabakh;
Worries over Russia's newest vaccine
China's geopolitical ambitions in the Middle East took a giant leap forward over the weekend, when Chinese and Iranian officials convened in Tehran to formally sign a massive new cooperation agreement.
The Biden administration is going to need a coordinated, multifaceted plan to counter the changing shape of the Belt and Road Initiative if it means to truly engage in great-power competition with Beijing.
The United States and China show growing signs of entering a long-term cold war, strikingly similar to the U.S.-Soviet cold war of decades past...